Branden Allmon’s Comments

• Jun 11th, 2014 @ 9:46am

  Lavabit

  on If The NSA's System Is Too Big To Comply With Court Orders, Court Should Require It To Change Its System
  So if building a system not designed to comply with a federal agency's order, is reason enough to refuse the order, what happened to Lavabit again?
• Nov 7th, 2012 @ 9:59am

  Voted Against Lamar

  on Surprise: Two Of Hollywood's Favorite Representatives, Howard Berman & Mary Bono Mack, Defeated
  I live in his district, am far from young, but definitely voted against him. I am libertarian, but lean right, but his antics clearly show him as in outer space.
• Feb 21st, 2011 @ 2:17pm

  Nascar VS. PBS

  on Can Someone Explain How Sponsoring NASCAR Is A Good Use Of Taxpayer Funds, If Funding Sesame Street Is Not?
  The NASCAR advertising is pulled from the military recruitment budget. This is an advertising budget used to attract a specific demographic into the military. Where would you advertise ... Phish concerts?
  
  PBS and NPR get much of their funding from the NEA. Without debating the merits of Art in our society a clear core vs. context argument can be made here.
  
  Additionally, with the prevalence of youth cable programming and local radio stations, the historic justification for NPR and PBS are less and less compelling.
  
  Budgets need to be cut. I would submit we need to focus on context, but not exclude core. You can argue that the military's budget needs cut, but arguing that advertising at NASCAR doesn't reach the correct audience would be a stretch at best.