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@Left-wing Nutjobs: Disagreeing with the President does NOT make me a racist

An extremely disturbing trend has started to develop in the U.S. political landscape, which needs to be addressed sooner rather than later.&nbsp It seems that the the left would like to start playing the "race card" every time someone disagrees with President Obama.&nbsp Not only is this behavior irresponsible and childish, it only serves to breathe new life into the real race hatred that we would all hopefully like to see eliminated in this country.

Like most political rhetoric, this started out at the fringes of the left, but in recent weeks, it has made its way into popular media.&nbsp Personally, I was offended when I read the following, which appeared in an early-August issue of the New York Times:

[T]he driving force behind the town hall mobs is probably the same cultural and racial anxiety that’s behind the "birther" movement, which denies Mr. Obama’s citizenship.&nbsp (source)

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Video: “Mutual Love Life”

Anyone remember this short film from the late 90s?

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DHS Issues New Border Search Rules for Electronic Media

The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects "[t]he right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures . . . (source)." Since 9/11, a good number of feathers have been ruffled, debating what constitutes an "unreasonable search." Pundits a plenty have been ranting about "privacy this" and "warrantless that," but the simple truth is that there are many situations where it is not "unreasonable" for the government to conduct a "search," without first obtaining a warrant.

A classic example is when officials, employed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), search your possessions upon entry into the United States from a foreign country. Mechanically, the presumption is raised that you consent to the search by entering the United States. If you don’t want to be searched, don’t come in. Ostensibly, the goal is to prevent certain items from being smuggled into the country — drugs, explosives, etc. — or, in the words of our Department of Homeland Security (DHS), "to combat transnational crime and terrorism . . . (source)." That all seems reasonable, but a hardcore civil libertarian would likely quote Benjamin Franklin in opposition: "Anyone who trades liberty for security deserves neither liberty nor security (source)."

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