Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Hell froze over

I had no idea I was in agreement with Jay Batt.
"I'm not so thrilled about taking people's land and letting LSU just do what they want," Batt said. "I'm more in favor of rebuilding Charity Hospital ... and not tearing down or deconstructing city properties."

First I had my heart broken. Now this. What the fuck did I do wrong this morning? Answer: get out of bed.

Monday, January 04, 2010

Safety is not an American value

Greenwald puts it precisely.
The Constitution is grounded in the premise that there are other values and priorities more important than mere Safety. Even though they knew that doing so would help murderers and other dangerous and vile criminals evade capture, the Framers banned the Government from searching homes without probable cause, prohibited compelled self-incrimination, double jeopardy and convictions based on hearsay, and outlawed cruel and unusual punishment. That's because certain values -- privacy, due process, limiting the potential for abuse of government power -- were more important than mere survival and safety.