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Tuesday 4 February 2014

Justice Antonin Scalia says World War II-style internment camps could happen again in the USA -

Justice Antonin Scalia says World War II-style internment camps could happen again in the USA - 



Justice Antonin Scalia predicts that the Supreme Court will eventually authorize another a wartime abuse of civil rights such as the internment camps for Japanese-Americans during World War II.

"You are kidding yourself if you think the same thing will not happen again," Scalia told the University of Hawaii law school while discussing Korematsu v. United States, the ruling in which the court gave its imprimatur to the internment camps.

The local Associated Press report quotes Scalia as using a Latin phrase that means "in times of war, the laws fall silent," to explain why the court erred in that decision and will do so again.

"That's what was going on — the panic about the war and the invasion of the Pacific and whatnot," Scalia said. "That's what happens. It was wrong, but I would not be surprised to see it happen again, in time of war. It's no justification but it is the reality."

The late U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, who was Japanese-American, was not among those sent to the camps but was declared an "enemy alien." When he got the chance to fight for his country in World War II, he jumped at it, eventually earning a Medal of Honor for "conspicuous gallantry" near San Terenzo, Italy, in 1945. "I was angered to realize that my government thought that I was disloyal and part of the enemy, and I wanted to be able to demonstrate not only to my government but to my neighbors that I was a good American," Inouye told Ken Burns in "The War," as quoted by Reuters.

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http://washingtonexaminer.com/justice-antonin-scalia-says-world-war-ii-style-internment-camps-could-happen-again/article/2543424

New Obamacare Ads Hope to Attract Young Women by Featuring Pets -

New Obamacare Ads Hope to Attract Young Women by Featuring Pets - 



A multimillion dollar Obamacare advertising campaign will feature cats, dogs, and other pets in the hopes that young women will be lured into signing up for Obamacare. USA Today is reporting that Enroll America is launching the ads. 
Enroll America President Anne Filipic told USA Today the pet-themed ads are designed to "help break through the clutter." She cited statistics showing that more than 60 percent of American homes have a pet and that most female pet owners would risk their lives for their pets.
"There have been challenges in getting messages out," Filipic said. "People don't have the facts they need to know."  
It could be that people "don't have the facts" or it could be that young people don't want to sign-up because the premiums are too high and they don't have excessive medical expenses that make the purchase worthwhile. On the other hand, the implication that younger women will "pay attention" if kittens and puppies are featured is insulting.  This isn't the first time Obamacare has made insulting ads attempting to attract their target audiences to sign up for the program. The "keg stand" and "brosurance" campaigns received some serious mocking on the internet, not to mention the "gay" ad created to reach the gay community.

Read more -
http://www.breitbart.com/InstaBlog/2014/02/04/New-Obamacare-Ads-Hope-to-Atract-Young-Women-by-Featuring-Pets

Handbag with sensors and GPS locks to prevent out-of-control spending... -

Handbag with sensors and GPS locks to prevent out-of-control - 



There's help for chronic shopaholics!

A company that offers a credit card comparison service in Australia created the iBag.

It has a sensor that tracks when a purse or wallet is being removed. It also uses GPS technology to know when the bag is in dangerous shopping locations, like a shopping mall the week before payday.

There's even a lock that can be triggered so the owner can't open the bag!

Read more: -
http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/24628424/handbag-uses-sensors-gps-to-prevent-out-of-control-spending#axzz2sP5VkG12