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The protests, looting and government response in Egypt has dominated the news recently. The Egyptian government has shut down nearly all forms of digital communication, including Internet traffic and text messaging, while attempting to resolve the situation. Egyptian citizens had been using the Internet and services like Twitter to organize protests and stay informed. The situation has prompted officials in other nations to comment on the matter, many of whom criticize the Egyptian government’s decision to hamper communication systems. But could the same thing happen in the United States?
In this video, Senator Jeff Merkley discusses the many problems with the filibuster in today’s senate: The following video, however, points out that up until November there was a tool the could be used to derail the filibusters that derailed the senate. Unfortunately, that tool was not used and the article mentioned is prophetic in [...]
I was at a big Christmas party last week. In attendance was a wide spectrum of people – young and elderly adults, democrats and republicans, religious and non-religious, etc. The topic of the latest round of tax cuts came up, and an amazing thing happened. There was not a single person who could understand how [...]
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