By Ken Blackwell
Thursday, March 13, 2008
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This scares me. The second amendment gives me the right to keep and bear arms. It is part of the Constitution. It is part of the Bill of Rights. I did not think that it would get this far. How could they possibly take away my right which was given to me by our founding fathers in 1787. - Mood:
worried
Col. Kenneth Allard (US Army, ret.)
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Well said!March 04, 2008
By Maura Butler
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Am I surprised? No. I tend to be pro-choice. I believe that women have a choice about whether or not they want to raise a child. What circumstances are they in-are they single, married, what income level, how old are they. All of these factor into whether or not you want to have a child. If I am a young person still in school (high school or college) should I give up my life for that of the child. It will make both lives much more difficult if I cant afford to feed myself much less a child too. If I am single and actually have a job, what will happen, who will raise my child, will I have to go on welfare so that I can raise my child or will I have to put my child in daycare. I also believe that walking into planned parenthood, generally means that the decision has already been made. Some people may say that PP persuades the women to have abortions. I believe that the women have already made that decision before they walked in and are just there to get it done, or to get more information. If the decision were to put the child up for adoption, then they would have walked into an adoption agency, or not at all if they were going to keep the child. I believe that PP is needed, but they should be there for everyone.- Mood:
thoughtful - Music:None
Good Morning America ditches character, personal responsibility.
By Kristen Fyfe
Culture and Media Institute
March 10, 2008
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If they had a duty to notice her compulsive gambling and cut her off, does that mean that restaurants have a duty to notice a customers compulsive eating and cut them off from the food too. The responsibility for the addiction should not be on the casinos. If they were not there the addict would find another way to gamble. That is why it is an addiction. She should get the help she needs, either by psychiatric help, therapy, and/or groups like Gamblers Anonymous. Even GA says that we all should take responsibility for our own actions. The casinos did not force her to come in, they did not force her to gamble, they accomodated her when she did not want to leave. They do not have a duty to keep people out if they are losing too much. Whose to say how much is too much. - Mood: blah
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From Laura Batchelor
CNN
My brother and his wife and their two daughters used to live in Belvidere, NJ. They were in Belvidere visiting friends when this was going on. They were up in NJ for their Great Grandfather's funeral. They did not know the kid, but some of their friends did.
- Mood: blah
- Music:tv on downstairs
The Associated Press
Only "extremely vile criminals" were executed in China last year, the country's top judge said Monday as he declared success in efforts to reform the country's often-criticized legal system. Rights groups say China executes more people annually than the rest of the world combined. A drop in the number of executions stemmed from legislation approved last year designed to reserve the death penalty for only the most severe cases, though the total number of executions remains unclear. Death penalty figures are treated as a state secret in China.
I am extremely conflicted about the death penalty. I believe that serial killers, mass murderers, cop killers, etc. deserve the death penalty. I also know that people make mistakes. I am afraid of the possibility of even one person who is actually innocent being sentenced to death and executed.
- Mood: blah
- Music:cspan on tv
The National Law Journal
Arrayed in their traditional green jackets, these amicus briefs -- remarkable for sheer number -- call out to U.S. Supreme Court justices and clerks for attention in the most hot-button, fundamental constitutional challenge of the term. The 67 amicus briefs in what is simply known as "the D.C. gun case" fail to topple the record number filed in the University of Michigan affirmative action cases in 2003 -- 107 -- but they easily fit within the top 10 filings at the high court. The case, District of Columbia v. Heller reflects the modern interest-group litigation explosion in the high court, even as the number of cases on the docket dwindles.
If you know me at all you know that I am pro gun. To me Gun Control is hitting your target. People kill each other, getting rid of guns will not stop that. It will only make people find another way. I understand that there is too much violence in the world today, once again taking guns away from law abiding citizens will not stop that. The criminals or potential criminals are not going to purchase or obtain a gun by legal means. They will steal it or get on the black market. People, law abiding citizens, need a way to protect themselves from the criminals.
- Mood: blah
- Music:cspan on tv
The Associated Press
A Maryland county judge has been reprimanded for calling three black female lawyers "the Supremes" in court and advising the defendant to get "an experienced male attorney." Washington County Circuit Judge W. Kennedy Boone has acknowledged that his comments suggested racial and sexual bias. In his written response to a complaint, Boone said he was trying to protect the three public defenders from representing a difficult defendant.
He says that he was trying to protect the three public defenders. What makes him think that they needed protection. They should be able to handle difficult clients/defendants, that is what they are paid for and that is their job. There are other ways to go about trying to protect them then what he did.
- Mood: blah
- Music:cspan on tv
New Jersey Law Journal
Litigation over an insurer's refusal to pay health benefits for anorexia or bulimia may turn on what is revealed from the alleged sufferers' e-mails and postings on MySpace and Facebook. Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey claims that the children's online writings could shed light on the causes of the disorders, and help determine the insurer's responsibility for payment. The plaintiffs are suing in federal court on behalf of their minor children.
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tired - Music:None
The newspapers and televisions should print/show more of this and less of the stuff about people killing, hurting, maiming, raping each other. I wonder if it would cut down on the violence if people knew that they would not be seen on TV or written in the newspapers if they committed a crime. I know that before, being written up would bring shame and you would become a community outcast. Now it is notoriety, publicity, a way to get your name out there. People just don't care anymore who they hurt, they are just out for number one. It is nice to see some compassion, responsibility.
- Location:The guest bedroom at my brother's
- Mood: blah
- Music:Friends on the TV downstairs
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