The Chaff

Archive for August, 2004

Friday, August 27th, 2004

9/11 Changed…What Exactly?

I am getting a little frustrated with people in the public sphere insisting that the old rules don’t apply, that the Geneva Conventions are “quaint” and outdated, that the rights to privacy, free speech, and due process can’t be considered that important anymore, that we might have to suspend elections this year, because, you know [...]

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Friday, August 13th, 2004

Snarky Cat Blogging

Portor Goss, recently nominated to head the CIA, was a bit reluctant to look into the betrayal of an undercover CIA operative last year. He said, “Somebody sends me a blue dress and some DNA, I’ll have an investigation.”
Dear Mr. Goss,
Enlosed please find my favorite blue dress, covered with 15 pounds of grade A feline [...]

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Thursday, August 12th, 2004

Giving In to the Muse

You know, I can’t do the whole political commentary thing correctly. I keep ending up with poetry and fiction instead of expository or argumentative essays.
Well, fine. I can live with that.
I don’t know if this one needs a title or not. It might need footnotes…
Too long has Themis wept;
Too long the twin ravages–
Hubris and greed–
Have [...]

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Wednesday, August 11th, 2004

See me after class

I remember the night George W. Bush announced that we were sending troops into Iraq. I was driving home from work, and the news that there would be a speech that night came on the radio. I felt the hope drain out of me, and I had to blink back the tears just to make [...]

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Saturday, August 7th, 2004

More on that whole due process thing

The arguments from the government about whether they have the right to hold people without due process continues: Scotus blog has a good tracking on this.
The primary argument I hear from supporters of the government’s position is that we can’t risk allowing suspected terrorists access to open court.
Based on the readings I’ve done [...]

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Monday, August 2nd, 2004

Do I Hate America? You Tell Me….

I’ve heard the refrain a lot lately. If you disagree with something the government does or protest the administration, sooner or later, someone will ask “Do you hate America?”
Honestly, I don’t know.
If America turns into a place where you have to sign a loyalty oath to see your government officials speak, then I would have [...]

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