Did President Bush violate the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act when he authorized wiretaps without court authority? Former President Jimmy Carter has a unique perspective on the issue–he was the President that signed FISA into law when it was passed in 1978. Said Carter, “If my voice is important to point of the intent of theContinue reading “On former President Carter and Wiretaps”
Tag Archives: Politics
On Senator Kerry's Filibuster
Massachusetts Senator Kerry today called for a Senate filibuster of Supreme Court nominee Judge Samuel Alito. I don’t know how the votes will break down, if the Democrats will have enough votes to hold off a cloture vote. If the cloture vote to end debate fails, would the Republicans then unleash the nuclear option, rewritingContinue reading “On Senator Kerry's Filibuster”
On the President and His Vacations
It’s now official–the President has spent a full 365 days out of his not-quite five years as leader of the Free World on vacation, clearing brush off his Texas ranch. This article from the Washington Post passes no judgment on the President’s hobbies, but the question needs to be asked–aren’t there better, more important thingsContinue reading “On the President and His Vacations”
Still More on Writing Letters
Today, for reasons unknown, the Raleigh News & Observer reprinted my letter they had published on Christmas Day. Not sure why, maybe they liked it a lot. 😀
More on Writing Letters
Today, Christmas Day, the Raleigh News & Observer published my letter on the President’s illegal domestic spying program. Color me happy. 🙂 Among the other letters published in today’s paper I do like this quote from Randy Balot: “We are fighting a two-front war. In the Middle East are the Islamofascists. In the United StatesContinue reading “More on Writing Letters”
On Wiretaps
I saw this on John S. Drew’s LiveJournal: “When you see this, post it.” Which I’m doing. 🙂 “Now, by the way, any time you hear the United States government talking about wiretap, it requires — a wiretap requires a court order. Nothing has changed, by the way. When we’re talking about chasing down terrorists,Continue reading “On Wiretaps”
On Writing Letters
Yesterday I mailed off a letter to my Congressman, Representative Brad Miller. As I mentioned a few days ago, Representative Miller has sent me e-mails on occasion, and I decided to write to him about the recent revelations regarding the President’s decision to flaunt the courts and the Constitution and institute illegal wiretaps on personsContinue reading “On Writing Letters”
On Senator Liddy Dole
On occasion I’ve been moved to write my elected officials. They may think I’m something of a crank, but that’s to be expected when my politics don’t match theirs. 😉 I may not care for Senator Richard Burr, but at least he writes back. I cannot say the same for Senator Liddy Dole, who hasContinue reading “On Senator Liddy Dole”
On Voting Machines
My voting precinct uses paper ballots. Odd paper ballots, to be sure–you use a black sharpie to connect two halves of an arrow to indicate your voting preferences–but still, paper ballots. With a paper trail. As my experience a year ago when I was nearly disenfranchised would indicate. But not all of North Carolina usesContinue reading “On Voting Machines”
On a Cool Campaign Ad
Let’s suppose for a moment that President Bush were running for office against Jesus. What sort of campaign attack ad might Bush and his lackey Karl Rove conjure? A disturbingly funny ad.