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Constitution Day
Sep/18/2006 02:31 PM
by selise
Sunday was Constitution Day, and I didn't know if I should have celebrated its creation or mourned the damage being done to it. A part of me still can't believe that we are actually debating torture, habeas corpus, gulags and secret warrantless spying. How did this happen? It took a failure of every democratic institution that should protect us from abuses of executive power - judiciary, legislative, and the press... and sadly we citizens have also failed in our duty to hold our government accountable. But no more... Just about 6 months ago, we first started coming together with a commitment to hold our political representatives accountable to their oath of office to defend the Constitution... and that was something I could celebrate on Constitution Day. Thank you.
"The willingness and ability of members of congress to live up to their oaths of office, to protect and defend the constitution, is intimately related to the most important safeguard of what America is all about." - Al Gore 3/12/06
Sunday was Constitution Day, and I didn't know if I should have celebrated its creation or mourned the damage being done to it. A part of me still can't believe that we are actually debating torture, habeas corpus, gulags and secret warrantless spying. How did this happen? It took a failure of every democratic institution that should protect us from abuses of executive power - judiciary, legislative, and the press... and sadly we citizens have also failed in our duty to hold our government accountable. But no more... Just about 6 months ago, we first started coming together with a commitment to hold our political representatives accountable to their oath of office to defend the Constitution... and that was something I could celebrate on Constitution Day. Thank you.
"The willingness and ability of members of congress to live up to their oaths of office, to protect and defend the constitution, is intimately related to the most important safeguard of what America is all about." - Al Gore 3/12/06
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meeting Kobe, Katie, Lucy...
Jul/22/2006 10:30 PM
by selise
I was so excited to be CT for the FDL Meetup last Thursday, I forgot to take any pictures! Happily, spazeboy posted this excellent picture, "Spazeboy and CTBob strike a pose at the Firedoglake party" on flikr. The Meetup was a ton of fun - except for the little detail of a car battery going dead, and that couldn't spoil the adrenaline high I had from meeting the CT bloggers and all the others, who, like RevDeb, scarecrow and me, drove in from out of state. While I was relaxing and enjoying myself, Jane worked the WHOLE. DAMN. TIME. That's dedication, she must have been exhausted. Thanks to everyone who was there - you are an inspiration, thanks to RevDeb for the ride... and many thanks to Jane for her kind and generous hospitality - and especially for letting me play with Kobe, Katie and Lucy - who are as sweet and gentle and everyone says. I just gotta say though, that Katie must take after her mom, at least a bit, in the brains department. Katie is one clever poodle.
I was so excited to be CT for the FDL Meetup last Thursday, I forgot to take any pictures! Happily, spazeboy posted this excellent picture, "Spazeboy and CTBob strike a pose at the Firedoglake party" on flikr. The Meetup was a ton of fun - except for the little detail of a car battery going dead, and that couldn't spoil the adrenaline high I had from meeting the CT bloggers and all the others, who, like RevDeb, scarecrow and me, drove in from out of state. While I was relaxing and enjoying myself, Jane worked the WHOLE. DAMN. TIME. That's dedication, she must have been exhausted. Thanks to everyone who was there - you are an inspiration, thanks to RevDeb for the ride... and many thanks to Jane for her kind and generous hospitality - and especially for letting me play with Kobe, Katie and Lucy - who are as sweet and gentle and everyone says. I just gotta say though, that Katie must take after her mom, at least a bit, in the brains department. Katie is one clever poodle.
