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--Thomas Jefferson

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Big change.

Saturday, November 10th, 2007

I’ve been away from Polimania for awhile.
Elections. (More on that later.)
The ground has moved a little, here in Virginia. Many others have covered the details.
With the governor’s mansion and the Senate in Democratic hands (and a smaller GOP majority in the House), a Democrat in the U.S. Senate and the likelihood of another next […]

Not again. Please.

Thursday, October 18th, 2007

Dear Senator Webb
Please don’t do this again. Look at the FISA bill you’re going to be asked to vote for. Find the best expert on Constitutional law you can find, and ask for a thorough briefing. Don’t take anyone’s word for what’s in the bill or how badly it’s needed. On this topic, the people […]

Warner is in. Hooray.

Thursday, September 13th, 2007

I don’t know what kind of Senator Mark Warner will be. When Jim Webb was elected, I expected he would do things and say things I wouldn’t like much — from time to time anyway. That certainly turned out to be true.
And I suspect I’ll feel the same way about Warner. I’m not one who […]

Here’s why it’s important.

Monday, August 6th, 2007

I came across a Virginia-based website that expressed an opinion I’ve heard before with regard to warrantless wiretaps and wasn’t able to clearly refute.
In essence, the argument goes…
I don’t care if the government listens to my phone calls or reads where I go on the internet. I personally don’t have anything to hide. And […]

What were you thinking?

Saturday, August 4th, 2007

Yesterday, the U.S. Senate once again was cowed into submission by the White House and passed a bill amending the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to expand the powers of the NSA to spy on the communications of “terrorists” even though in the process, they will almost certainly be capturing the communications of American citizens […]