Re: [OT] Raise your hand if you agree this is a good idea

2009-12-31 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
I just got back from the grocery store. There was an executive order issued during the Reagan Administration that limited Interpol's operations within the USA, making Interpol subject to the same constitutional restrains as domestic law enforcement, like the FBI. The Reagan Administration's e

Re: [OT] Raise your hand if you agree this is a good idea

2009-12-31 Thread Michael Oke, II
Leland, Are you saying that Interpol didn't have this ability prior to the silent signing of this Executive Order? - ::moii - Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: > The way Interpol operates internationally, through the > countries that elect to join it as members in good standing, > is not u

Re: [OT] Raise your hand if you agree this is a good idea

2009-12-31 Thread Ricardo Aráoz
Publius Maximus wrote: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpol >>> So, brainiac, what does such a supposedly "small" organization need >>> that kind of diplomatic and police power for? >>> >> Perhaps a better answer to your question is Interpol >> operates autonomously, unde

Re: [OT] Raise your hand if you agree this is a good idea

2009-12-30 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
The way Interpol operates internationally, through the countries that elect to join it as members in good standing, is not unlike the way the Federal Government relates to the individual states. I'll give you a clue. The USA Constitution, (eg Federal Law), is the highest law of the land, and

Re: [OT] Raise your hand if you agree this is a good idea

2009-12-30 Thread Publius Maximus
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpol >> >> So, brainiac, what does such a supposedly "small" organization need >> that kind of diplomatic and police power for? > > Perhaps a better answer to your question is Interpol > operates autonomously, under its own constitution. That settles it. I am g

Re: [OT] Raise your hand if you agree this is a good idea

2009-12-30 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
On 12/30/2009 02:06 PM, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: > On 12/30/2009 12:48 PM, Publius Maximus wrote: >> On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 12:28 PM, Leland F. Jackson, CPA >>wrote: >>> Interpol only has a budget of only $59 million per year for >>> its world wide operations, so it must have a very limit

Re: [OT] Raise your hand if you agree this is a good idea

2009-12-30 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
On 12/30/2009 12:48 PM, Publius Maximus wrote: > On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 12:28 PM, Leland F. Jackson, CPA > wrote: >> Interpol only has a budget of only $59 million per year for >> its world wide operations, so it must have a very limited, >> but focused operation. >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/w

Re: [OT] Raise your hand if you agree this is a good idea

2009-12-30 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
Brainiac, Hahah. That's ironic, sarcastic satire at its best. Good one. Anyway, see below for your answer: #-- Excerpt from Interpol wiki link: In order to maintain as politically neutral a role as possible, Interpol's constitution forbids its involvement in crim

Re: [OT] Raise your hand if you agree this is a good idea

2009-12-30 Thread Publius Maximus
On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 12:28 PM, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: > Interpol only has a budget of only $59 million per year for > its world wide operations, so it must have a very limited, > but focused operation. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpol So, brainiac, what does such a supposedly "

Re: [OT] Raise your hand if you agree this is a good idea

2009-12-30 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
Interpol only has a budget of only $59 million per year for its world wide operations, so it must have a very limited, but focused operation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpol Regards, LelandJ On 12/30/2009 11:10 AM, Publius Maximus wrote: > http://bit.ly/4RzUxo > > - - - > No presidenti

[OT] Raise your hand if you agree this is a good idea

2009-12-30 Thread Publius Maximus
http://bit.ly/4RzUxo - - - No presidential statement or White House press briefing was held on it. In fact, all that can be found about it on the official White House Web site is the Dec. 17 announcement and one-paragraph text of President Obama's Executive Order 12425, with this innocuous headlin