Today’s Interesting News

Have you ever wanted to give the Police the middle finger. I bet you have, and you thought it was against the law,, well its not. That Rights, you can flip them the finger, another court has rule..

for those in NC, remember when the NCGA wanted to punish Teachers by block them from give their due to NCAE via payroll deduction. Well, Perdue veto the bill, they (NCGOP) overruled her and now the Court have Overrule the NCGA read it here. 

the biggest news from Washington DC,  

House GOP Approves Funding to Defend DOMA, While Blocking Sandy Relief, Violence Against Women Act tlrd.us/XmOEXS

Illinois Senate Committee has pass a same-sex marriage bill out of committee and now the bill goes to the senate and house for a vote, will Il be the next state to legalize Same Sex Marriage, we can only hope so.

here is a real shocker, Lawmakers sneak corporate loopholes into fiscal cliff deal huff.lv/VlDk9n, I guess they need to protect their second paychecks..

We knew this would happen sooner or later, White men no longer majority in the House Democratic caucus huff.to/ULapy3

another for NC’ers

Remember Tony Tata, well Pat McCory  named Tata to DOT but its raises politics issues over his credentials bit.ly/WoPIVc

Orchids at the U.S. Botanic Gardens in Washington DCis.gd/TsOIHe

the most shocking news of the day is the following,

House GOP lets Violence Against Women Act die huff.to/YVirmc

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Reselling your stuff make become illegal thanks to the Federal Court and the Supreme Court

Read about the case here, click 
Are you in?  More than 3,000 sites -- including prominent allies like the Electronic Frontier Foundation -- have signed up to take part in today's day of action. The Supreme Court is hearing that case that will decide if you have the right to resell the things you own.
Ebay, Craigslist, and even the old-fashioned garage sale are under threat.
Sites will be using our ribbons and ball-and-chain icons to sound the alarm about the Kirtsaeng vs John Wiley & Sons case:
The Supreme Court might side with Big Business and decide that you don't have the right to resell things that were made abroad: books, clothes, iPhones -- almost anything.
If you're planning to take part, please click here to grab the code for one of those icons, and post it on your site! (And maybe write up a blurb about why you're taking a stand.)
Here's what it'll look like:


We expect to have a legislative fight on our hands come winter, no matter how the Supreme Court rules.  So we want to drive thousands of emails to lawmakers before Big Business sics its brigade of lobbyists on them.
Whether or not you're posting on your site, will you spread word to your friends -- and especially anybody who you know who sells things online?
You can use these links, or forward the email below:

If you're already on Facebook, click here to share with your friends.

If you're already on Twitter, click here to tweet about the campaign: Tweet

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