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Oct. 5th, 2005 07:08 amhttp://www.doommovie.com/ It looks horrible...perfect.
Miers? Was never a judge. It's sad that the amount of scrutiny for SCOTUS judges has merely resulted in picking un or under-qualified members to avoid having to answer questions about their judicial records.
The hot-button issue over and over again is abortion. Eventually Roe will fall or the law will have to change to add an explicit right to privacy. During this period of terrorist fear I doubt we'll see anything but a further constriction of freedoms, so if you want abortion better turn your views to state-level decisions. I think the battle will be lost in the states, as most people who care strongly are those that are zealously pro-life. It's one of those issues that doesn't affect a high enough % of people to affect policy, especially as people with money can always get abortions if they want. Apathy has many victims.
Speaking of Bush groupthink, are people seeing through this oil refinery scam?
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20051004/us_nm/hurricanes_bush_refineries_dc_4
Bush is pushing to give money away, either directly, through public land donation (former military bases), removing EPA pollution restrictions, or giving tax breaks to the oil conglomerate. This is in a year that oil companies are posting record profits...is this what he means by smaller government? Will Haliburton build the refineries? I'm truly thrilled at the prospect of using taxpayer dollars to aid an industry that is reaping its own rewards already.
Miers? Was never a judge. It's sad that the amount of scrutiny for SCOTUS judges has merely resulted in picking un or under-qualified members to avoid having to answer questions about their judicial records.
The hot-button issue over and over again is abortion. Eventually Roe will fall or the law will have to change to add an explicit right to privacy. During this period of terrorist fear I doubt we'll see anything but a further constriction of freedoms, so if you want abortion better turn your views to state-level decisions. I think the battle will be lost in the states, as most people who care strongly are those that are zealously pro-life. It's one of those issues that doesn't affect a high enough % of people to affect policy, especially as people with money can always get abortions if they want. Apathy has many victims.
Speaking of Bush groupthink, are people seeing through this oil refinery scam?
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20051004/us_nm/hurricanes_bush_refineries_dc_4
Bush is pushing to give money away, either directly, through public land donation (former military bases), removing EPA pollution restrictions, or giving tax breaks to the oil conglomerate. This is in a year that oil companies are posting record profits...is this what he means by smaller government? Will Haliburton build the refineries? I'm truly thrilled at the prospect of using taxpayer dollars to aid an industry that is reaping its own rewards already.
