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Here's a fun story about a bunch of very corrupt looking cops and city employees cleverly trying to appear racist to avoid being investigated for illegal shenanigans.

For those of you who do not like to read my posts, here is an Open Thread for your comments.

WASHINGTON -- A divided Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that police cannot detain drivers stopped for traffic violations in order to search for drugs without reasonable suspicion.

The 6-3 decision was a victory for privacy groups opposed to police searches and a defeat for the government and law enforcement officials
"A traffic stop does not license police to pursue unrelated investigations that prolong detention of car and driver beyond the time it takes to complete the stop's traffic-centered mission," Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said. A dog sniff, she added, "lacks the same tie to roadway safety."

Ginsburg was joined by the court's liberal bloc as well as Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Antonin Scalia, both of whom tend to oppose police and prosecutorial overreach.

Yet it has appeared to have dropped out of the news entirely. How this happens in the media is puzzling. How can they be so righteously feverish about negotiations involving the threat of nuclear war, and in the next instant forget all about it and move on to Justin Bieber with seemingly equal passion?

On another subject, President Obama has taken issue with criticism by Sen. Elizabeth Warren concerning the new trade deal that he is negotiating, the so-called "Trans-Pacific Partnership":

"I love Elizabeth. We're allies on a whole host of issues, but she's wrong on this.."

Among her concerns are that this bill could worsen income inequality.

The President said that these concerns were not valid, but did not elaborate.

Just saying that Senator Warren is "wrong on this" doesn't do much for me. She has too much credibility.

"I love Elizabeth. We're allies on a whole host of issues, but she's wrong on this.."

I think he could have said that he respects her opinion and will meet with her to allay her concerns.

But no. He just announces that she is "wrong on this".

Personally, I think her credibility is way above his, so if she has grave concerns about the deal, I listen.

I am led to recall his infamous "sweetie"remark. I can't recall him using that same tone in calling male cretins - like Boehner or McCain or the rest of those loser idiots, "wrong". With them, it's let's work together and all that bs.

I'm not discussing why, I'm just banning folks from my threads if they decide to distort or be dishonest about the arguments.

No warnings. No suspensions.

Just bannings from my threads.

"The restaurant industry in the United States is exploding, just as the income gap is widening. The trends are related."

"Americans have started asking questions about every aspect of a restaurant's operations -- except for how employees are treated."

To extend the metaphor above, I don't think Hillary is exactly Kate Winslet.  Maybe closer to Kathy Bates in the

So much for the cease-fire on petty fines in the name of community relations too...busted for spitting.

Hey Bratton...some of your mercs missed your memos.

Los Angeles Times | April 21, 2015
California initiative would bar transgender people from bathrooms -- "A group that tried unsuccessfully to repeal California's transgender students rights act now has proposed a ballot measure to restrict the restrooms that transgender people can use. Called the Personal Privacy Protection Act, it would require people to 'use facilities in accordance with their biological sex' in government-owned buildings, including public schools and universities."

The nonpartisan agency said the Affordable Care Act will cost less for two essential reasons. The first, and most significant, is that health insurance premiums are rising more slowly, and thus requires less of a government subsidy.

In addition, slightly fewer people are now expected to sign up for Medicaid and for subsidized insurance under the law's marketplaces. That's because the agency now says that more people than anticipated already had health insurance before the law took effect, and fewer companies than anticipated are canceling coverage. All in all, three million fewer people are expected to sign up for Affordable Care Act provisions by 2025.

Still, by 2025, the CBO estimates "the total number of people who will be uninsured ... is now expected to be smaller than previously projected," because more will have had health insurance to begin with.(Ed)

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Maybe it's been discussed here and I missed it

The Trouble with Oklahoma's New Execution Technique
A more humane way to die? The history of American executions says don't bet on it.
By AUSTIN SARAT April 20, 2015
On Friday, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin signed a law giving the state a new tool to use in executions: a chamber filled with nitrogen gas. If lethal injection--Oklahoma's preferred execution method--is declared unconstitutional or becomes unavailable due to a drug shortage, the law would authorize use of a gas chamber that executes inmates by depleting the oxygen supply in their blood.

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