21st December, 2005
And so it begins.
Ran across two op-eds so far today regarding W’s grab for unchecked power.
Oh, and now I see that a FISA judge has resigned as well.
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20th December, 2005
Thought for the Day
Semi-related to my previous post, here’s a little something that was stamped to the back of a Christmas card from a friend:
Without Art, we are but monkeys with car keys.
Now go out and prove your un-monkeyness.
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20th December, 2005
One Small Step…
From a NY Times article:
A federal judge ruled today that a Pennsylvania school board’s policy of teaching intelligent design in high school biology class is unconstitutional because intelligent design is clearly a religious idea that advances “a particular version of Christianity.”
That’s two good (and correct) things to come out of the Feds in the last week. If this pace keeps up, I’ll start forgetting I’m an American.
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16th December, 2005
Good news?
Time extensions to the “Patriot Act” were rejected by the Senate today. At least some people are starting to wake up.
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16th December, 2005
Stupidity
Sales of pseudoephedrine products topped $580 million in 2004 and have not grown appreciably in recent years, suggesting that any diversion of the product for methamphetamine production is a relatively small part of overall sales.
This is so fucking stupid. US lawmakers have submitted a proposal that would require medicines containing pseudoephedrine (you know, the stuff that gajillions of people a year use as a safe, effective nasal decongestion for the relief of colds and allergies) to be “under lock and key in stores. Buyers would have to sign a sheet and show a driver’s license. Purchases would be limited to one box a day and three boxes a month.” Now take a look at the statistics above and then try and figure out how these “anti-drug use” policies will help curb methamphetamine use. Uh huh. Just another useless piece of legislation for the “war on (some) drugs”.
p.s. The idea of signing a log book is beyond laughable. What, exactly, is the point? I can easily just walk into another store and buy another box. Or have my druggy friends do it. And why are there such restrictions on this medication when, at the same time, I can buy all the cigarettes and alcohol that I want, as often as I want? Ridiculous.
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14th December, 2005
Corps.(e)
It’s the end of the year, so it’s time for happy, happy, joy, joy top-ten lists! Only this list has fourteen. And it is not at all happy nor joyous. The “Most Wanted” Corporate Human Rights Violators of 2005. The report can be a bit extremist at times, but still contains alot of good information. Dig in.
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