The Anomaly, Not the Norm
May 19, 2010 by Jeff Schreiber
Filed under Assigned Reading
Fox News: Pennsylvania District Turns Into ‘Saudi Arabia of Natural Gas’ Ahead of Primary Both Democrat Mark Critz and Republican Tim Burns are echoing each other in their comments about the potential energy wealth that could be tapped in the southwestern Pennsylvania district. “Western Pennsylvania could become the energy capital of the world,” Critz said [...]
Pot, Kettle … Specter
May 16, 2010 by Jeff Schreiber
Filed under News & Views
“Joe Sestak. Just another politician.” A highly contested primary battle here in the Keystone State will be coming to fruition on Tuesday and, believe it or not, that’s been how Arlen Specter has been ending his attack ads against his rival, who just happens to be my congressman–for exactly sixteen more days, at least–and an [...]
Changes I Can’t Believe In
March 1, 2010 by Michelle Zhang
Filed under News & Views
Frequent America’s Right commenter Michelle Zhang has a unique perspective on the laptop-spying story, as she attended high school in the district where the secret webcam surveillance took place. In her first piece for America’s Right, Michelle discusses her reaction to the unfolding story. I speak for all of us here in welcoming Michelle to [...]
Standstill Order Expected in School Spying Case (UPDATE: Order Approved)
February 22, 2010 by Jeff Schreiber
Filed under News & Views
A standstill order is expected today from the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on the case of Lower Merion School District’s alleged practice of spying on students in their own homes through the use of school-issued, webcam-equipped laptop computers. The order is designed to provide all sides with a chance to better assess the technological issues [...]
Two Mike & Ikes and One Motion
February 20, 2010 by Jeff Schreiber
Filed under News & Views
If it weren’t so gosh-darned serious, it would be funny. On the late local NBC news following the Vancouver Olympics about an hour ago (Friday night), reporters interviewed Blake Robbins and his family, the folks at the center of the class action lawsuit filed against a Main Line school district which had been allegedly spying [...]
FBI Gets Involved in School Spying Case
February 19, 2010 by Jeff Schreiber
Filed under News & Views
According to the Associated Press, by way of the local Philadelphia ABC affiliate, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has tossed its hat into the ring with regard to Lower Merion School District’s alleged surveillance of students in their own homes by way of remote access to webcam-equipped laptop computers issued by the district’s two high [...]
Spying PA School District Responds, Admits to Lack of Notice, Remote Access
February 18, 2010 by Jeff Schreiber
Filed under News & Views
Yesterday evening, America’s Right reported the story of a class action lawsuit filed in Federal Court in Philadelphia alleging that the Lower Merion School District had been spying on students and students’ families in their own homes through the use of remotely accessible webcams on laptops which had been distributed to each of the district’s [...]
Lawsuit: PA School District Using School-Issued Laptop Webcams to Spy on Students
February 17, 2010 by Jeff Schreiber
Filed under News & Views
A class action lawsuit filed late yesterday in Federal Court in Philadelphia has shed light on a secret surveillance program targeting Americans, but this particular operation is not being run by the FBI or the NSA. It’s being run by the Lower Merion School District, in the old-money Main Line suburbs of Philadelphia, PA. The [...]
VIDEO: Specter Hops On Stage, Interrupts Sestak
February 3, 2010 by Jeff Schreiber
Filed under News & Views
If only Congressman Sestak had told Sen. Specter to quit interrupting him and “act like a lady.” All kidding aside, I’ve had no trouble in the past admitting that I like Joe Sestak. Even though he’s a committed liberal and wrong on so, so many issues, I’ve seen nothing which suggests that he is anything [...]
32 States and Counting
January 26, 2010 by Jeff Schreiber
Filed under News & Views
Well, my home state of Pennsylvania has officially joined the ranks of 31 other states which have drawn a line in the sand when it comes to unconstitutional federal health care mandates. According to a press release just received from the American Legislative Exchange Council, two pieces of legislation have been filed in the State [...]
