Tom "Quick Draw" DeLay Disarmed

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Monday March 27, 2006 · 1:28 PM PST

2006/03/27 · 13:28

The Raw Story has a post on Tom Delay's concealed handgun permit being revoked. This happened because, even under Texas law, indicted felons cannot carry concealed weapons. The story comes complete with a nice graphic of the court order.

I'm glad to see that this indictment continues to have at least some consequences for DeLay. Now if only indicted felons weren't able to get elected to Congress...

Anti-Recruitment

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Sunday March 26, 2006 · 6:27 AM PST

2006/03/26 · 06:27

I posted an earlier diary on this topic, but Limited, Inc. has posted more on their do-it-ourselves approach to ending the war in Iraq through direct appeals to young men and women to not enlist in the military.

As we have said before, LI is extremely tired of the discussion about what the Democrats could do about the war. Or the Republicans. ... We wanted to know what we could do about the war. Which is the start of this project which I am tentatively calling: killthewarinyourgarage. You get a little taste of the army's plight in this oped at WAPO. ... we want to appeal straightforwardly to those potential recruits who may be Republicans, may be evangelical Christians, may be hardworking 4 H-ers, and most likely come from families that "support our troops." So, there is a no irony rule here.

Since every life saved is a victory, read more below... Read More

For Fitzgerald News Junkies

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Thursday March 23, 2006 · 9:48 AM PST

2006/03/23 · 09:48

For those of you who can't get enough Fitzgerald news, Jason Leopold has a new article out today discussing Woodward's source, an intriguing tape, and speculations about Hadley and Armitage.

In the article, Leopold writes: Read More

Supply and Demand: Cutting off the War at Its Recruiting Source

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Wednesday March 22, 2006 · 10:26 AM PST

2006/03/22 · 10:26

There is an interesting post today at Limited, Inc. arguing that in order to resist the war in Iraq:

The easiest and most effective thing to do is to talk to seventeen and eighteen year olds and keep them from signing up. You don't have to attack the army. ... one must respectfully quote the Vice President himself about Vietnam: "I had other priorities," he said, making it clear that the patriotic thing to do is to avoid getting into pointless wars.
We don't need politicians to take us out of Iraq -- they need us to stay in it.
The American Friends Service committee has a downloadable anti-recruitment pamphlet here.

The post goes on to argue... Read More

Breaking the Oath of Office

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Saturday March 18, 2006 · 2:20 PM PST

2006/03/18 · 14:20

I have always admired the Presidential Oath of Office for its brevity and clarity. Article II, section 1 of our Constitution specifies the oath to be taken by those who hold this most powerful office. It is wonderfully simple and clear. It is also very specific:

I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.

The oath is not to preserve the American way or life, or to protect the homeland, or even to defend freedom or democracy. It is something much more specific and profound. It is to "preserve, protect and defend the Constitution."

Given this, let's look at some of the ways our current President has broken his solemn oath and violated the Constitution he is sworn to defend... Read More

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