Obama Supports FISA Legislation, Angering Left
Et tu, Brute?
This is STILL a poorly drafted bill, and, IMO, a thinly veiled attempt to immunize the telecom companies AND Congress against complicity in the pillaging of the Bill of Rights.
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
House Approves Unconstitutional Surveillance Legislation
House passes new surveillance law
Take a look around at the major news sites… this didn’t exactly make headlines, did it?
Ah, fuck it. Fuck our civil liberties, fuck the Fourth Amendment. Let’s just keep pissing on the Bill of Rights out of fear; evidently, its the American Way.
It was 111 degrees out at the Lab today, 102 at my house. Between that and the passing of the FISA bill, I’m not in a great mood.
The air conditioning is out in my bedroom again.
Cruel and unusual punishment.
Coney Island is a cultural landmark, and one of the last bastions of true freakishness in the United States. Please do what you can to keep it from being bulldozed, sanitized, and turned into a fucking strip mall.
My family hails from Sheepshead Bay, so this holds special significance for me.
If you live in the area, please consider attending the public hearing at Lincoln High School on June 24, 2008 at 6pm:
Lincoln High School
2800 Ocean Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11235
Details of the Scoping Document
If you cannot attend, or live out of the area, please send your thoughts to:
New York City Economic Development Corporation
Attention: Rachel Belsky, Vice-President
110 William Street
New York, New York 10038
rbelsky (at) nycedc (dawt) com
You can also send a postcard to:
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg
City Hall
New York, NY 10007
Or email Mayor Bloomberg using this link.
NO to 26 New High Rises of up to 30 stories each in the current Amusement District!
NO to Retail, Malls or “Entertainment Retail” in the Amusement District!
NO to shrinkage of the Amusement District from 61 acres to 9 acres!
YES to preserving Amusement Zoning in the Amusement District!!
YES to keeping Coney Island the People’s Playground- providing accessible Amusements for ALL to enjoy!!
Thanks so much for the bios error beeps. It was a treat to come home to.
This brought tears to my eyes.
(LINK FIXED! Oops.)
Have any of you guys read this yet?
