Why create a law forcing the pledge of allegiance to be said in schools? “We’re trying to create patriotism on the cheap,” [Democratic state representative Terrance D. Carroll] said. “Pledges don’t create more love for your country.” The idea obviously should be that people who say the pledge want to say the pledge.
I actually like the Colorado law requiring the pledge to be said in schools. The new wording of the law allows students and teachers to opt out of saying the pledge for any reason at all. But I still question why the law has to be there anyway.
For your computer: Mars Wallpaper! Some of these pictures are amazingly beautiful, others are only plain beautiful. All are worthy of a download.
Hmmm… I keep wondering this myself. Signs are pointing more and more that yes, Wal-Mart is evil. How else do you descibe a company that takes out life insurance on their employees, collects the benefits when the employee dies, but fails to tell the employees family about the insurance? Wal-Mart was sued for this, and has forked over at least $10 million to settle the lawsuits. Theoretically, they’ve stopped this scam. But who can say for sure?
Proof #2 of Wal-Mart’s evilness: Wal-Mart’s own audit found thousands of labor law violations, yet the company is simply downplaying the findings and enacting no reforms. Wal-Mart’s vice president for communications Mon Williams stated the audit, “‘doesn’t reflect actual behavior within the facilities.’” Which is interesting, because the audit was done by Wal-Mart at actual Wal-Mart locations. If their own audits don’t reflect actual behavior at their facilities, then why even perform the audit?
Wal-Mart can keep denying that it is evil, but I think I’ve been convinced. I’m joining in on the Wal-Mart boycott.
Add New Jersey to the list of states that grant same-sex couples legal benefits, including health care and financial rights. While this doesn’t legalize gay marriage in New Jersey, it does allow same-sex couples many rights that married hetero couple haves. NJ Governor McGreevey said, “‘This legislation is a matter of fundamental decency.’”
Amen to that!
“‘It may seem odd that the ACLU has come to the defense of Rush Limbaugh,’ [ACLU] state chapter’s executive director, Howard Simon, said.” Only odd in the same way as expecting Bill Clinton to come to George Bush’s aid. Or for PETA to help out the cattleman’s association. In other words, yes, it is damnedodd!
But once one thinks about it, it probably should’ve been expected. The ACLU are defenders of our rights. Limbaugh does have a right to privacy (even though Limbaugh is on record as saying that people are not guaranteed a right to privacy), and it sure seems like this investigation is trampling on those rights. The ACLU does not discriminate who they are helping. They’ve helped Nazi groups win the right to demonstrate. Helping Limbaugh seems right in line with that.
Simon continued his statement with: “‘But we have always said that the ACLU’s real client is the Bill of Rights and we will continue to safeguard the values of equality, fairness and privacy for everyone, regardless of race, economic status or political point of view.’” From that point of view, it is not odd at all.
It is ironic, though, that a group which Limbaugh has villified through the years is now assisting him.
