-Caveat Lector- -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Solution to political divide: secession Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 09:39:38 -0600 From: "Freedom News Daily" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------------------- ==================> F R E E D O M N E W S <================== ----------------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe or unsubscribe to this and other lists, click to: http://www.free-market.net/features/lists/ Freedom News in today's update: o There's an antidote to this family feud: secession o Ruling on Nazi memorabilia sparks legal debate o Libertarians tip balance in Washington state o Florida certifies Bush as winner o Canada's spiteful race ends with dire warning o War of words over green accord o Carnivore review called 'whitewash' o Medicinal marijuana study OK'd o Microsoft to file Monday in support of appeal o Brothel on the stock exchange? o Press advocates jittery about upcoming high court case o Louisiana high court to weigh laws barring city's gun lawsuit o NM Health Department may back medical marijuana law o Town moves to ban smoking - even outside o Documents show high number of minority drivers searched for drugs o Slobo and Gore: peas in a pod There's an antidote to this family feud: secession ---------- The author points to the national ideological and cultural split revealed by the presidential election, and half-seriously suggests dividing the country in two. (11/27/00) http://www2.startribune.com/stOnLine/cgi-bin/article?thisStory=83009537 Ruling on Nazi memorabilia sparks legal debate ---------- A demand by a French court that U.S.-based Yahoo! bar French Web users from auctions of Nazi memorabilia has sparked a passionate debate over the limits of jurisdictions on the Internet and the future of freedom online. (Registration required) (11/27/00) http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/24/technology/24CYBERLAW.html Libertarians tip balance in Washington state ---------- Libertarian candidates upset the balance between Republicans and Democrats in Washington state, achieving major party status in the process. Across the U.S., Libertarian congressional candidates won 1.6 million votes, the best showing ever by a third party. (11/27/00) http://www.knoxnews.com/shns/story.cfm?pk=ELECT-WASH-11-24-00&cat=PP Florida certifies Bush as winner ---------- After a count and two recounts of votes in Florida, election officials certified George W. Bush as the winner of the state's electoral votes, pushing him over the top in his fight for the presidency. Al Gore vows to continue contesting the election. (11/27/00) http://www.dallasnews.com/campaign/092000/224743_prezmain_27nat.html Canada's spiteful race ends with dire warning ---------- Canadians go to the polls today after a bitterly fought campaign that is likely to leave the country more divided than ever, with none of the political parties able to reach beyond regional bases. (11/27/00) http://www.nationalpost.com/home/story.html?f=/stories/20001127/384637.html War of words over green accord ---------- The two-week conference in The Hague on controversial measures to fight perceived global warming collapsed after the U.S. and European Union failed to settle a bitter wrangle over ways to cut greenhouse gas emissions. (11/27/00) http://www.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/europe/UK/11/27/climate.conference/index.html Carnivore review called 'whitewash' ---------- House Republican leader Dick Armey joined those accusing an outside review panel of putting a pro-government spin on a controversial FBI e-mail snooping tool. (11/27/00) http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,40342,00.html Medicinal marijuana study OK'd ---------- The federal Drug Enforcement Administration has approved a program that will allow San Mateo County, in Northern California, to give government-grown marijuana to 60 AIDS patients to assess the drug's potential health benefits. (11/27/00) http://www.dallasnews.com/national/222722_pot_24nat.ART.html Microsoft to file Monday in support of appeal ---------- In a filing to be submitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals, Microsoft will argue against controversial findings that it violated antitrust law and an order that the company be split in two. (11/27/00) http://cnnfn.cnn.com/2000/11/26/technology/wires/microsoft_wg/ Brothel may be listed on stock exchange ---------- Melbourne, Australia's, largest legal brothel, the Daily Planet, may be the first in its industry to be listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. (11/27/00) http://www.theage.com.au/news/20001127/A39257-2000Nov26.html Press advocates jittery about upcoming high court case ---------- If a case now before the Supreme Court goes against the media, it could open the door to lawsuits against news outlets for the dissemination of information that, although true, may have been obtained illegally by a third party. (11/27/00) http://www.freedomforum.org/news/2000/11/2000-11-24-01.htm Louisiana high court to weigh laws barring city's gun lawsuit ---------- Louisiana's Supreme Court will consider the constitutionality of a state law that seeks to bar city governments from trying to use the courts to extort money from gun manufacturers. (11/27/00) http://www.dallasnews.com/texas_southwest/224677_lagun_27tex.AR.html NM Health Department may back medical marijuana law ---------- New Mexico lawmakers and the state's Health Department are expected to consider a law that would allow use of marijuana by people with certain medical conditions who can be helped only through smoking a joint. (11/27/00) http://www.abqjournal.com/news/187258news11-25-00.htm Town moves to ban smoking - even outside ---------- Stopping just shy of actually banning tobacco use, the prohibitionist officials of Friendship Heights, Maryland, want to ban smoking in all public spaces maintained by the local government, including sidewalks, streets, and patches of grass. (11/27/00) http://www.csmonitor.com/durable/2000/11/27/fp4s1-csm.shtml Documents show high number of minority drivers searched for drugs ---------- Despite claims by New Jersey officials that state police don't target minorities on the highways, documents being made public show that overwhelmingly disproportionate numbers of minorities were stopped and searched for drugs. (11/27/00) http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/11/27/racial.profiling.ap/index.html Slobo and Gore: peas in a pod ---------- by Justin Raimondo Says Raimondo, Gore looks an awful lot like Slobodan Milosevic in his attempt to hijack the political process and win at all costs. (11/27/00) http://antiwar.com/justin/j112700.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- ============/ End of Today's Freedom News Update \=============== ----------------------------------------------------------------- Please forward and copy this message. 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