#security

However, this court is constrained by law, and under the law, I can only conclude that the Government has not violated FOIA by refusing to turn over the documents sought in the FOIA requests, and so cannot be compelled by this court of law to explain in detail the reasons why its actions do not violate the Constitution and the laws of the United States. The Alice-in-Wonderland nature of this pronouncement is not lost on me; but after careful and extensive consideration, I find myself stuck in a paradoxical situation in which I cannot solve a problem because of contradictory constraints and rules—a veritable Catch-22. I can find no way around the thicket of laws and precedents that effectively allow the Executive Branch of our Government to proclaim as perfectly lawful certain actions that seem on their face incompatible with our Constitution and laws, while keeping the reasons for their conclusion a secret. ↗

— Colleen McMahon

#law #national-security #orwellian #surveillance #surveillance-society

Have you any idea how much my kingdom has swollen in this past century alone, how many subdivisions I've had to open?" I opened my mouth to respond, but Hades was on a roll now. More security ghouls," he moaned. "Traffic problems at the judgment pavilion. Double overtime for the staff. I used to be a rich god, Percy Jackson. I control all the precious metals under the earth. But my expenses!" Charon wants a pay raise," I blurted, just remembering the fact. As soon as I said it, I wished I could sew up my mouth. Don't get me started on Charon!" Hades yelled. "He's been impossible ever since he discovered Italian suits! Problems everywhere, and I've got to handle all of them personally. The commute time alone from the palace to the gates is enough to drive me insane! And the dead just keep arriving. No, godling. I need no help getting subjects! I did not ask for this war. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#hades #percy-jackson #security

I'm not insecure. I've been through way too much f**king sh*t to be insecure. I've got huge balls. But I've been humbled. That makes you grateful for every day you have. ↗

— Drew Barrymore

#self-confidence #confidence

In my district, the budget scales back and eliminates several long-term shore protection projects important to the safety and economic security of Long Island. ↗

— Tim Bishop

#budget #district #economic #economic security #eliminates

Your security is not in the hands of Kerry, Bush or al-Qaida. Your security is in your own hands. ↗

— Osama bin Laden

#hands #kerry #own #security #your

A lack of transparency results in distrust and a deep sense of insecurity. ↗

— Dalai Lama

#distrust #insecurity #lack #results #sense

I agree that we must expand opportunities for retirement saving, but we must not undermine this worthy effort with a flawed privatization scheme that takes the 'security' out of Social Security. ↗

— Mary Landrieu

#effort #expand #flawed #i #must

My grandmother lived to be 100 years old. Her grandmother was a slave, yet she was a college graduate in the Spellman class of 1917. She taught art for 50 years and she saved her Social Security checks for her children's education. ↗

— Spike Lee

#art #checks #children #class #college

When I look at Social Security, I consider it the most important social program in the United States, arguably the most successful program in the world. ↗

— James A. Leach

#consider #i #important #look #most

If there's something that can be formulated, regulated, give you security, then nobody would lose money. Every movie would be successful. And that's certainly not the case. ↗

— Ang Lee

#certainly #every #formulated #give #lose