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To: Brumar89 who wrote (77579)	2/16/2010 11:05:35 PM
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Poll: Is the tenth amendment becoming sexy again? By: David Freddoso Online Opinion Editor 02/15/10 1:11 PM EST Bob Dole always kept a card in his pocket with the 10th amendment written on it. (AP photo) A new Rasmussen poll suggests that state sovereignty is making a comeback in this era of heightened federal control: <<< Voters strongly believe that a state should have the right to avoid federal programs it doesn't like, but they draw the line at states seceding from the union. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 59% of likely voters say states should have the right to opt out of federal government programs they don't agree with. Just 25% disagree, while another 15% are not sure. >>> Support for opt-outs increases to 63 percent when it comes to unfunded federal mandates. Such a mandate is contained in ObamaCare with respect to the federally subsidized Medicaid program. For the record, only 14 percent believe in secession as a state option. Read more at the Washington Examiner: washingtonexaminer.com

To: Brumar89 who wrote (77579)	2/17/2010 12:46:41 AM
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Victory, and a Puzzle By John Power Line Good news: we have captured the Taliban's top military commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, in Pakistan, and he is now being interrogated. The Obama administration is appropriately proud of this victory: <<< The commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, is an Afghan described by American officials as the most significant Taliban figure to be detained since the American-led war in Afghanistan started more than eight years ago. He ranks second in influence only to Mullah Muhammad Omar, the Taliban's founder and a close associate of Osama bin Laden before the Sept. 11 attacks. Mullah Baradar has been in Pakistani custody for several days, with American and Pakistani intelligence officials both taking part in interrogations, according to the officials. >>> That's great, and we sincerely congratulate the administration on this accomplishment. We can't help noting, though: why didn't they pay for a lawyer and read Baradar his rights? If negotiating with a criminal defense lawyer is the most effective way to get information from a captured terrorist--here, among other things, the authorities are trying to learn the whereabouts of the Taliban's long-lost leader, Mullah Omar--why didn't they follow that paradigm with Mr. Baradar? powerlineblog.com