Politics

Just in case we thought democrats were our friends …

Byhenry November 20, 2012

More legal invasions of privacy, sponsored by a democrat.

Politics | Racism

Race and the Legal System: A Perspective Check
Byhenry October 8, 2007
As I have blogged occasionally about the [tag]Jena 6[/tag] I have been reminded of the very different perspectives that different people have on issues such as this. For white residents of Jena, a common theme has been the defense of their community, pointing out that they are not bad people, that they have a good…
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Christianity | Politics | United Methodist Church

Free Speech, Gay Rights, and the Bible
Byhenry September 9, 2006
I want to call attention to this post and to the story behind it. An evangelical Christian was arrested in south Wales and charged with using “threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour.” Ed Brayton said: I am obviously a staunch advocate of gay rights, but some of the people who claim to be on…
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Politics

Only the President Can Stretch (Break) the Law
Byhenry January 17, 2007
Attorney General Gonzales is apparently concerned that judges may make decisions about security issues that they are not qualified to understand. According to MSNBC: Attorney General Alberto Gonzales says federal judges are unqualified to make rulings affecting national security policy, ramping up his criticism of how they handle terrorism cases. Of course, the administration that…
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Politics

Government Planning
Byhenry March 16, 2007
Our government was apparently unaware of the potential damage from a hurricane like Katrina, and thus unprepared. Similarly, it appears someone either didn’t notice that massively increasing the requirements for passports would, shockingly, increase passoport applications. Either they don’t particularly care, they didn’t plan, or more likely congress figured they could mandate it all without…
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2008 U. S. Presidential Election | Iraq | Politics | War

Voter Ignorance about the Iraq War
Byhenry March 14, 2008
The Pew Research Center has published a poll, reported on CQ Politics that indicates amongst other things that only 28% of the voters can pick the number of casualties we have incurred in Iraq to the nearest thousand (4,000 as of the poll time). Here’s where I tend to feel more of an affinity for…
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Diversity | Politics

Courtesy Is not just for the Other Person
Byhenry August 12, 2016
Probably as the result of the political correctness debate—well, perhaps not debate; more brouhaha—I hear or read frequent complaints about an expectation of courteous speech as though it’s an imposition. In order to cater to someone’s excessively fragile sensibilities, the argument goes, one is expected to deny the truth in favor of “political correctness.” In…
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