City Poised To Evict Boy Scouts Council

Posted on July 22, 2006 - Filed Under ACLU, Boyscouts, News | 6 Comments

Philadelphia Inquirer
Mayor Street will evict the Boy Scouts’s Cradle of Liberty Council from its city-owned Center City headquarters, or make the organization pay fair-market rent, unless it stops discriminating against gays.
The mayor’s intention - which would apparently bring to an end a dispute that has been roiling for more than three years over scouting’s policies [...]

ACLU and Westboro Hate Cult Challenge Missouri Protest Ban

Posted on July 22, 2006 - Filed Under ACLU, Border Control/Homeland Security, Illegal Activities, News | 6 Comments

Once again we come to the debate over whether we should limit speech that infringes upon the rights of others. I have expressed how I feel about this determined hate cult before, so suffice it to say I think they are ignorant and filled with hate. They are deranged cultists. They [...]

Do We Really Need To Have This Discussion Again?

Posted on July 22, 2006 - Filed Under ACLU | Comments Off

About every 3 to 4 months or so we have to have a little pow wow on here or on our own respective blogs about the term “neo-con”. Let’s AGAIN take a look at the “word”.
Neo: From the Greek meaning New
Merriam-Webster Online:
1 a : new : recent b : new and different period or [...]

ACLU Challenge Lethal Injection

Posted on July 22, 2006 - Filed Under ACLU, News | 2 Comments

Via Independent Record
The ACLU had earlier asked the Department of Corrections to supply details on the lethal injection process used in executions. The agency process, the ACLU said, is the “same protocol held unconstitutional as cruel and unusual punishment in other state and federal courts.”
The ACLU and others have already taken the case to the [...]

Israeli Forces Push Through Lebanon Border

Posted on July 22, 2006 - Filed Under News, War On Terror | Comments Off

FOX News
Hundreds of Israeli troops moved into southern Lebanon on Saturday, taking control of a village and engaging Hezbollah militants by land, sea and air as part of the country’s limited ground campaign.
The soldiers — backed by artillery and tank fire — moved into the large Lebanese village of Maroun al-Ras in several rounds and [...]