In the previous post, I made mention of the language of the sacred. If the government decrees that the flag is sacred, does that violate the separation of church and state? As may be, it’s actually going to come to a vote in the Senate. We may only be able to sit and watch our government amend the First Amendment to restrict political freedom of expression. So this seems to be the overall plan – get as much power away…
Bill O’Reilly visited Gitmo just before three prisoners committed suicide. Jon Stewart: “I can’t believe they lasted that long after an O’Reilly visit…” O’Reilly claims the prisoners are POWs…. What does that make Condi? See video at Crooks and Liars Video-WMP Video-QT O’Reilly’s response? He claims that you’d have to be a stoned dopey college kid to watch Stewart’s show. In fact, as Media Matters for America has previously noted, a study by the Annenberg Public Policy Center indicates that…
Private military contractors are earning billions of dollars in Iraq — much of it from U.S. taxpayers. “Lucrative U.S. government contracts go to firms called on to provide security for projects and personnel — jobs that in previous conflicts have been done by the military” (and under military regulations). From Hunter at Daily Kos, on the Aegis contractor video (complete with Elvis soundtrack): And so the circle — or spiral — continues. For those with short memories, it was the…
Oppose the “Flag Anti-desecration” Amendment. First off, notice the language of religion and the sacred here. To “desecrate” is to violate the sacredness of something. To be “anti-desecration” is to be against the violation of the sacred. This assumes that the flag is holy, sacred, sanctified, blessed, consecrated. The American flag should not be made into a golden calf, a graven image; to worship the symbol would be a grave mistake.* Making a “holy” thing of the American flag is…
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