Polls: Society & Politics

The first 10 amendments of the constitution are our Bill of Rights. They are foundational rights.

The 10th Amendment States:

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

I think people fail to understand federal government overreach into state and local affairs. The power rests in the individual member states. The feds should not be in the business of handing out student loans, regulating education, or enacting laws that do not pertain to interstate conflicts. This also includes abortion. The power to decide is in the hands of the individual state, not the federal government as a whole.

Chinese hackers who are believed to have burrowed deep into US communications networks targeted data from phones used by both men.

Investigators are working to determine what communications data, if any, was taken or observed by the sophisticated penetration of telecom systems, according to anonymous sources in this active & highly sensitive national security case.

The type of information on phones used by POTUS/VPOTUS could be a gold mine for the Chinese: Who they called & texted, how often they communicated w/ certain people, & how long they talked to those people could be highly valuable to an adversary like China. That sort of communications data could be even more useful if hackers could observe it in real time. It's was unclear whether the hackers could have gained access to unencrypted texts.

Mr. Trump’s team has also been targeted by Iranian hackers, who have repeatedly targeted his inner circle w/ spearphishing emails that were partly successful in gaining access to his campaign’s communications & documents.

The investigation into the extent of the hacking a/& any national security damage is in its early stages. Whether such an attack could monitor or record phone conversations is difficult to know, & whether the hackers could read or intercept texts, for example, would depend on which messaging apps the targets used & how that data moved over Verizon's systems.

The WSJ reported last month that a cyberattack linked to the Chinese government had infiltrated some US broadband providers’ networks & might have been able to get information from systems used by the federal government in FISA court wiretap efforts.

I’ve met girls that have openly said they got a job or a position or a university acceptance on the basis they are a woman. That’s not gender equality as it’s not based on merit

First, MOST public employees are entirely ignorant of the law. It's basic freedom of the press & you have ZERO right to privacy in public spaces. Cops especially , given their ego, control & violence pathology, THINK they know the law.

If you're not familiar with 1st amendment auditors, here is a few links to get an idea what they do:

https://youtu.be/I4zp8mOZEYw?si=w2_5XO_MagFBvCll

1st Amendment auditors are people who film in public to test the government's fidelity to law. They are part of a political movement that advocates for 1st Amendment rights, which include the right to record public officials & employees on public property.

How they operate
1st Amendment auditors typically enter public property, film, & ask questions without identifying themselves.

What they're testing for
They are testing to see if public officials will respect their First Amendment rights.

ACLU advice on what to do:
If a govt employee encounters an auditor, you can try to have commonly requested documents ready to limit the time of the encounter. You can also refer the auditor to a FOIA officer to request records.

The U. S. Supreme Court has recognized a "paramount public interest in a free flow of information to the people concerning public officials." Other federal courts have found that the 1st Amendment freedoms of the press & speech protect the right to film in public spaces with one stating "A citizen's right to film government officials, including law enforcement officers, in the discharge of their duties in a public space is a basic, vital, and well-established liberty safeguarded by the First Amendment."

My 2¢: EVERYONE should know their rights. Period. Most people's interaction with LEOs is traffic stops. PLEASE print this guide for what to do if you are pulled over. It's essential.

www.aclu.org/.../bustcard_eng_20100630.pdf

This would stop Democrats from importing people to vote for them. They're doing this everywhere democracies exist - the entire west.

Unless I’m ripped, and really successful I’m never going to be special. Same thing as being tall and handsome.

There's been a marked change in her response to questions about Trans-rights/ issues. Why?

The data shows men are becoming increasingly isolated and having hardly any friends. The role and purpose of a man in society is becoming really undefined. There’s very little support and guidance being a young man. I think very few men are even heard or listened to.

When you have lost, lonely men with the capacity to create violence it’s concerning for a society.