Kind of a funny if it weren't true but I believe Libya was added to the UN human rights council this spring.
That is an intesting point, why would a ride operator want to downgrade the brakes to a mechanical system with more potential points of failure.
It seems to me that a roller coaster wouldn't be braking that often, really only once at the very end so the question becomes whats the cost to benefit ratio of it?
Additionally it's my understanding that this technology has been available in freight locomotives for a while now so it seems a bit more marketing than substance.
It's all about free association, working for someone is no different.
It would be ridiculous to have the government choose our friends for us it's no less ridiculous to have them regulate who people can hire or work for.
Let's take a broader look
Do you believe people should be able to associate with whomever they like or should the government tell you who can or can't be a friend or acquaintance?
Hopefully you answer that with you should be able to pick your friends. Let's take it a bit further, suppose your car is broken down and one of your friends is a mechanic. If you offer to pay him to help you fix it does that mean that the government is now allowed to prevent you from breaking off the friendship just because you paid him for labor?
It was sent out as an email (if you've signed up to be able to see your bill online) and was an insert in the paper bill.
It seems to me the obvious difference is that people are aware the recording is happening and have chosen to be there.
I guess I have two points, congress on the TSA or FAA controls the budget so removal of federal funding would probably be unlikely.
My contention is that if the FAA did remove permission to fly to or over Texas it would be so unpopular heads would roll (figuratively speaking). I would also argue there is at least one person in the administration that would recognize just how bad of an idea it is or at least know someone who does.
I'll also wager that the law wouldn't be used to target employees themselves since most of those TSA employees affected by the law would likely be residing in Texas as well.
"The US Government can just say that if TSA policies are not followed that no planes can fly to or from Texas airports."
Assuming the federal government could do that it doesn't really server their cause. It would ignite a very significant amount of public outrage both in and outside of Texas.
What would more likely happen is there would be lawsuits filed by the federal government as Mike notes.
So when Google filed an antitrust complaint over Microsoft shipping IE7 with Live/Bing as the default search engine was Google in the point of it's life span where "it is legislating, and suing to destroy all it competitors due to decreasing market share"?
I'm not defending Microsoft by anymeans, just pointing out that it's not just them. Unfortunately it's safer to exploit the legal system and governments to keep competitors at bay than be principled.
...governments like power and increased regulation leads to increased power
I don't have a link but I recently read a couple of news articles that pointed out that the TSA was failing it's own tests (i.e. people sent explicitly to get caught with weapons were not noticed at all).
So... I think it's safe to assume it's not very effective
I can agree to an extent about not reading every line of a bill but in my experience a cell phone bill is not something that changes that frequently (maybe I'm the odd one in that respect) and a ten dollar change is rather large change in the total.
Credit cards bills I can see missing things is easier (though a lot of people would be a lot better off if they paid attention to their money)
I had one of these show up on my bill and I reported it and had it removed before my payment was due for that month. Sprint was very helpful removing the charge and blocking future charges from that specific "service".
Sounds like this Hamid guy could have saved a bunch of money if he paid attention to his bill. A $10 increase is something that should be fairly noticable if you are paying attention.
That said I'd certainly like to have the option block any third party from billing me through my cell phone.
Hmm, I don't feel guilty or that the New York Times is a "valuable institution"... Then again I don't read any of their articles if I can help it anyway.
I'm getting mine with a thousand monkeys and a thousand typewriters... progress has been quite slow.
Love it, although I'd change that last quote to this:
"I don't see why anyone shouldn't expect to pay if they want to read our books again."
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I believe a couple other iron fisted dictators that are activly opressing their own people are also on that commision so maybe it was irony week at the UN or something when they thought that one up.