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Thursday, September 25, 2008 A Look at Standing, the Constitution and our Framers' Intent Whenever I find myself confused about the idiosyncrasies of American law or politics, I always seem to go back to the authors of our founding documents and their intent for our nation. Perhaps I find comfort in thinking about these imperfect men and what it must have been like for them to cast a wager on the success of the United States of America knowing nothing more than what they did not want the country to become, or perhaps I am just an idealist when it...

February 21, 2008, 0:00 a.m. Courting Danger By the Editors The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal from the American Civil Liberties Union, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, and other like-minded activists, letting stand a federal appeals-court’s earlier ruling that these groups lack legal standing to challenge the Bush administration’s vital post-9/11 surveillance program. The case is a victory for national security and highlights the extremism of House Democrats’ stubborn refusal to pass a bipartisan Senate bill that would allow U.S. intelligence agencies to continue to intercept communications among foreigners operating outside the United States. That Nancy...

WASHINGTON, June 27, 2007 – Finances are no longer a reason to keep a Marine’s family from attending his or her basic training graduation, thanks to the Marine Graduation Foundation. “The men and women who choose to serve our country as a United States Marine endure more in one day of boot camp than most of us will ever experience in a lifetime,” John Weant, the foundation’s president said. “None of (them) should ever have to be alone on the day they can proudly say, ‘I am a United States Marine.’” Weant said it’s “just not acceptable” for financial...

He's the last man standing on refugee island and costs Australia £8m a year By Nick Squires in Sydney (Filed: 06/10/2006) He is possibly the loneliest refugee in the world and he is being maintained at a cost of £8 million a year. Mohammed Sagar has spent the past five years living in a detention camp on Nauru, a sun-baked rock in the middle of the south Pacific. He was one of 1,500 refugees from the Middle East and Afghanistan sent to the near-bankrupt republic under Australia's so-called Pacific Solution to boatloads of people fleeing their homelands. They were intercepted...

Josh Blue isn't going to let his cerebral palsy get in the way of his chance at becoming the "Last Comic Standing." The 27-year-old, who was born in the African country of Cameroon and raised in St. Paul's Midway neighborhood, scored a spot on the fourth season of the NBC reality show and is already a fan favorite thanks to lines like, "You guys better laugh because this is my make-a-wish" and "You're all going to hell for laughing at me." On a recent episode of "Last Comic Standing," he won the audience choice award. "Not to sound cocky, but...

A federal judge in Brooklyn ruled yesterday that the government has wide latitude under immigration law to detain noncitizens on the basis of religion, race or national origin, and to hold them indefinitely without explanation. The ruling came in a class-action lawsuit by Muslim immigrants detained after 9/11, and it dismissed several key claims the detainees had made against the government. But the judge, John Gleeson of United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, allowed the lawsuit to continue on other claims, mostly that the conditions of confinement were abusive and unconstitutional. Judge Gleeson's decision requires...

The majestic standing stones of Callanish CAROLINE WICKHAM-JONES STONE circles are evocative places and the stones at Callanish on the Isle of Lewis must be one of the most haunting. Not only is there the imposing physical presence of the stones and their spectacular landscape setting, there is also the atmosphere of mystery. Callanish (or Calanais) is one of the larger stone settings of Britain. The stones tower to a height of nearly four metres and the main monument covers an area of some 5,000 square metres. The circle itself is relatively modest and comprises 13 upright stones with a...

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (Aug. 18, 2005) -- To any casual observer visiting the F-11A pistol and battlesight zero range here, 1st Lt. Charles E. Hayter, a 26-year-old native of Billings, Mont., looks like any run-of-the-mill platoon commander… standing, watching over his Marines as they zero their rifles before they deploy to Iraq. A closer examination might reveal otherwise, but it would have to be a real close observation. The only telltale sign would be the tightness of one boot over the other and it’s rigid appearance, because inside that boot exists a prosthetic. Hayter, platoon commander for...

Clinton speaks before Hispanic civil rights conference From The Morning Call -- July 18, 2005 Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-NY, gestures while giving an address on the challenges of education for the nation's growing Hispanic community, Monday, July 18, 2005, at the annual meeting of the National Council of La Raza, in Philadelphia. (PA Photo/Joseph Kaczmarek) The Morning Call Speaking to the nations' largest Hispanic civil rights organization, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., received a standing ovation Monday when she vowed her support for legislation that would allow illegal immigrant high school students to attend college. Clinton made her remarks...

Had a discussion with local Pastor reference the new "standing until everyone receives Communion" movement. The whole 9 yds...St. Longinus, Thomas, "Dominus Meus et Deus Meus."adoration for Divine versus respect for the earthly, The dubium and responsum from USCCB on the flawed Roman Missal translation...Domine non sum dignus...etc...His only response, "I disagree, but I respect your right to think that way." Then he recommended Doors to the Sacred by Joseph Martos...you probably know him as the author of May God Bless America: George W. Bush And Biblical Morality or why conservatives aren't Christian...or some such rot.This guy authored some bulletin...

Dutch Center-Right Coalition Stands up to Islamism By Andrew L. Jaffee, July 22, 2004 Home   Search   Forum   Terms Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende and his center-right coalition are standing up to Islamism, the true enemy of all civilized nations in the 21st century. Balkenende said Muslim groups “were sowing hatred, and [he] promised new anti-terror measures” in a speech to the European Parliament yesterday. On February 18 of this year, Dutch lawmakers promised to expel approximately 26,000 asylum seekers after digesting a parliamentary report which concluded … that the country's 30-year experiment in tolerant multiculturalism had been a failure, and has...

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Source: NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory Date: 2004-01-29 NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity Begins Standing Up NASA's Opportunity rover has untucked its front wheels and latched its suspension system in place, key steps in preparing to drive off its lander and onto martian soil. Overnight tonight, mission controllers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., plan to try tilting the lander platform down in the front by pressing the rear petal downward to raise the back. "What we want to do is lower the front edge by about 5 degrees," said JPL's Dr. Rick Welch, activity lead for preparing the rover for roll-off....

The United States often has been called “a nation of immigrants,” and most Americans—with the notable exception of Native Americans—have ancestors who arrived from other countries, either voluntarily or involuntarily as slaves. Throughout American history, immigrants helped build America’s cities, towns, farms, businesses, economies and civic and cultural institutions. Immigrants from around the world also helped build the American union movement, providing a generation after generation of members, activists and leaders. But today, immigrant workers in America often face the harshest forms of workplace problems that affect all workers, immigrant and nonimmigrant alike: employer interference with our rights to improve...

I have a court date tomorrow, to fight my citation for not wearing a seat belt! I can find nothing in the constitution that empowers Fed., State, or Local Gov. Org. to impose their judgment on me regarding what constitutes my minimum safety. I certainly see nothing allowing them to fine me for not complying with a "Law" that I believe may actually endanger me. I find this legislation to be a corruption of judicial process, which real purpose is merely revenue enhancement for the county via fines, and insurance companies via higher premiums. In many states these "laws" are...

Kneeling, Standing Tear Parish Apart Whose Authority Final in Fallbrook? By Robert Kumpel In a struggle to remain faithful to the Church, some parishioners at St. Peter's parish in Fallbrook are feeling more isolated than ever. Since February, Father Bud Kaicher and his associate Father Bernard Rapp have insisted that parishioners stand before the end of the Eucharistic Prayer. One Tuesday in early February, visiting priest Father Mel Young asked at morning Mass that people would not kneel or genuflect when receiving communion because a new General Instruction for the Roman Missal was about to be released which forbade such...

<p>Louisiana is one of the 10 worst states for women to live, raise families and work, according to a report recently submitted by a special study committee to the governor.</p> <p>Although women are making some strides in Louisiana, they are still trailing far behind their counterparts in other states, said Rep. Diane Winston, R-Covington, who chaired the Louisiana Women's Policy and Research Commission.</p>

America Standing Tall Words and music by Michael Yaccarino MickeyYak1@ComCast.net CONTACT FOR CHORDS America Standing Tall What you have tried to kill doesn’t live inside a wall. Not in buildings or even a shopping mall. You can’t destroy that which is deep inside of our hearts. You have enraged us now we’ll tear you all apart. Standing tall, Through it all, In this war. America is the best place on this mans earth. Where freedom lives we stand our ground against the very worst. We have a lot to keep we are the holder of the torch. Liberty is our...