Monthly Archives: June 2006

Gee, ya think?

Nathan Newman, on a collision between the Court’s anti-knock ruling & “Castle doctrine” laws protecting people from prosecution for defending their life & home: Now, the text of such Castle Doctrine laws don’t actually protect you if you shoot a … Continue reading

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The Roberts Court strikes again

Remember the “knock and announce” rule? Well, it just got knocked over the fence: A divided Supreme Court ruled today that evidence can be used against a defendant even when seized in violation of a long-standing rule requiring a knock … Continue reading

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Sectarian conflict, american style

Sure, the Pentagon is tracking anti-war groups: The American Civil Liberties Union sued the U.S. Defense Department on Wednesday to demand information it says the government has collected on groups opposed to the war in Iraq. The group says the … Continue reading

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Why there hasn’t been a “Zarqawi is dead” post here until now

The celebration around him being killed is the most blatant example of moving-the-goalposts we’ve seen in a long time. Consider the lofty goals of the occupation of Iraq, & by the administration’s (illogical) association the “war on terror”.  You mean … Continue reading

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Discriminating on discrimination

To the city government of Philadelphia, what’s yours is theirs: One of South Philadelphia’s biggest names in cheesesteaks is in a bit of a legal pickle for a lunch-line political statement against immigrants who don’t speak English. The city’s Commission … Continue reading

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“We” freedom vs “I” freedom

Found this article on the situation in Somalia interesting: Islamic militiamen who have seized control of the capital fired guns in the air and cut electricity to makeshift cinemas to prevent Somalis from watching the World Cup, witnesses said, and … Continue reading

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Stating the obvious, just in case…

If you’re reading this, you know that Nucleus is gone. The spam & handling of trackbacks & tags was too much. If you’ve linked to a post in the past couple days, change the link, otherwise everything is fine for … Continue reading

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Definition Disorder: Kos & Libertarian Democrat

When Markos Moulitas ZuniwhateverIdontfeellikespellingit jumps on a bandwagon, it’s like walking in uninvited to the best party on the block & taking a shit in the punchbowl. Found out from Logan that Kos has listened to some of the arguements … Continue reading

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Sign of the Times

Road Rage” is soooooo five minutes ago: To you, that angry, horn-blasting tailgater is suffering from road rage. But doctors have another name for it

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Slouching towards Buyer’s Remorse

Andrew Sullivan: …spare me this nonsense about knowing that torture will follow every war. If I had been informed in early 2003 that the liberation of Iraq would be conducted outside the Geneva Conventions, I could not have supported what … Continue reading

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