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“The basic problem with patents is that you’re trying to assign property rights to something that doesn’t deserve property rights. The fact that these property rights end up in the hands of financial owners as opposed to the original inventors just exacerbates the problem. The basic problem is that Chris [Dixon] and a bunch of engineers can be sitting at Hunch designing some amazing new feature and somebody unbeknownst to them has a patent on this feature and never actually implemented it and can now screw them over… It’s just not right, it shouldn’t exist.”

The UN admits "that the evidence overwhelmingly demonstrates that repressive strategies will not solve the drug problem, and that the war on drugs has not, and cannot, be won."

2 students were left stranded at bus stops this morning in sub-zero weather, while others were left home after buses either didn’t start or stalled out on their routes this morning because of the cold.

“It was a bit chaotic,” said Superintendent Jack Copps.

Copps wasn’t notified of the problem until 7 a.m. — late in the morning for parents or district officials to arrange other rides for students, he said. The district tried to notify parents using its automated phone calling system, but the system first sent out only a garbled message, further compounding the problem.

According to Harry Reid, democrat and senate majority leader, american democracy is "the best system ever devised to rule the affairs of men and women." ...A powerful admission from a high-level advocate of political rulership and democracy. Best system indeed - none are more hopelessly enslaved than those who think they are free...

A company in Idaho is developing an alternative to the antiquated roads that are currently used. They're built of solar panels that can store power, melt snow, transmit data and power, and illuminate.

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Much like the “T(axed) E(nough) A(lready)” groups that formed in 2009, the Occupy groups are only seeing part of the problem.

Tech is all about disruption. When a problem presents itself, someone will find a way to route around it. Red light cameras, the controversial jackpot generators favored by certain law enforcement agencies, are the problem. The solution?...

Mothers in large problem families should be “ashamed” of the damage they are doing to society and stop having children, a senior government adviser warns today. They are going to take steps to stop this!

This article has multiple references listed and discusses the continued oppression of the american people by the abuse of government power. Property rights have been continually eroded since the drafting of the bill of rights. Many of those rights we no longer have, because of this It is important to educate the voter base on how their rights are being eroded. It also brings the question what can we do to protect our rights?