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mikemcfly87
--In Katz v. United States, 389 U.S. 347 (1967), the Supreme Court ruled that a party is considered to have been searched, for Fourth Amendment purposes, if that party had a "reasonable expectation of privacy". Ok, so suspected terrorists who use alias', fake credintials, among other fake items, are clearly not expecting privacy. So by those actions, they can be "searched/listened in on. Sure they would like the privacy, but they are not expecting it by hiding.
--Open Fields Doctrine may also apply here, where "open fields do not provide the setting for those intimate activities that the Amendment is intended to shelter from government interference or surveillance",Oliver v. United States, 466 U.S. 170 (1984)
--In a memo dated March 14, 2003, an official in the Bush administration stated "... our Office recently concluded that the Fourth Amendment had no application to domestic military operations". The administration believed that any search or surveillance conducted by the National Security Agency of US citizens communicating with foreign nationals abroad was immune to a Fourth Amendment challenge. --- Where did Obama expand on this through leaps and bounds.
While yes I enjoy that Fourth Ammendment, I believe that in order to protect the country, a suspect (who already has given resonable doubt in some way, shape, or form hence the term suspect) should be monitored.
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mikemcfly87
Where did the domestic surveillance expand by leaps and bounds? If yiou happen to be referring to the measures taken to support the "Stand Your Ground" Laws and cases, then I refer you to the following cases; well before either President took office: Beard v. U.S. (158 U.S. 550 (1895) Brown v. United States (256 U.S. 335, 343 (16 May 1921)
If you happen to be talking about the NSA's "Warrantless Wiretapping" and the Fourth Amendment, then maybe you should know and understand that this only gets put into effect towards suspected terrorists and/or affiliates (whether forgein or home grown). The government doesn't sit back and listen to EVERYONE. That is both absurd and impossible.
--"The protection of "private conversations" has been held to apply only to conversations where the participants have not only manifested a desire but also a reasonable expectation that their conversation is indeed private and that no other party is listening in. In the absence of such a reasonable expectation, the Fourth Amendment does not apply, and surveillance without warrant does not violate it. Privacy is clearly not a reasonable expectation in communications to persons in the many countries whose governments openly intercept electronic communications, and is of dubious reasonability in countries against which the United States is waging war."
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mikemcfly87
Where did the domestic surveillance expand by leaps and bounds? If yiou happen to be referring to the measures taken to support the "Stand Your Ground" Laws and cases, then I refer you to the following cases; well before either President took office:
Beard v. U.S. (158 U.S. 550 (1895) Brown v. United States (256 U.S. 335, 343 (16 May 1921)
If you happen to be talking about the NSA's "Warrantless Wiretapping" and the Fourth Amendment, then maybe you should know and understand that this only gets put into effect towards suspected terrorists and/or affiliates (whether forgein or home grown). The government doesn't sit back and listen to EVERYONE. That is both absurd and impossible.
"The protection of "private conversations" has been held to apply only to conversations where the participants have not only manifested a desire but also a reasonable expectation that their conversation is indeed private and that no other party is listening in. In the absence of such a reasonable expectation, the Fourth Amendment does not apply, and surveillance without warrant does not violate it. Privacy is clearly not a reasonable expectation in communications to persons in the many countries whose governments openly intercept electronic communications, and is of dubious reasonability in countries against which the United States is waging war."
In Katz v. United States, 389 U.S. 347 (1967), the Supreme Court ruled that a party is considered to have been searched, for Fourth Amendment purposes, if that party had a "reasonable expectation of privacy". Ok, so suspected terrorists who use alias', fake credintials, among other fake items, are clearly not expecting **privacy. So by those actions, they can be "searched/listened in on. Sure they would like the privacy, but they are not **expecting it by hiding.
Open Fields Doctrine may also apply here, where "open fields do not provide the setting for those intimate activities that the Amendment is intended to shelter from government interference or surveillance",Oliver v. United States, 466 U.S. 170 (1984)
In a memo dated March 14, 2003, an official in the Bush administration stated "... our Office recently concluded that the Fourth Amendment had no application to domestic military operations". The administration believed that any search or surveillance conducted by the National Security Agency of US citizens communicating with foreign nationals abroad was immune to a Fourth Amendment challenge. --- Where did Obama expand on this through leaps and bounds.
While yes I enjoy that Fourth Ammendment, I believe that in order to protect the country, a suspect (who already has given resonable doubt in some way, shape, or form hence the term suspect) should be monitored.
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mikemcfly87
One of the few smart good ideas to happen in recent memory if it weren't for the fact that, '“kodomoen” are not obligated to take children aged from 0-2, which accounts for 80% of children on the waiting list, the health ministry says.'
Isn't the point of this to "combine kindergartens and daycare centers into a new facility called “kodomoen.”'?'
If the "kodomoen" is not obligated to accepted them, are they not just kindergartens?
I too applaud the basic idea, because this type of facility is needed. But if it's not madatory to accept daycare AND kindergarten students, then it's pointless, it's just another word for kindergarten.
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mikemcfly87
Only partially true... Some of the older generations do contiune to feel that way. Been there, seen that as well.
Only partially true...
Just as the article states, the older generations hold those grudges. The younger generations, do not; for the most part, clearly you may have a say in part of a grudge...
I am currently in Korea now and see upwards of 30 Japanese weekly here that do not have these things said to them, or acted against (And I'm not even in Seoul, there are even more tourists there).
As for the Sakura, yes they have their own name for the tree (as most languages do, but they still have festivals, just like the Japanese; just like the Americans who call them Cherry Blossoms.
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mikemcfly87
This would be a PERFECT start:
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/29/world/eole-water-turbine/index.html
Wind turbines that also produce drinking water.
Posted in: What do those towns that host nuclear power plants, and whose economies depend on those plants, need to do to survive, if Japan is to move away from nuclear power?
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mikemcfly87
@Johannes - I was referring to the initial investment and the longer period of time to recover it with "green" energy than with Nuclear. I may have worded that incorrectly, my apologies. With the nuclear energy; energy is constant. With the "green" energies, the weather plays a larger role in keeping the energy constant. **hydro **- have to make sure the water is constantly moving (probably the easiest one to do here, just create the tidal plants). **solar **- sun needs to stay out from behind clouds and rain. **turbine **- well, needs to be windy most of the time. I have argued in the past that these would be better for both earth and people in the long run, and I would prefer to see these; however with the constant variables with the weather, nuclear is more constant and would bring revenue in faster. And that's what drives smart people to dumb decisions; the greed factor in Capitialism. That's what I was getting at.
Posted in: What do those towns that host nuclear power plants, and whose economies depend on those plants, need to do to survive, if Japan is to move away from nuclear power?
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mikemcfly87
@gaijin - Reread the first line of my last post again,, "While yes the trend is for new management to follow old business, not everyone does this." I'm agreeing that the odds don't look good, but at least give them a shot.
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mikemcfly87
While yes JOHANNES those are ideal, I don't think small towns like that can survive on those energy sources. Those types of energy sources require massive amounts of 1) initial investment 2) constant funding. If the cities were to utilize this as a primary revenue source for the city; as the NPPs provide, they would be in the red very quickly. I think a combination of both these alternative energy sources coupled with one, or more, of the suggestions BORSCHT supplied would work well. Example, if the NPP is on a coast line somewhere, throw up some tidal and wind energy sources (ideal for coastal regions) and then build up a speciality clinic and bring in some of the best doctors to work there (created local jobs to employ locals) and then create small tourism for patients and families during/after recovery (more local jobs created).
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mikemcfly87
While yes the trend is for New management to follow Old business, not everyone does this. Should give them a chance before you start condemning them. This is a common theme in people, don't give others a chance to prove their worth...
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mikemcfly87
@smash - Those self proclaimed culprits I was speaking of, are of the terrorist group Al Qaeda. That's who we are still attacking at the moment. We have permission to be in Afghanistan to fight them. We are not attacking Afghanistan tmarie, please don't be so naiive. You can attack a group without them all being from the same country. That's why this is called "The War On Terrorism" and that's why we haven't declared a state of war against any one country, it's impossible to do so, because they are from all walks of life from all the countries in the world. As far as the Iraq part you keep bringing up, I already agreed with you on that one, so please stop beating a dead horse we both killed. And the N. Koreans having any attack on the South doesn't only bring other countries by default that includes the USA, then the UK and others who will fall in behind in America if this happens, there are other countries that would help even if we didn't. And contrary to popular belief to the masses, N. Korea is capable of attacking other countries. Just because a rocket failed doesn't mean they don't have other offensive weapons (albeit very limited and the attack probably wouldn't last long; they would be almost certainly provide an initial surge while waiting for Mother's China and Russia to create a secondary and much larger wave). They just don't get publicized. Believe that. Japan can, but as you said, probably won't be attacked. But again, because they potentially can, and they are in EXTREMELY close proximity to a country that is unstable and no one knows what they will do next; they have every right to prepare for any perceived threat they deem necessary to prepare for. Just because some, or even half, of the citizens don't agree; doesn't mean they were wrong in preparing for a worst case scenario.
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mikemcfly87
And for those of you who said that S. Korea didn't seem to care for the North, or didn't want to meet, or didn't agree with your views take a lil gander;
"Our government strongly criticizes their action," said South Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs Kim Sung Hwan. "They have ignored the starvation of their people and spent money on missiles. It is very unfortunate."
http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/12/world/asia/north-korea-launch/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 Tim Schwartz, CNN, April 13, 2012
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mikemcfly87
@ Smash - Not completely sure it was blown out of proportion by the US government, let alone deliberately. As you say, and I agree, the media does these things. Then, if that's the case we can't justifiably say "the US did this, or said this". The media loves to twist the words of the government officials and their associates.
And again, everyone is entitled to their opinions, and I believe that all the posturing/readying is completely justifiable. We probably could/should agree to disagree on that subject.
As far as the hipocrisy, the US wasn't the only country that suggested that N. Korea shouldn't be able to launch that rocket. They just were the front runners in it, because again, it affected (with perceived threat) two of our allies; who along with us voiced loud concerns (As did China actually; although not nearly as loud). As I said before to tmarie, perception is everything. Whether there is a "legitimate" threat is open to interpretation.
I again agree with the hypocrisy thing on some levels, but I guess you can throw me into the those many Americans that justify what we are doing. We were attacked, so we are attacking the self proclaimed culprits. Yes, Iraq may not have been justifiable under this, and I'm not claiming it is. But Afghanistan, on the other hand is.
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mikemcfly87
@Smash - Not trying argue either, a discussion between two individuals with different opinions is a debate. When you start attacking and using insults or similar things, it turns into an arguement.
As far as I'm concerned the red alert was not pointless. If you don't prepare for it, then it's pointless. The preparations were meaningful; as most almost always are. If, and I know that's an if, but IF the rocket had succeeded, and some off the wall thing happened and it went of course or towards Japan in anyway, and there were no preparations, where would they be sitting. You always HAVE to hope for the best, and prepare for the worst in any case, it doesn't matter. Self-preservation is key in the world, and that's what Japan saw fit. Prepare for the worst.
As far as the U.S collectively using the words "conflict" and "war". Believe me, I would agree with you that we are at war, but there's these things called technicalities. That's what I was referring to. There are many things that can and should be considered an act of war commited by many countries daily. Believe it or not, this rocket launch could be taken as such a threat to some countries. If any country sees anything, anywhere as a potential threat, they should act accordingly. Again, self-preservation for a nation state is key.
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mikemcfly87
even more interesting is the fact that the US had the news earlier than Japan. So much for Japanese military technology
Actually, the US and Japan shared this information at the same time. the US just happened to report it first. Japanese/American high level officials sit in the same room during these times and watch/hear the exact same things at the same time.
Posted in: N Korea admits failure as world condemns rocket launch
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mikemcfly87
I'm sorry you feel that way tmarie. That was an actual apology. And I never said I knew it all, I just comment on the things I know. I don't make brash assumtions and opinions. I like to research my answers. If I find I'm wrong. I don't comment. It's a pretty simple process really. I'm just commenting that others should do something similar.
Again, I do apologize for reading the post wrong, but if you don't accept my apology, so be it. I tried.
Posted in: Japan on full alert ahead of N Korean launch
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mikemcfly87
@Patrick - re-read my post. I also commented on the fact that they are such an unstable state they are not allowed to test these larger weapons. Yes the US is still in conflict with other countries, I personally know people that have not seen their family members return. As far as the "technicality" of being at war, actually, war itself hasn't been declared, we are in a state of conflict. It's called "The War onTerrorism", but "war" hasn't been declared by Congress. So there's your news on that. And feeding their countrymen/clothing their countrymen, while I agree with you, would be the bigger thing to do, won't happen, again because of what I mentioned earlier; N. Korea has become a state,** because of the regime that leads it**, that is extremely unstable, extremely indecisive, and clearly has no regard for their own people. They are following the rules/laws, etc that said eternal leader set. So, in their eyes, they are doing the right thing. Hence the afforementioned statement regarding the regime. And as far as the "unproven" UN violations, those aren't the only ones I'm refering to. They blatently violate tens of them every single day in the UNC compound in the DMZ. Again, I've been there...
And as far as the money spending, yes I do agree, there are several better ways to spend that kind of money, never argued that point. But clearly, N. Korean civilians are much much more needing of those funds.
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mikemcfly87
I love the opinions flying around here, without the simple knowledge of history, facts and truth. N. Korea has become a state,** because of the regime that leads it**, that is extremely unstable, extremely indecisive, and clearly has no regard for their own people. N. Korea receives aid from all the countries that people think despise it. They receive food aid, as well as other supplies from several UN states and some that are a part of the UN. These things need to researched before ignorant comments and opinions are thrown about. If you can find something that clearly debunks anything I have said, I will happily take a heaping spoonful of that thing the call pride and swallow it. But there are some things that just need to be researched, we should be making well informed opinions here. IMO...
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mikemcfly87
@Cos and RiffRaff- Really??? I have been at the tables you speak of... The N. Koreans Will not shake these hands, they won't talk to the S. Koreans, etc.. Have you seen the tables, been near them even??? Didn't think so. @Cos - I didn't go to the world cup, I live in S. Korea at the moment and I have been to the DMZ and went to the tables. Don't assume such ignorant things. Also, again, your wrong on the fact that we invaded South Korea. they asked us to go and help them, so we did. Just as pexa02 has shown, 1950 was the last invasion; and it was the North invading the South who asked for help and received it. When we help, and we lose good men, it becomes personal. And we have been threatened. We have been attacked for no reason, read up on the Axe Murder Incident that happened in the DMZ at the United Nations Council compound; that believe it or not is exactly where these tables you speak of sit. Exactly where the N. Koreans snot and wipe themselves with the S. Korean flags among other things. These are FACTS. Again, I have stood in those rooms, I have seen the N. Koreans staring me down as I walk through the compound and I have seen them staring down the S. Koreans all with these here two eyes.
Pexa02 - Thank you. Some one else with some sense and a little Asian History/Current events knowledge.
@tmarie - your points of A, B, C, and D all are pretty much setting up the US. obviously no other country has used WMDs except the US, the U.S are one of the only few countries that maintain a nuclear arsenal, yes plenty of countries have invaded others. If you are going to try to generalize the world, try making a better effort. It seems by what you wrote you were speaking only of the U.S. And I agree most Americans are extremely self-centered. I will take your feeling of pity upon myself as well. I have done plenty of putting people in their place for acting as such. Again, try to stay away from the indirect attacks. I apologize for apparently reading your post wrong, but perception is key in a response; and my perception was an attack on the U.S.
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mikemcfly87
E) Yes there are other countries that treat their people worse than starving them to death, but we don't look the other way. Have you recently been into the UN website, the resolutions, the things we are doing for these countries. I guessed not... That's a shame...
As far as the "all for show" line; it may in the end be all for show, but I'd rather it be all for show, then end up with a potential missile in my city. (flys near okinawa) Japan would be naiive in not posturing. Any potential threat can and should be prepared for - that's why we have the term sovereignty. And before you start using that term against me; N. Korea is being monitored and they agreed to not test such weapons. Under their own sovereignty. So with them breaking that agreement, they have potentially exposed other Sovereign nations, who are allowed to posture as they see fit; without imposing themselves upon another sovereign nation.
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