Indefensible: 10 Ways The ACLU Is Destroying America

Posted on January 10, 2007 - Filed Under 1st Amendment, ACLU, News, War On Terror | 20 Comments

I just finished reading Indefensible: 10 Ways The ACLU Is Destroying America by Sam Kastensmidt. I highly recommend it for everyone.
The book covers most of our own top ten reasons to stop the ACLU, however much more extensively. It covers everything the ACLU stands for. From the agenda of silencing the churches [...]

Bush Surge Speech Open Thread And Liveblogging

Posted on January 10, 2007 - Filed Under News, War On Terror | 28 Comments

O.K., I’m gonna do this, but I’m doing it a bit differently than usual. I’m encouraging readers to participate in the comments, trackbacks, etc. As for live blogging this, I will be summarizing what I think is important instead of combing over every word. Drudge has the text of the speech.
The situation in [...]

Threat to grassroots lobbying, part 2

Posted on January 10, 2007 - Filed Under 1st Amendment, News, Politics As Usual | Comments Off

Cross-posted at CourtZero.
In my earlier post found here, I raised questions about the effect of Senate Bill One (SB1) on small organizations and even some blogs’ ability to legally call on members and readers to express their opinions to our elected leaders. The more I think about it, the more I’m convinced this is [...]

Kennedy Plans Unconstitutional Coup

Posted on January 10, 2007 - Filed Under Illegal Activities, News, Politics As Usual, War On Terror | 6 Comments

Cross-posted from Right on the Right:
As the debate over the proposed troop surge heats up, Senator Kennedy is preparing a piece of legislation which will unconstitutionally attempt to steal power from the Commander in Chief and hand that power to the legislature. He wants the President to no longer have control of our Armed Forces. [...]

Chavez Calls Jesus The Greatest Socialist In History

Posted on January 10, 2007 - Filed Under News, Politics As Usual | Comments Off

Jesus was a socialist? Well, so says the man who thinks Bush is the devil.
Chavez took the oath of office at the National Assembly after a sweeping re-election victory that has given him free reign to pursue more radical changes, including plans to nationalize power and telecommunications companies.
His right hand raised, Chavez declared: “Fatherland, [...]

Food faddist Fascism demolished

Posted on January 10, 2007 - Filed Under ACLU | 1 Comment

Not that the food faddists will take any notice
Food faddism is important to many people because it gives them both the illusion of control and an ego boost. One of the few things they have absolute control over is what they put into their mouths so they like to think that gives them some [...]

SEYMOUR MARTIN LIPSET: A FLAWED FIGURE

Posted on January 10, 2007 - Filed Under ACLU | Comments Off

There is a neocon eulogy of the recently deceased Prof. Seymour Martin Lipset here. Despite the usual adjuration de mortuis nil nisi bonum, I feel that I should say a few words to set the record straight. Lipset was a very popular sociologist and political scientist but that which is popularly believed [...]

Attack on Political Freedom in England

Posted on January 10, 2007 - Filed Under ACLU, News | Comments Off

To the British Left, having views critical of immigration means that you must be hounded out of your job:
“Anti-racism campaigners are to protest at the English National Ballet after a dancer admitted being a member of the British National Party. Principal dancer Simone Clarke was revealed to be a member of the party [...]

Bush Set to Announce Troop Buildup Plans

Posted on January 10, 2007 - Filed Under News, War On Terror | 3 Comments

As we await Bush’s much anticipated speech on a troop surge tonight, here is a reading list on the matter.
The Anchoress: Dems: Bush Is For It So We’re Against It
Iowa Voice: Pelosi Was For A Surge Before She Was Against It
Jawa Report: Dem War Plan
Gateway Pundit: How Democrats Lost Vietnam and How They Plan [...]

Grassroots Lobbying legislation possible threat to influential blogs

Posted on January 10, 2007 - Filed Under 1st Amendment, News | 4 Comments

I say with all candor that I do not know what the proposed legislation that I’m about to quote is really supposed to mean, but I do know that it worries me. I imagine it will worry the ACLU, for that matter. Pending before the Senate, with a vote imminent (as a matter [...]

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