I'm thankful today for the fact my sisters made it out this week...so just a quick one today.
Now for Some News...
New Stem Cell Research Could End Ethical Worries, from NPR
Rare National Buzz Help Obama Decide to Run, from NPR
Teachers and Civil Servants Join Transport Strikers, from BBC
Pulitzer Winning Photographer Accused of Terror, from BBC
U.C. Won't Get to Host Presidential Debate, from WVXU
County Workers May Not Get Raises, from WVXU
Showing posts with label War of Terror. Show all posts
Showing posts with label War of Terror. Show all posts
Tuesday
Thursday
Find Your Elected Folks, Part 3!
So...thus far, we've found the President, my Congresswoman, my Senators, and the Governor of Ohio. What's next, you ask? Isn't that all?
Excuse me while I laugh. Because we're just getting started.
After this week tho, I plan on shaking it up a bit, don't worry. But for this fine Thursday morning, more elected reps!
Let's look at my State Senator. Or Senators? How does that work, exactly? I dunno...but I know where to start.
Excuse me while I laugh. Because we're just getting started.
After this week tho, I plan on shaking it up a bit, don't worry. But for this fine Thursday morning, more elected reps!
Let's look at my State Senator. Or Senators? How does that work, exactly? I dunno...but I know where to start.
- Go to the Ohio homepage.
- On the right hand side of the page, you should see a blue box with the Governor's photo on it. Above him, there are some tabs...one of them says "Legislative." Click it.
- We've got some options. We've got 5 links, one each for the Senate, the House, and the General Assembly, plus one each for Find Your Senator and Find Your Representative. (I'm glad we did this, 'cause I had no idea these legislative webpages were here).
- I'm going to search for my Senator. Punch in my Zip Code, and I get the scoop on Robert Schuler (this is a neat service!)
- Just for kicks, let's do my Representative too. Again w/ my Zip, I meet Michelle Schneider.
Go try it...it's fun!
Now for Some News...
- House Approves Spending Bill Tied to Troop Withdrawal (Too bad the Senate will never go for it), from NPR
- Mitt Romney Has Trouble Ahead Because of Mormon Faith, from NPR
- Airport Security Not Very Secure, from NPR
- Bishops Issue Voting Guidelines, from NPR
- Good News, Bad News About Iran, from BBC
- Musharraf Names Interim Prime Minister, from BBC
Monday
With Allies Like This...
Faced with the possibility of the Supreme Court telling him he could not legally hold power, Musharraf did the only thing a democratic leader could do: He declared martial law.
Musharraf came to power in 1999 in a coup. He's maintained his position as the head of the Pakistan Army while President, a point of constant legal controversy. He swore that if reelected this time around, he would finally resign his army position.
That wasn't quite enough for the opposition, and a challenge was brought to the Supreme Court. Was it constitutionally legal for Musharraf to be elected while serving as the head of the army? The answer was widely seen as "no," but with Musharraf's history of not respecting the judicial branch no one hurried to say so.
At first the court pushed off the decision, but then back pedalled and were about to make the call, when Musharraf cut them off, suspending constitutional rule and removing Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry from his post as Chief Justice for a second time. Lawyers across the country were successful in staging protests last time, but Musharraf has been arresting and beating them by the hundreds.
One government official told the press 1500 to 1800 people have been detained nationwide. Supreme Court justices who would not swear allegience to Musharraf's new court are under house arrest and other "pressure," according to one justice who refused to join the new court. Prominent critics of Musharraf are also under house arrest, from Islamist groups to the chairman of the Human Rights Commision of Pakistan.
The Netherlands were the first to suspend aid to Pakistan in light of new events. The British are examining their aid package, but the United States has done little more than voice concern. Aid from the leader of the Free World will continue to flow to the new police state without a hiccup, so the anti-terror operations can continue uninterrupted.
NPR
BBC
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Personally, I don't see the benefit in being safe from the terrorists if we have to allow the world's nations to be ruled by dictators. The wrongs we are tolerating from our "allies" in the "war on terror" are shameful, and so much worse than any bomb, or multiple bombs, that could ever land on our shores.
The rule of law. Civil liberties. Freedom to criticize the government. Separation of powers. Transparency. A nation based on a constitution, not a man's whim. These are the things that make a nation worth living in, worth dying for. These are what constitute a free state.
The United States of America is yet again supporting a dictator who abuses his people, and calls on Abraham Lincoln for justification. The United States of America is placing a greater value on fighting terror than on the principles of our nation. The United States of America is taking its eye off the ball because of fear, and the United States of America should be ashamed of itself.
Excuse me while I drop my Congressman and Senators a line.
Musharraf came to power in 1999 in a coup. He's maintained his position as the head of the Pakistan Army while President, a point of constant legal controversy. He swore that if reelected this time around, he would finally resign his army position.
That wasn't quite enough for the opposition, and a challenge was brought to the Supreme Court. Was it constitutionally legal for Musharraf to be elected while serving as the head of the army? The answer was widely seen as "no," but with Musharraf's history of not respecting the judicial branch no one hurried to say so.
At first the court pushed off the decision, but then back pedalled and were about to make the call, when Musharraf cut them off, suspending constitutional rule and removing Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry from his post as Chief Justice for a second time. Lawyers across the country were successful in staging protests last time, but Musharraf has been arresting and beating them by the hundreds.
One government official told the press 1500 to 1800 people have been detained nationwide. Supreme Court justices who would not swear allegience to Musharraf's new court are under house arrest and other "pressure," according to one justice who refused to join the new court. Prominent critics of Musharraf are also under house arrest, from Islamist groups to the chairman of the Human Rights Commision of Pakistan.
The Netherlands were the first to suspend aid to Pakistan in light of new events. The British are examining their aid package, but the United States has done little more than voice concern. Aid from the leader of the Free World will continue to flow to the new police state without a hiccup, so the anti-terror operations can continue uninterrupted.
NPR
BBC
***
Personally, I don't see the benefit in being safe from the terrorists if we have to allow the world's nations to be ruled by dictators. The wrongs we are tolerating from our "allies" in the "war on terror" are shameful, and so much worse than any bomb, or multiple bombs, that could ever land on our shores.
The rule of law. Civil liberties. Freedom to criticize the government. Separation of powers. Transparency. A nation based on a constitution, not a man's whim. These are the things that make a nation worth living in, worth dying for. These are what constitute a free state.
The United States of America is yet again supporting a dictator who abuses his people, and calls on Abraham Lincoln for justification. The United States of America is placing a greater value on fighting terror than on the principles of our nation. The United States of America is taking its eye off the ball because of fear, and the United States of America should be ashamed of itself.
Excuse me while I drop my Congressman and Senators a line.
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