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Entries from March 2004

More Quiescence — All the Way Around

March 31st, 2004 · 1 Comment

My Business Organizations (Corporate Law) Final Examination, which I thought was last week, is today. I’m probably no more prepared for taking it tonight than I was last week. Frankly, I’ve still been so irritated about that course that I’ve nearly completely blown it off this semester; I’ve hardly done any reading or studying. (This, […]

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Tags: Blogs & Blogging

Unborn Victims of Violence & the Debate on Abortion

March 26th, 2004 · No Comments

Anti-abortionists are walking a dangerous path these days. But in a world which is increasingly unable to make distinctions, it’s no large surprise. After all, this is a world which can’t tell the difference between al Queda and Iraq, doesn’t understand that it’s possible to be against religion in government without being against religion or […]

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Tags: Law and Legal Issues

Truth & A Burning By Bush

March 24th, 2004 · No Comments

The Congressional Record from yesterday contains an interesting speech (with additional text) by U.S. Representative Rahm Emanuel. This speech should be read by anyone who is seriously concerned about the future of the United States. In this article, you’ll read a long list — not limited to Paul O’Neill and Richard Clarke — of people […]

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Tags: The Bush Regime

Who Are We Hurting?

March 24th, 2004 · No Comments

CBS News Online reports, “All we are saying is, ‘Please, can’t we in our lives do this?’” said Rep. Barney Frank. “When I go home from today’s work and I choose because of my nature to associate with another man, how is that a problem for you? How does that hurt you?” He drew no […]

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Tags: Constitutional Issues

How Much Evidence?

March 22nd, 2004 · No Comments

Today, two more stories came out which provided more evidence backing up what Paul O’Neil said this past January: President Bush was focused on going to war against Iraq from the first day of his presidency. He only used al Queda and what happened at the Twin Towers in New York as an excuse. That’s […]

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Tags: The War President

Why Is Fresno So Against Free Speech?

March 20th, 2004 · No Comments

I have never been a member, nor attended any meetings of the group known as Peace Fresno. I’ve seen them on the street corner at Shaw & Blackstone periodically and, frankly, I’ve considered them to be not much more than the direct descendants of Don Quixote. But perhaps I’m naive in this. After all, the […]

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Tags: Freedom of Speech

Trashing the Country

March 20th, 2004 · No Comments

If we weren’t so busy funding wars on countries we don’t need to be fighting, we could afford to pay for hauling the trash from our cities. Instead, having already occupied and trashed Iraq, we’re now going to set up trash repositories in non-industrial areas. One question: Will this be near George Bush’s house? The […]

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Tags: The War President

Talent vs. Determination

March 19th, 2004 · 1 Comment

“Talent and all that for the most part is nothing but hogwash. Any schoolboy with a little aptitude might very well draw better than I perhaps; but what he most often lacks is the tough yearning for realization, the teeth-grinding obstinacy and saying: even though I know I’m not capable of it, I’m still going […]

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Tags: Philosophy

A Flower for My Love

March 17th, 2004 · No Comments

Things have been pretty busy lately as anyone who notes the dearth of entries here will realize. But I at least need to take a moment to give my wife — whom I’ve hardly seen since the weekend due to our schedules — a flower. This is a picture taken at our old house — […]

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Tags: Personal Life

Prisoner’s Dilemma

March 16th, 2004 · No Comments

I realize that based upon prevailing views in our civilized nation, this is probably not a popular view, but I find this story quite horrific. It’s just one more (in a long list) of reasons that push me towards Criminal Defense Law once I’ve passed the bar. I also don’t know how much longer this […]

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Tags: Social Issues