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I don't even know where to start. In a nutshell, the Department of Homeland Security is suggesting that air travelers be equipped with an ID bracelet that would not only track your personal information (no more passports or boarding passes) but would also have the ability to electrically stun anyone deemed as a terrorist. Its kind of like a little wrist-sized time bomb that security could trigger when needed. Do we need this level of security? Read the whole store at the Washington Times web site and Raw Story.

I'm sure every American will remember the hanging chad outcries from the 2000 election. Now an even bigger turd is about to hit the fan. The National Democratic Party is banning all members from Florida to participate in the Democratic National Convention due to their super early primary election on Jan. 20 of this year.

Rules committee member Alice Germond of Washington, D.C., said the committee chose to eliminate all of Florida's delegates, not just some, "in order to not be forced to sanction any candidate who chooses to campaign there."

Amazing! On one hand, you have to respect politicians for actually following the rules. On the other hand, you'd expect the Democratic party to turn a blind eye towards a state in which is already majority Republican.

Allan Katz of Tallahassee, the only Floridian on the rules committee, said Saturday's action raises the danger that "only Republicans will show up."

He argued almost alone on the committee against the sanctions, and called it "a terrible situation for Florida and a very bad situation for the Democratic Party."

It also leaves the candidates uncertain.

"The question is, how much time will we spend there, given there are no delegates at stake," said Luis Navarro, spokesman for the Joe Biden campaign. "Ultimately, the way a candidate is nominated is by getting delegates."

Several states have pushed up their primary elections in order to garner as much goodwill towards the candidates as possible. As of 2004, almost all states have their elections in early Feb..  This year the race has begun to move the primaries earlier in the year now more than ever. If this keeps up, we'll be have a primary election almost 2 years before the real elections!