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House holds first hearing on new Chemical Facility Security Regulations

Assistant Secretary Robert B. Stephan testified before the House on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection about actions that the Department of Homeland Security has taken to protect the chemical sector from terrorist attack. These are the first such hearings since the new CFATS regulations were published.

."if you can still believe in anything then believe in Ron Paul".

"I believe that I am going to start a new slogan for the Ron Paul campaign,"if you can still believe in anything then believe in Ron Paul".

Exclusionary Ideas of Progress

The fact is that, at least since the 1920s, the very existence of Mankind is being recurrently threatened by exclusionary ideas of progress.

The Poor Nation's Defense Mechanisms

To avoid confronting such unpalatable truths and to fend off a tormenting self-image, the citizenry of these places developed a host of psychological defense mechanisms.

An Immigration Plan - From An Ordinary Citizen

There seems to be no appropriate way to totally satisfy the illegal factor of those who have worked and continue to work illegally. Deportation of 12 million people does not seem possible or desirable. In the absence of a perfect, just plan, many individuals should offer up what they think best.

Update on Revisions of Appendix A, 6 CFR part 27

From comments made by Director Lawrence Stanton, Chemical Security Compliance Division at the recent Chemical Sector Security Summit, it appears that there are going to be substantial changes to Appendix A, Chemicals of Interest, to 6 CFR part 27, the new chemical facility security regulations. Publication of the final version is expected in the near future.

Iowa Senators upset about Propane security rules

Iowa Senators take objection to new chemical security regulations affects on Iowa farmers. They miss the fact that large propane tanks are a potential terrorist target depending on where they are located. Some simple measures will get most farmers, who are not terrorist targets, through the requirements of the new DHS regulations.

The Rule of Law, Discrimination, and Morality

Why did these law-abiding citizens turn a blind eye towards the murder and mayhem that they had witnessed daily in the enclosure literally on their doorstep?

Fascists Extravaganza Coming to a City Near You

"Seig Heil." and Nazi uniforms are all part of the audience participation with this Neo-Nazi rock group and most Americans have been keep ignorant by the State Department who have issued visas to these racists musicians.

Fun With Numbers

What the War in Iraq Really Looks Like

The Inconsistency Of Views Towards Animal Rights

It is hard to understand why murdering a human is so objectionable while murdering an animal is not. While people carelessly murder animals because they like the taste of meat and the look of leather, these same people fall heads over heels about "cuter" animals. That is very inconsistent.

The NRC is the Absent Minded Regulator

Do you feel safe sleeping at night knowing that the NRC is regulating Nuclear Power plants?

Do Schools Even Teach Children To Learn?

Schools teach children to not learn. People learn better without school.