55% Say Senate Should Allow Yes-or-No Vote on All Presidential Nominees
The U.S. Senate yesterday ended rules that allowed a minority of senators to prevent a vote on a president’s political nominees, and most voters think the change is a good one.
Fifty-five percent (55%) of Likely U.S. Voters think that, regardless of any disagreements, every presidential nominee should be the subject of a simple yes-or-no vote in the Senate. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 23% disagree, but another 23% are not sure. –Rasmussen Report
The U.S. Senate yesterday ended rules that allowed a minority of senators to prevent a vote on a president’s political nominees, and most voters think the change is a good one.
Fifty-five percent (55%) of Likely U.S. Voters think that, regardless of any disagreements, every presidential nominee should be the subject of a simple yes-or-no vote in the Senate. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 23% disagree, but another 23% are not sure. –Rasmussen Report
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Supreme Court Declines To Stop NSA Surveillance
The high court rejected a privacy group petition for a review of the programs
The U.S. Supreme Court will not intervene to stop the National Security Agency’s domestic telephone surveillance program — for now.
The justices turned away an appeal from a privacy group without comment on Monday [11/18], declining to review the group’s assertion that the FISA court, the secret federal court that oversees NSA activities, illegally authorized domestic surveillance programs, CNN reports. In an unusual step, the Electronic Privacy Information Center filed its appeal directly with the high court, arguing the “exceptional ramifications” of the NSA’s activities warranted immediate supreme court review.
Mass surveillance programs in the United States have come under growing scrutiny since former NSA contractor Edward Snowden leaked a trove of documents revealing vast and secret monitoring of Americans’ communications. –Swampland
The high court rejected a privacy group petition for a review of the programs
The U.S. Supreme Court will not intervene to stop the National Security Agency’s domestic telephone surveillance program — for now.
The justices turned away an appeal from a privacy group without comment on Monday [11/18], declining to review the group’s assertion that the FISA court, the secret federal court that oversees NSA activities, illegally authorized domestic surveillance programs, CNN reports. In an unusual step, the Electronic Privacy Information Center filed its appeal directly with the high court, arguing the “exceptional ramifications” of the NSA’s activities warranted immediate supreme court review.
Mass surveillance programs in the United States have come under growing scrutiny since former NSA contractor Edward Snowden leaked a trove of documents revealing vast and secret monitoring of Americans’ communications. –Swampland
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Wal-Mart Asks Employees To Donate Food To Their Co-Workers For Thanksgiving
Many note that such acts of kindness would not be necessary if Wal-Mart paid a living wage
A food drive run by and for employees at a Cleveland-area Wal-Mart has sparked outrage and intensified the ongoing debate over the large retailer’s low wages.
According to a report in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Wal-Mart in question featured two bins in the employees-only section along with a sign that read, “Please donate food items here so associates in need can enjoy Thanksgiving dinner.”
Kory Lundberg, a Wal-Mart spokesperson, defended the food drive, claiming it was a sign that Wal-Mart employees stick together. “It is for associates who have had some hardships come up,” he said. “Maybe their spouse lost a job. This is part of the company’s culture to rally around associates and take care of them when they face extreme hardships.”
But not everyone took such a rosy view of the situation. “That captures Walmart right there,” Kate Bronfenbrenner, director of labor education research at Cornell University’s labor school, told the Plain Dealer. “Walmart is setting up bins because its employees don’t make enough to feed themselves and their families.” -Salon
Many note that such acts of kindness would not be necessary if Wal-Mart paid a living wage
A food drive run by and for employees at a Cleveland-area Wal-Mart has sparked outrage and intensified the ongoing debate over the large retailer’s low wages.
According to a report in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Wal-Mart in question featured two bins in the employees-only section along with a sign that read, “Please donate food items here so associates in need can enjoy Thanksgiving dinner.”
Kory Lundberg, a Wal-Mart spokesperson, defended the food drive, claiming it was a sign that Wal-Mart employees stick together. “It is for associates who have had some hardships come up,” he said. “Maybe their spouse lost a job. This is part of the company’s culture to rally around associates and take care of them when they face extreme hardships.”
But not everyone took such a rosy view of the situation. “That captures Walmart right there,” Kate Bronfenbrenner, director of labor education research at Cornell University’s labor school, told the Plain Dealer. “Walmart is setting up bins because its employees don’t make enough to feed themselves and their families.” -Salon
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