2005-03-22

gridlore: Doug looking off camera with a grin (Penguin -  dance)
2005-03-22 08:26 am
gridlore: Doug looking off camera with a grin (Me - Thoughtful)
2005-03-22 08:59 am

Excellent article.

No matter where you stand on the Terry Schiavo case, you have to worry about the raw power grab by Congress in interfering in a state court ruling. Here's a good article on the subject:

Power abused, democracy corrupted )
gridlore: Doug looking off camera with a grin (Penguin -  dance)
2005-03-22 11:35 am

Mood shifting without a clutch

Pink Floyd - When the Tigers Broke Free

into

Moxy Fruvous - King of Spain
gridlore: Doug looking off camera with a grin (Sunburst)
2005-03-22 11:52 am

From my cold dead fingers!

This is an outrage! Little Black Books uber alles!

Tories announce crackdown on Travellers

The Conservative party today announced a seven-pronged attack on sites illegally occupied by Travellers.

Trespass by Travellers on private land would become a criminal offence and Britain would consider scrapping human rights legislation under a Tory government, the Conservative leader said.

Michael Howard, although acknowledging that many Travellers lived within the law, said a minority abused the planning system.


Yes, I know it refers to something else, but I like the images of the Tories going after Traveller groups.