July 11, 2005
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Today, a quote:
“A popular Government without popular information or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy or perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own Governors, must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives.” — James Madison
Nice, eh? Oh, and a little conversation between me and my soon-to-be ex-neighbor:
me: So, you’re a Republican now?
him: yep. Go Bush! Go Iraq! Fuck the Liberals!
me: Well, I can’t really agree with you on the first two, but I’m right there with you on the third.
Freaking “liberal” judges say its OK to just take away people’s houses if there’s a good business that can be put there? Not my idea of liberal. Liberal seems to be becoming a dirty word.
Sadly, the recent Supreme Court decision is nothing groundbreaking. I just came across an article on the Hanford reactor site that includes this lovely tidbit:
The former towns of White Bluffs and Hanford were evacuated to make room for the site.
Odd thing is – I feel slightly more comfortable with it being done for a war time nuclear reactor than a “good business opportunity”. At least until I remember that we are now in a perpetual state of war with no end in sight.
