Archive for December 9th, 2013

ObamaCare Auto-Enroll Could Break the Bank

ObamaCare Auto-Enroll Could Break the Bank

Will 36 million uninsured Americans sign up for Obamacare? That’s what a recent survey from Gallup would have you believe. The Obama administration has not yet made up for those who have lost insurance because of the law, let alone reducing the ranks of the uninsured by 14 million, as the CBO estimates, or 36 million as the Gallup poll suggests.

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NSA Blanket Surveillance Unconstitutional

NSA Blanket Surveillance Unconstitutional

Congress passed the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) in 1978 specifically to restrict the surveillance of U.S. citizens by the National Security Agency (NSA). It was enacted after a series of investigations by Senate committees into the legality of domestic intelligence activities. Instead of ensuring that FISA restrictions are met, the FISC is now approving blanket surveillance plans based on the promise the NSA itself will ensure they meet the restrictions. Thus the FISC is delegating its only intended purpose of allowing a check on the NSA to the NSA.

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Grace during WW2, playfully dressed in husband Chuck's uniform

WW2 Homefront Military Wife/Mother to Speak

Grace Childs of Rapid City will talk about life as a military wife and mother during World War II on Saturday, December 14 at Western Dakota Technical Institute, 9-11 am. “I was born in mid North Dakota in the depression era and grew up in a large, poor rural family,” she says.

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