By Rand Paul
Obama acts as though we no longer have a Constitution
Independent voices from the TWT Communities

Google faces a wave of public dismay and protest Thursday over its decision to scrap the Google Reader service.
Andy Rubin has stepped down as the executive in charge of Google's Android operating system for smartphones and tablet computers, ending a seven-year reign that reshaped the technology industry.
Google is paying nearly $15 million in bonuses to four of the Internet search company's top executives for their performances last year.
For a book that has yet to be released, Sheryl Sandberg's "Lean In" _ part feminist manifesto, part how-to career guide _ has got a lot of people talking.
Conservationists say there's a new threat to the survival of Africa's endangered elephants that may be just as deadly as poachers' bullets: the black-market trade of ivory in cyberspace.

Conservationist groups are pushing Google to take down 10,000-plus advertisements on its Internet search sites that tout products made from whales and elephants.

Google's stock price topped $800 for the first time Tuesday amid renewed confidence in the company's ability to reap steadily higher profits from its dominance of Internet search and prominence in the increasingly important mobile device market.
Google's stock price topped $800 for the first time Tuesday amid renewed confidence in the company's ability to reap higher profits from its dominance of Internet search and prominence in the growing mobile market.
Google's stock price topped $800 for the first time Tuesday amid renewed confidence in the company's ability to reap steadily higher profits from its dominance of Internet search and prominence in the increasingly important mobile device market.
With Google's stock hovering at record highs, Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt plans to sell more than 40 percent of his stock in the Internet search leader this year.

Google shares jumped about $35, or 5 percent, after the markets closed Tuesday as the search engine giant beat estimates in its fourth quarter earnings report.

Google shares jumped $33 in the first 10 minutes of after-hours trading as the company beat estimates in its fourth quarter earnings report.
Google eked out slightly higher earnings in the fourth quarter, despite a financial drag caused by the Internet search leader's expansion into device manufacturing and a decline in digital ad prices as more people gaze into the smaller screens of smartphones.
Microsoft is trying to skewer Google as a lousy holiday shopping guide in its latest attempt to divert more traffic to its Bing search engine.
Microsoft is trying to skewer Google as a lousy holiday shopping guide in its latest attempt to divert more traffic to its Bing search engine.
He said the software is now running on more than 750 million smartphones and tablets throughout the world, making it the world's most widely used mobile operating system.
"Having exceeded even the crazy ambitious goals we dreamed of for Android _ and with a really strong leadership team in place _ Andy's decided it's time to hand over the reins and start a new chapter at Google," Page wrote.