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February 22nd, 2009
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Some governors are Just Saying No to the stimulus package, mostly Republicans, mostly in the South where people will be hurting.
Big Brother is... us? Republicans want you to have to keep internet access logs to aid police investigations. More links here, here, here, here, here and here.
Brother, can you spare a can of soup?
The case against homework may go to Congress.
The Rude Pundit wants misbehaving Republicans to be punished.
In 2001, when Chandra Levy disappeared, police with trained cadaver dogs combed Rock Creek Park within DC, walking less than three feet apart over rugged landscape. No sign of her was found. She was assumed to have gone running when she disappeared. Her body was found, in 2002, badly decomposed in an area that the police had already covered several times; as far as I know, the only way she could have gotten to where she was found (and not be discovered until then) was to have been dumped there after being killed elsewheree. All of this -- and other details of the case -- make me a bit inclined to think that there's more to the story than the expected arrest of a man (now in high-security prison in California) who had a record of attacking women in Rock Creek Park. Among the other details that haven't been explained or correlated from various accounts: whether she was doing laundry when she vanished, how she traveled the four miles or so from her apartment to the nearest section of the park, and why, if she was going running or walking over the rough trails in Rock Creek, she was wearing the equivalent of Keds, instead of actual running shoes. There's a bit more in the Guardian UK, but nothing that answers these questions.
Jackson Browne continues to sue McCain over illegal and unpermitted use of his music by the McCain campaign.
Because of "Milk", perhaps a bit more kindness and consciousness-raising about gay rights.
We're going to get to know a bit more about the sting operation that brought down NY governor Eliot Spitzer, now that the sealed documents are going to be released.
Where's the gayness in Galactica? Pretty hard to see.
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Some governors are Just Saying No to the stimulus package, mostly Republicans, mostly in the South where people will be hurting.
Including my governor, good ol' Bobby Jindal. *sigh* We're not really hurting yet, but we will be next year, with a huge projected budget shortfall. Jindal refused unemployment compensation money because it would require Louisiana to change its law, giving more people access to unemployment. He's more interested in being a spokesman for the Republican Party than being governor.
| From: | ![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) lone_cat |
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| Date: | February 23rd, 2009 11:42 am (UTC) |
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Gnarr... 300 million for federal cars means that people will be building those cars and making the parts for them - and getting paid to do it. How is that not a stimulus?
Governors can be impeached or recalled or something, right? So refusing this money, especially if people see their neighbours doing alright, is going to be political suicide...
| From: | lone_cat |
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| Date: | February 23rd, 2009 11:32 am (UTC) |
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Impeached by the state legislature, yes, but most states have part-time legislatures with limits on how long a legislative session can last. There are special sessions, but whether a state legislature can call itself into session depends on the state.
Likewise, whether an official such the governor can be recalled depends on the state. Some states have the recall, and others do not. I don't know if Louisiana has it.
| From: | (Anonymous) |
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| Date: | February 22nd, 2009 05:26 pm (UTC) |
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Do you have a link to go along with the Big Brother quote? I'd like to have a look at whatever bill its talking about.
Thanks, Xathras.
I couldn't find the source of the quote when I went back, but I found a lot of links -- check again. |
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