With all the evictions of the Occupy movement lately, I was thinking about the Riot Act. While I have occasionally been “read the Riot Act”, I had never actually read the Riot Act. To wit: Our Sovereign Lord the King chargeth and commandeth all persons, being assembled, immediately to disperse themselves, and peaceably to depart …
Category Archives: Politics
An Illegal Immigration Analogy
I got an e-mail yesterday with an analogy that tries to clarify (one perspective) on the illegal immigration situation in America. I’ve posted the whole message and my reply elsewhere, but the analogy itself, and my counter-analogy are included below. From the original message: Let me see if I correctly understand the thinking behind these …
Global warming…
I can’t believe that some boneheads in a school district placed absurd restrictions on showing ‘An Inconvenient Truth‘ just because global warming is a theory. For christ’s sake it’s 63 degrees in the middle of January and I only live about 100 miles south of Valley Forge (you remember the place where the Revolutionary Army …
I have nothing against Evangelicals
What I am opposed to are people that belong to a political party because of single-issue politics, “other-side is evil”, or “my parents were *, so I am too”. Faisal linked to a great article that sums up some of the reasons that I’m opposed to the current republican party, “When Would Jesus Bolt?“. I’m …
I’m tired of this…
Between our current lousy administration and the local government enacting legislation just to force students out of the community, I’m really getting fed up. This time, Congress has proposed cutting NPR & PBS budgets by 23% now, and completely in 2 years. From an article in the Boston Globe: On a party-line vote, the House …
Erosion of State
This country is eroding out under us as our government strips the citizens of Constitutional rights. Today, I took my friend Chris’ advice, I joined the EFF and ACLU. My next step is get hooked up with the Maryland Democratic Party and see what I can do to help. For the record, Maryland’s primary elections …
Uncommon Sense: That About Sums it Up
While I don’t often agree with Richard Nikoley over at Uncommon Sense (not that I always disagree either), his post, “That About Sums it Up” is right on the money (well, except that Democrats are evil bit). From the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty: …”Keep ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries she with silent …
Where is the outrage?
I love America. I love the principals it was founded upon. I love the opportunities it has afforded me. And I have a deep and abiding respect and love for its peoples. But I fear for the America I love so dearly. In the last few months we have seen the government of this great …