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Happy May Day and Beltane, friends! Picture of the day! Chris and Eva at last year's Halloween. I have NO idea what they're doing. I'll be in Santa Cruz for a quick trip on June 2, leaving June 3. Just...
Posted in Insignifica on May 1, 2007 08:40 AM
I've often thought that it'd be fun to do something civic - run for city council or school board, for example. I view public service of this type like I view jury duty and voting, even though you have to...
Posted in Insignifica on November 29, 2005 03:52 PM
A couple political links and thoughts: Cat Stevens on terrorist watch list - Folk artist Cat Stevens, now Yusuf Islam, was denied entry to the United States after appearing on a terrorist watch list. Officially, he was detained for reported...
Posted in Insignifica on September 23, 2004 06:00 PM
Great weekend, celebrating the impending marriage of Gary by enjoying alcohol, limo rides, and poker. I believe a good time was had. I'm disappointed in the Supreme Court's decision to not make a decision toady - I especially dislike the...
Posted in Insignifica on June 14, 2004 01:35 PM
California State Senator Tom McClintock wrote the following about the pledge and "Under God" in an OpEd piece in the Eureka Reporter: This concept [Natural rights as Americans granted by God] is the foundation of American liberty. And because it...
Posted in Insignifica on April 20, 2004 04:43 PM
There's been a lot of discussion lately, especially among more conservative pundits, of "activist judges", those that "make" law rather than just "interpret" it. It sounds like a powerful argument; the judicial branch, who we all were taught in civics...
Posted in Insignifica on March 5, 2004 06:50 PM
An Austrailian news site (among others) has a story about WCHR, a radio station that decided to stop playing Jethro Tull's music after frontman Ian Anderson said the following: "I hate to see the American flag hanging out of every...
Posted in Insignifica on November 18, 2003 05:10 PM
CNN is reporting that the Supreme Court has accepted the Pledge of Allegiance case that the 9th circuit ruled on last year. At least this is resolution. It made me angry last year when the entire executive and legislative branches...
Posted in Insignifica on October 14, 2003 10:54 AM
An open letter to Justice Roy Moore of Alabama Dear Justice Roy Moore, It's hard for me to turn on the news without seeing mention of your fight in Alabama to keep the ten commandments statue from being removed from...
Posted in Insignifica on August 24, 2003 10:28 AM
In the news: Judge blocks Colorado Pledge of Allegiance law. Basically, Colorado passed a law requiring students and teachers to say the Pledge of Allegiance every day. Students could opt out, but teachers could not. A judge came through and...
Posted in Insignifica on August 19, 2003 02:39 PM
Yay! Another "Pledge of Allegiance" rant! It seems that Pennsylvania state senate bill would require students in public school to recite the pledge or sing the national anthem every morning. Students could opt out, but their parents would be notified...
Posted in Insignifica on November 15, 2002 04:07 PM
An interesting Fark headline: "Bush slams Christian Right with left hand and signs legislation supporting references to God in pledge and national motto with other" And it's true. Bush is "Christian Right". His policy over the last 2 years (faith...
Posted in Insignifica on November 14, 2002 02:14 PM
HATE MAIL! Yes, folks, yours truly has received some hate mail from a fan of the site, referring to my posts about the recent court decision about the pledge of allegiance. I'm posting the email and my response here for...
Posted in Insignifica on June 26, 2002 11:11 PM
It seems there's a lot of very strong opinion about the recent circuit court ruling about the pledge. Look for a long essay about the ruling, the pledge and my thoughts in the coming days...I've seen TOO many of the...
Posted in Insignifica on June 26, 2002 04:54 PM
Wow! Pledge Declared Unconstitutional - For the first time ever, a federal appeals court Wednesday declared the Pledge of Allegiance unconstitutional because of the words "under God" added by Congress in 1954. This is fantastic news. I happen to agree...
Posted in Insignifica on June 26, 2002 01:47 PM
I very much dislike the pledge of allegiance, for various reasons. What are your thoughts on it?...
Posted in Insignifica on May 14, 2002 01:17 PM