Archive for December, 2005

So now that my recommended books are off the sidebar, my blog’s page load time should only be hindered by TTLB’s ranking!

Edit (November 16, 2007): I’ve taken it off completely now.

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Well, there it is. My PhotoBlogroll is now up (and off the sidebar)! UPDATE: No, it’s not.

Yeah, my sidebar is pretty cluttered… that’s one of the downsides to blogs: there’s so much information that the tendency is to throw everything up there, rather than organize, sift, and weed. This is one attempt I’m making to clean things up here. I’ll probably do something similar with the Book Recommendations and the other blogroll-ish lists over there.

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Just look at all the attention this whole Bush/NSA/FISA fiasco is getting!

Good. There’s a reason the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution was put there, and it wasn’t for a President to just ignore whenever he felt like it.

And no, the ends don’t justify the means. This nation is supposed to be one which follows the Lex Rex principle: “The Law is King.” George W. Bush is a servant of the citizens of the United States (not vice-versa), and he is only allowed to serve in the manner defined in the Constitution. Said Constitution clearly states,

“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”

Any president who violates his oath to uphold the Constitution (of which the Fourth Amendment is a part) ought to be removed from office. Period.

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I received a review copy of Landon Snow and the Auctor’s Riddle about a month ago. I can’t recommend it enough, except for one thing: I didn’t take notes when I read it, and Nicole lent it to my little sister, Sarah.

So… I give it 4½ stars, but I’ll have to get back to you on an actual review. (Sorry!)

Really, though, my review will be up soon!

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