A story in today's Technology Daily P.M. edition examines what the new Democrat-led House could mean for the civil liberties crowd, specifically with regard to the National Security Agency's electronic wiretapping program. Several experts weighed in but a few thoughts did not make the cut due to space constraints.
George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley told me the most obvious change will be the use of oversight by Congress, which "has been frozen in amber for years." On Wednesday morning, "you could already hear the hum of paper shredding and cleaning of hard drives throughout Washington," he said.
Serious questions about how the 110th Congress will handle ethics worry the legal scholar. Will members be banned from accepting travel and vacations? Will they be barred from legislating in areas where they have financial interests? Will there be a rule against the hiring of spouses and children by lobbyists? Only the future will tell, he said.
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Responded on January 28, 2009 2:59 PM
File shredder
Living in Florida there was an urgent need of shredder in the office so I called up the saleman who told me there was No sales tax on purchases delivered out of California! 10 year warranty on cutting heads & 1 year warranty on mechanical parts (parts only)!
Responded on January 28, 2009 2:58 PM
File shredder
Living in Florida there was an urgent need of shredder in the office so I called up the saleman who told me there was No sales tax on purchases delivered out of California! 10 year warranty on cutting heads & 1 year warranty on mechanical parts (parts only)!
Responded on January 28, 2009 2:57 PM
Paper Shredders for Sale
The saleman told me from whom I bought the shredder. All office shredders roll on casters for convenient sharing among offices. Every shredder model has a 10-year warranty on cutting heads and can take staples and paper clips which saves office stationary too.