Nanny State Democrats

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Tuesday June 05, 2007 · 4:02 PM PDT

2007/06/05 · 16:02

In the Midday Comment Thread, kos referenced a news article that the Illinois Sexually Explicit Video Game Law (SEVGL), struck down by a lower court, has had that ruling affirmed in Federal Court.

In pointing out the complete waste of the $1M spent on the defense of this law, a larger elephant in the room was completely ignored.

Linda Chapa La Via introduced this legislation. She is one of the challengers for Dennis Hastert's seat in IL-14 in 2008.

Criminalizing this kind of behavior is a pointless and harmful act of a nanny state. Parents should be strongly involved in understanding and monitoring what their children watch and play. Their failure or indifference does not drive any compelling interest of state policy.

Voting with your ... wheels.

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Tuesday May 03, 2005 · 4:56 PM PDT

2005/05/03 · 16:56

Since I've seen people ask, I figured I would post a roundup of the numbers for the US auto market. Numbers included from articles in the Detroit Free Press and Bloomberg below the fold.

Short summary: Car sales are up, Truck sales are down, and the Big Three and Europe are getting dropped for Asian manufacturers. Hybrids total 0.4% for the year. Read More

It takes a nation of millions...

Odysseus

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Tuesday November 23, 2004 · 3:42 PM PST

2004/11/23 · 15:42

I attended the 2004 SOA protest at Fort Benning, GA, this past weekend. It was one of the most energizing experiences I have had in years. I attended with a delegation from the Chicago Religious Leadership Network. (CRLN)

Odysseus

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Wednesday November 03, 2004 · 8:47 PM PST

2004/11/03 · 20:47

One of the contrasts of the 2004 election was a contrast of quotations. Everyone knew John Kerry's "I voted for the 87 billion before I voted against it" line, but nobody knew George Bush's "I'm not Concerned about Osama bin Laden" line. I propose that we monitor the press conferences and video appearances of all state and national level elected republican officials. The selected stupidest, most painful, most divisive quotes of the week then become radio and tv ads which run in their home districts. Read More

First-hand description of arrests in NYC

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Wednesday September 01, 2004 · 12:31 PM PDT

2004/09/01 · 12:31

Recorded phone call describing both the process of the arrest and the holding areas in Pier 57.

http://www.ucimc.org/newswire/display/19989/index.php

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Nanny State Democrats

Voting with your ... wheels.

It takes a nation of millions...

"Republican voices".

First-hand description of arrests in NYC