Query for Michigan Kossacks

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Tuesday August 18, 2020 · 9:01 AM PDT

2020/08/18 · 09:01

I have been trying for three months to get an appointment to record an address change at a Michigan Secretary of State office. Their website says online appointments are required for address changes with enhanced drivers' licenses, but no advance appointments are available before December, and no same-day appointments are ever available at any branch office. I've tried looking for appointments at a dozen different offices not just in my local county but all around the lower peninsula. Same result: no appointments available. Ever.

I'd welcome any suggestions from anyone who knows how a citizen can fulfill the basic requirements to be correctly registered to vote before the election is past. At this point, it appears that the Secretary of State's office is, in effect, blocking any Michigan resident who has changed addresses in the past six months from voting.

Supreme Court to review first-sale doctrine in copyright law

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Sunday April 22, 2012 · 2:06 PM PDT

2012/04/22 · 14:06

This may sound to some like an abstruse legal diary, and, admittedly, it's not about "electing more and better Democrats". It is, instead, about a fundamental threat to the intellectual world as we know it.

Perhaps that sounds like it's overstating the case. But consider: the Supreme Court's upcoming review of a case called Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Co. threatens to wreak havoc on libraries, secondhand bookstores, video rental, and even your ability to buy copies of a book, magazine, or video and give them to other people.

The Supreme Court's statement of "questions presented" can be found here. More of my non-lawyer commentary can be found below the orange squiggly thing.

Felix

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Thursday June 10, 2010 · 5:54 PM PDT

2010/06/10 · 17:54

Hi CaliforniaCitizen,
We’ve found 6 new items that match your search for "California government". We hope this helps you find exactly what you’re looking for!

Felix

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Friday April 30, 2010 · 6:08 PM PDT

2010/04/30 · 18:08

I wish I could say I was surprised by the Deepwater Horizon disaster. But I'm not. I've seen the news stories over the past few years. Like Massey Energy, the company that refused to adopt safe mining practices at its Upper Big Branch coal mine and played cat-and-mouse games with federal regulators for years until 29 miners were killed in a mine explosion earlier this month, BP has an established track record of neglecting safety and proper maintenance, and it is no surprise that such practices have once again borne disastrous fruit.

Felix

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Thursday January 08, 2009 · 12:42 PM PST

2009/01/08 · 12:42

A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, I signed up for "e-mail notifications" from John McCain's political campaign. Most of the stuff that comes from them nowadays gets deleted immediately nowadays, but I took a look at the most recent one because it was entitled "Country First".

Felix

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Saturday October 25, 2008 · 8:44 AM PDT

2008/10/25 · 08:44

The Bush Administration has really passed the point of parody. Here, again, it's simply announcing unilaterally that it doesn't feel like following a law passed by Congress -- one that President Bush SIGNED -- so it's not going to follow the law.

From this morning's New York Times:
Administration to Bypass Reporting Law.

Felix

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Friday October 17, 2008 · 8:04 PM PDT

2008/10/17 · 20:04

Yes, I know, Joe Biden has already addressed this more magisterially than I can. But Sarah Palin's, and Michelle Bachmann's, comments about pro- and anti-American parts of the country prompted me to write a rare political e'mail to friends and family. Here it is for more general delectation, with a few comments added to reflect later-breaking news.

Felix

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Wednesday July 26, 2006 · 9:18 AM PDT

2006/07/26 · 09:18

An electronic alert from the American Library Association's Washington Office reports that the House is planning to rush HR 5319, the so-called "Deleting Online Predators Act", through in the next day or two. This bill would require many libraries and schools to block all websites that offered chat, e'mail, or social networking options. Read More

Court-stripping bill passed by House

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Thursday July 20, 2006 · 4:58 PM PDT

2006/07/20 · 16:58

The Indianapolis Star and the Detroit Free Press, among others, report that the House of Representatives has passed a bill, HR 2389, which purports to remove the jurisdiction of the US court system, including the Supreme Court, to hear cases that have any connection to the Pledge of Allegiance. This bill is evidently a test run for a series of bills designed to strip the US courts of jurisdiction to enforce the Bill of Rights in any way, an idea which has been actively promoted by dominionists who seek to impose a theocratic government.

Here, under the heading "Ayes", is the list of those who hate American freedom.

An imagined conversation with Ann Coulter

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Thursday June 22, 2006 · 12:50 PM PDT

2006/06/22 · 12:50

An imagined conversation with Ann Coulter

Derived from this excerpt from her latest book, which is reportedly selling in large numbers. Fortunately, she seems to have found some way to overcome that bad 'ol Liberal Media conspiracy that totally suppressed such works of conservative genius as John O'Neill's Unfit for Command.
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Republicans vs. the internet (again)

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Sunday May 14, 2006 · 1:26 PM PDT

2006/05/14 · 13:26

Republican senator Michael G. Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania has proudly announced a bill, HR 5319, that would require any library or school that receives any federal funding to censor "social-networking" websites. The latter is, according to various news sources, very broadly defined and would include most weblogging services as well as wikis, instant-messaging services, many e'mail services, and many interactive news-and-commentary sites such as DailyKos, Redstate, etc. The stated purpose is to protect children from "online predators" in online communities like Facebook or MySpace, but in practice, it seeks to block access to the whole generation of interactive, user-centered web applications that are loosely referred to as "Web 2.0".
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Query for Michigan Kossacks

Supreme Court to review first-sale doctrine in copyright law

eCal saved search: California government

BP's horrific track record on safety

McCain's "Country First" hypocrisy

Bush to America: Laws don't apply to the President.

The pro-America parts of America?

ALA warning: House will rush anti-social-networking bill

Court-stripping bill passed by House

An imagined conversation with Ann Coulter

Republicans vs. the internet (again)