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“Mail Call!” Another Signing Statement

I just don’t understand who in the Bush Administration thinks this was a good idea, given the happenings today in Congress. WASHINGTON – President Bush has quietly claimed sweeping new powers to open Americans’ mail without a judge’s warrant, the Read more…


House Protections

Thanks to danah over at apophenia, I discovered that the Deleting Online Predators Act, or DOPA pass the US House today by a vote of 410-15. According to a ZDNet article, the bill was apparently meant to restrict access to Read more…


Yates & Insanity

I was listening to NPR the other day, and they were discussing the insanity defense being used by Andrea Yates attornies (a defense that appears to have worked). After listening to this, I was left wondering – what is the Read more…