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In 2002, after 11 years with the Vikings, Cris Carter signed with the Dolphins, in the hope of finding greener playoff pastures. Memory of him faded as the Vikings prospects began to increase. But in 2003, after a dismal year in Miami and a hurried retirement, Carter began hanging out on the Vikings sideline. Does he think we forgot his betrayal? Hey Cris! We weren't good enough for you in 2002, you aren't good enough for us now!
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Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow: Michael Newdow's claim that "under God" makes the pledge unconstitutional was dismissed on a technicality, but Justices Rehnquist, O'Connor and Thomas would have decided on merit that the pledge is okay. Rehnquist wrote that the pledge is not to "any particular God, faith or church." While no particular god is identified, clearly the idea of a god is being selected over that of no god. And so we continue to wait for the day when the freedom from religion goes as protected as the freedom of religion.
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The CEO of CSO, owner of UNIX, Darl McBride is attempting to destroy Linux by bringing suit against users for violation of the UNIX copyright. To cover for the fact that they've distributed its own version of Linux for many years, CSO has targeted the open source license (GPL) itself, claiming that copyright law supercedes it. As I see it, copyright is set of rights, which, much like "the right to remain silent" can be waived. What CSO is doing here is akin to saying, "Yes, I was mirandized, and yes, I confessed, but I have the right to remain silent, so even though I didn't exercise that right, it supercedes my confession." Good luck in court, CSO.
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George W. Bush's exploits are so notoriously shameful, he gets his own page (click here).
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The ACLU signed on to an agreement that they would check their employee rosters against government "terrorist" blacklists. The blacklists are authorized by the Patriot Act, and now the Combined Federal Campaign, which distributes private contributions by government employees, is requiring fund recipients to agree to the employee check. Instead of giving up the $500,000 (~5% of the ACLU budget) and making a stand against the Patriot Act, the ACLU, whose sole function is to fight for civil rights, signed on. Of course, now that they've been asked to actually comply with their agreement, their pulling out and giving up the cash.
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In 2000, Keyes denounced Hilary Clinton for moving to New York to pursue a Senate bid, saying, "I deeply resent the destruction of federalism represented by Hillary Clinton's willingness to go into a state she doesn't even live in and pretend to represent people there. So I certainly wouldn't imitate it." On Aug 8, 2004 accepted the GOP nomination to run for a U.S. Senate seat in Illinois, a state in which he has never lived.
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