Saturday, September 07, 2002The Imperial Presidency vs. the Imperial Judiciary
"IN its aggressive conduct of the war on terrorism's domestic front, the Bush administration has encountered few obstacles from Congress or public opinion. Rather, it is federal judges, across the ideological spectrum, who have responded with skepticism, alarm or downright hostility in recent weeks to the administration's sweeping claims of unbridled executive authority to hold secret deportation hearings, label and incarcerate "enemy combatants" without access to lawyers or judges, and commingle activities of counterintelligence agents and criminal prosecutors."10:55:57 PM #
Caffeine Symptoms
Excess Caffeine
3 cups of coffee is considered an average or moderate dose, but 10 cups of coffee per day is considered excessive.
At various times I have run the gamut from average consumption to gross excess. I also drink enough to get withdrawal symptoms if I stop abruptly, although I have been down to two 12 oz. drinks a day on most days for some time now.
10:44:13 PM #
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This is about the right attitude for a weblog, I think.
10:17:49 PM #
Guardian Unlimited Observer | Special reports | US pours arms into Gulf region
The United States has begun the massive military build-up required for a war against Iraq, ordering the movement of tens of thousands of men and tonnes of matériel to the Gulf region.10:04:32 PM #
Debate Crystallizes on War, Rights (washingtonpost.com)
"Perhaps the toughest rebuke came last week, when a Cincinnati-based federal appeals court said the administration's arguments for secret deportation hearings were "undemocratic" and "in complete opposition to the society envisioned by the Framers of our Constitution." "7:54:00 AM #
An American Justice (washingtonpost.com)
"Federal judge Robert G. Doumar has one word for the Bush administration's argument that an American citizen, captured in Afghanistan and confined in a Navy brig here, doesn't have the right to see a lawyer: "Idiotic.""7:46:47 AM #
The Recording Industry Association of America: American Outlaw
"Pending legislation sponsored by Reps. Howard L. Berman (D-Calif.) and Howard Coble (R-N.C.) would allow the industry to hack into offenders' computers to disrupt file sharing, while the industry is also putting out fake music files to try to discourage downloads. " [Washington Post] Thanks to Tomalak's Realm.
Anyone who hacks into my computer deserves no more consideration than a thief in the night.
The recording industry has declared war on us, it is time for us to take the war to them. A good first step would be to boycott recordings produced by any member of the Recording Industry Association of America. This lobby should be regarded as an outlaw, and Americans should not willingly provide it with the financial means to undermine our laws and our freedom.
12:19:55 AM #
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