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[Previous entry: "Holy crap the onion has gone all sci-fi on us."] [Main Index] [Next entry: ""out of bounds" pshops at worth1000 today."] 06/23/2005 Entry: "Wired article here." Today is officially bad government day. Maybe this should be a yearly holiday. First off, the U.S. Code : Title 18 : Section 2257 goes into effect today essentially killing off many adult sites. It specifies that all pornographic content must have some serious record-keeping info attached to it to obstensibly make sure no underage persons were involved in its creation. Webmasters are now supposed to have all sorts of details for every photo like full name, driver's license number, social security number, etc. Its just a right-wing attack on the adult industry. Wired article here. Boingboing has some decent information on the subject too. Today's SCOTUS ruling means that private enterprise can use eminent domain to take your home to build a mall or some business. Previously, eminent domain was understood to be only used for government projects like roads and parks. Tax revenue now falls under the "greater good" category. From a CNN article: The 5-4 ruling represented a defeat for some Connecticut residents whose homes are slated for destruction to make room for an office complex. They argued that cities have no right to take their land except for projects with a clear public use, such as roads or schools, or to revitalize blighted areas.Also, the Pentagon is creating a database of high school students for recruitment purposes. Normally there would be laws protecting the privacy of minors, but outsourcing to private organizations kinda circumvent these protections. So, why not have June 23rd be bad government day? It would be a great holiday. Politicians and judges who supported clearly wrong or just poorly thought-out laws could give big apology speeches. It would be a day to vent complaints about whatever you think is wrong in your town, state, or country. Think of it as their April 15th.
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