arely staircase
arely staircase's Journalright now begins the evidence that lays the groundwork for a conviction at least of neg. hom
he told the police officer on the stand right now, during their interview that Martin took off running, he got out of his truck, then Martin circled back around and attacked him.
Problem is, the tape with the non-emergency operator has him getting out of his car and admitting he is following.
It was during another interview with other cops, which we will hear later, when he realizes he has stepped on his dick and says "i wasn't following, I was just walking in the same direction."
"individual freedom and this is a pretty general description also of what libertarianism is"
If you analyze it I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism. I think conservatism is really a misnomer just as liberalism is a misnomer for the liberals–if we were back in the days of the Revolution, so-called conservatives today would be the Liberals and the liberals would be the Tories. The basis of conservatism is a desire for less government interference or less centralized authority or more individual freedom and this is a pretty general description also of what libertarianism is.
Ronald Reagan
http://reason.com/archives/1975/07/01/inside-ronald-reagan
So if you think libertarians are all about freedom and you are falling for the Ron/Rand Paul BS. Well the Gipper dug them too. Because they agreed that freedom meant sticking it to those "welfare queens" and those "strapping young bucks" on foodstamps
http://reaganandracism.blogspot.com/
The NSA, Snowden, Obama etc. The bottom line IMO
Regardless of whether what you think about Snowden (I think he is a traitor for giving info to the Chinese). Regardless of what you think about Obama (I am very glad that he is my president.) Here is what this come down to in my mind..
It is time to repeal the Patriot Act. That, to borrow a line from Scalia, is the diseased root from which all this grows.
Any DU Black Sabbath fans?
What do you think of the new album? I think it is cool but don't like the Rick Rueben production. They should have stripped that fucker down like it was 1968 and made a real Black Sabbath album. But it has some decent songs. I'd like to go see them, though they seem, after 100 years, to still be fighting over money - Bill Ward the drummer has dropped out. What a shame.
Anybody else going to the Houston Pride parade tomorrow?
given recent current events, should be particularly gay - in the antiquated sense of the word.
The Tipping Point (Texas) The Alamo and Sen. Davis
I worked in the Texas Leg. and Texas politics at the (or at least close to) nadir of Democratic power. The Rove plan to divide people, especially when it came to civil rights for gay Texans was not at its nadir but its apex. The tide has turned. Even Rove understands the hate monster he created is turning on its master. As Texas becomes more brown it becomes purple, then blue. This is something that has been happening for years, slowly, for too long I became disolussioned with Texas politics.
Now I am back in the game. We all are! I will still go to swing states to work for Democrats on the national level. But I see a Democratic Party in Texas that is a real political force, one that can change things!
Perry's anti-woman bill will still get through his new special session - and then die in a federal court. But his type's days are numbered, just like the dictator Santa Anna's days were numbered after his victory at the Alamo. Sam Houston fell back waited, waited and then he took the tyrant down at San Jacinto, his troops, white, brown, shouting "remember the Alamo!"
While Perry the tyrant will win his battle of the Alamo, he, and his reactionary army will meet their San Jacinto! That is Texan (Tejano!) for Waterloo.
We are coming to get you, Rick.
VIVA TEXAS!
VIVA LIBERTAD!
CHINGATE!
My dear DU friends of all stripes
I am afraid of what is happening. I think you are about to be asked to chose between the elected, constitutional, and often very wrong civilian leadership of this country and very powerful men that you were never given a chance to vote for but who are in positions of great power. Civilian control of the military is essential to the survival of our Republic. Don't be a sucker, don't get behind some powerful general who seems to be on your side at whatever given time. That is why we have elections. Our founders knew we should put those generals under the control of our Elected President (Art. 2, US Constitution). For all our problems THAT is what separates us from tyranny, civilian control of the most powerful military ever. Look within your hearts. Don't be on the wrong side of history, I beg you.
Think.
WTF? so I searched AL Quaeda on youtube looking for a BBC documentary and...
got the latest new dance craze from Ghana.
OMG, Zimmerman's lawyers just blew it
they let the prosecution witness review her deposition outside of the jury. now he has no trap to set for her with inconsistencies. I'm watching this with two defense lawyers and they are floored.
Snowden and Freedom
Today, the (arguably reactionary conservative) Supreme Court of the United States held that gay Americans could not be singled out as a class for discrimination. Meanwhile, Edward Snowden is hunkered down in a country where :
"Moscow's top court has ruled that no gay pride parades may be held in Moscow for 100 years.[8] In 2013, Russia's lower house of parliament unanimously (436-0, with one abstention) passed a federal bill banning the distribution of "propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations" to minors and the holding of gay rights rallies anywhere in the country.[9][10] If endorsed by the upper house of parliament and signed by President Vladimir Putin, the law will impose heavy fines for using the media or internet to promote "non-traditional relations."[10]"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay_rights_in_Russia
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