Democrats’ Legal Challenges Impede Nader. I find it ironic and appalling that in attempting to limit our choices, some Democrats are proving to be anything but democratic. Rather than trying to keep Nader off the ballot, wouldn’t courting the 49% of the voting-age population that didn’t vote in 2000 make more sense? Ralph Nader’s efforts … …
U.S. Signals End to Legal Fight Over an ‘Enemy Combatant’. Follow-up to a story that is a few years old. It is easy to revile Bush for trashing one of the core values of the Constitution, but perhaps a more interesting issue is, will executive policy be any different with Kerry as President? The Justice … …
Kerry Says His Vote on Iraq Would Be the Same Today. Are these guys trying to lose the election? Neither will admit to the possibility of being wrong, and I have long held that Kerry is part of the problem with the status quo. Senator John Kerry said Monday that he would have voted to … …
Republican-Led House Defeats Effort to Curb Patriot Act. The Republican-led House bowed to a White House veto threat Thursday and stood by the USA Patriot Act, defeating an effort to block the part of the anti-terrorism law that helps the government investigate people’s reading habits. The effort to defy Bush and bridle the law’s powers … …
Top Court Rules People Must Give Police Their Names. I first read about the Hiibel case several months ago, and it inspired me to experiment with carrying no identification except for a health card (and work ID when necessary). Interestingly, this created a problem only once a few weeks ago when I was carded at … …
No Conviction for Student in Terror Case. Follow-up to an April NY Times article. Handing the government a stinging defeat, a jury acquitted a Saudi graduate student on Thursday of charges that he had used his computer expertise to help Muslim terrorists raise money and recruit followers. “I hope the message is that the First … …
Computer Student on Trial for Aid to Muslim Web Sites. Does anyone other than Bush and Ashcroft still believe in the efficacy of the PATRIOT Act? This is simply ludicrous. Today, that graduate student, Sami Omar al-Hussayen, is on trial in a heavily guarded courtroom here, accused of plotting to aid and to maintain Islamic … …
Mayor’s Rating Up; Poll Sees Deep Split on School Policies. Cool. I was one of the poll participants, and perhaps unsurprisingly, I am one who approves of Bloomberg’s performance. On the other hand, I find that “[New Yorkers] are still afraid of another terrorist attack” is not a particularly accurate conclusion to draw from a … …
Caught a sneak preview screening of The Girl Next Door on Saturday, and I was pleasantly surprised. Pretty funny, and naturally, that healthy dose of Elisha Cuthbert didn’t hurt… 😉 Charges Dropped Against Chaplain. Easily overlooked if you weren’t reading the weekend news. No apology of course, which is simply wrong considering that these jerks … …
Blow to Bush: An Ally in Spain Is Rejected by Antiwar Voters. When France and Germany balked at supporting the war on Iraq, the Spanish prime minister, José María Aznar, stood publicly by Mr. Bush at a summit meeting in the Azores a year ago this week, and just days before the war began. Now … …