August 22, 2006

• 1) This seems a bit off. Minneapolitans, you’ve till tomorrow to call
  your council members if you’ve any strong feelings on this:
  

  8/23/06
  after 1:30 PM (That is when the Public Safety & Regulatory Services
  Committee meeting starts, the public hearing could be anytime
  afterwards) – Public hearing on Use of Alleys by Pedestrians: Ordinance
  prohibiting use of alleys for through pedestrian traffic, except for
  abutting property owners, tenants, their guests and invitees, law
  enforcement personnel, emergency medical or fire personnel, persons
  performing public service activities or inspections, and person
  performing services for public or private utility, garbage collection,
  or communication companies.

  Well, at least bikes aren’t
  peds, but it seems to me that anything limiting the spaces where its
  legal to be a human on two feet is a bad thing.

  2) In other
  news, We are so stupid! I am part of a survey panel that occasionally
  has quick one answer surveys when you’re just logged in. Todays (with
  30,000 respondents) was:
  

  Should laptops and cell phones be banned as carry-on items for air flights as a way of preventing terrorist attacks?

  The results:
  

  9%: On international flights only
  1%: On domestic flights only
  45% On all flights
  46% Should not be banned

  Today
  I made an assertation that congress does not follow the will of the
  people. More and more, I fear it does. The obvious question is why is
  that will what it is and when did We become a bunch of cowardly sheep?

  3) Imagine you’re this guy.
  Detained for 5 years. No charges. Welcome to Amerika (With help from
  Kanada). Yes, I can see why this guy got flagged, but for crying out
  loud, this is WHY that constitution of ours is more than just a damn
  piece of paper.

  4) OK, so say you support the idea of reducing
  the use of and dependence on oil. Obviously one of your significant
  opponents are the oil companies who like their fat profits. So now say
  you hear that someone (Democratic candidate for Minnesota Attorney
  General, Bill Luther) is planning on spearheading a movement to sue/prosecute the big oil companies for price gouging and making huge profits.

  What
  do you do? Do you support it figuring they have been making record
  profits and you’re against them anyway so whatever can be done to
  weaken them is good? Do you not support it figuring all it wants to do
  is get gas prices low again which would increase consumption? Something
  else?

  • 9:57 am
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