It seems to me that the gag orders are self-defeating.
If you didn't get asked for help: "No, we did not get a government request" If you *did* get asked for help: "We can neither confirm nor deny that we got a government request"
You didn't confirm or deny it or talk about it, but you said yes anyway.
In general, it's a reasonable set of "privacy" related items: pulling SS#'s off court documents, refusing federal ID requirements, etc. This one is just out of left field though. Not sure what he is trying to accomplish.
"Apparently, much like the rest of the administration, transparency is a great talking point in theory. In practice, however, it's a very different story."
Well, in theory there is no difference between theory and practice, but in practice there is.
Did anyone else do the math on that "160 hours of flight time since January 2011"? Two drones, times two years, that's 40 hours per year per drone, or less than 1 hour per week. Given what these things cost, you'd expect they'd be in the air as much as possible. Of course, it could just be 160 hours they are willing to fess up to.....
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Non-Denial Acknowledgement
If you didn't get asked for help: "No, we did not get a government request"
If you *did* get asked for help: "We can neither confirm nor deny that we got a government request"
You didn't confirm or deny it or talk about it, but you said yes anyway.
Simple.
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That's strike 1
:-)
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More info on Rep. Kurk
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/memberbillssponsored.aspx?member=372821
In general, it's a reasonable set of "privacy" related items: pulling SS#'s off court documents, refusing federal ID requirements, etc. This one is just out of left field though. Not sure what he is trying to accomplish.
To send him mail, get to his home page at:
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/member.aspx
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Theory versus Practice
Well, in theory there is no difference between theory and practice, but in practice there is.
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The roll calls for each of the amendment votes
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?c ongress=112&session=2&vote=00233
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/ro ll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=112&session=2&vote=00234
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/ LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=112&session=2&vote=00235
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Doing the math
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