State Sovereignty
Image via Wikipedia The Ninth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. The Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 15 so far )Executive Kill Orders
Obama’s first executive orders are about to gives us a hint what the next four years will be like. Presidents long have used executive orders to impose policy and set priorities. One of Bush’s first acts was to reinstate full abortion restrictions on U.S. overseas aid. The restrictions were first ordered by President Reagan and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )What Time Is It in Indiana?
I am amused. This should be a simple task; telling the client in Qatar what time our meeting starts in Indiana. I found out that this state has been arguing about the time for nearly two centuries. Some people who have ties back to New York want Eastern Standard Time. Others, who work with Chicago, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Praying for Rain
I first saw the news yesterday that governor of Georgia was going to lead a prayer for rain. I only briefly glanced over it; if I thought of it at all, it was to remark to myself that it’s probably only a photo op to appease his votors, or if he’s sincere, a passing wonder [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )Mid-Week Links and Oddities
In no particular order – Building the ark: Greenpeace activists are building an ark on Mount Ararat. Amusing. Of course, Greenpeace isn’t a Christian organization (they don’t seem to be anti-Christian, as far as I can tell) but they border on Christian mockery to make a point about global warming. Obscene bible: In Hong Kong [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 8 so far )Not Blogging About This
Topics I’m not blogging about: Don Imus (who? never heard of him before this last week). Duke rugby team (old news, media hype, blah blah blah. If the boys hadn’t been a drunken frat party with strippers, they’d have never been in a position they had to defend themselves). That picture going around with the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Hate Speech
What qualifies as “hate speech” in the 9th Circus Court of Appeals? A ruling from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has concluded that municipal employers have the right to censor the words “natural family,” “marriage” and “family values” because that is hate speech and could scare workers. This isn’t the same country I [...]
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