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Independence
Courtesy of the National Archives:
IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776.
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. […] Continue reading
Honduras
A good round-up on what is really happening in Honduras. The whole situation begs the question: do people still have the right to defy their government first claimed in the Declaration of Independence? DLH
Posted in Foreign Policy, Government, Military, News, Politics, Society, World Watch
Tagged Government, Honduras, Independence, Military, People
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An element of hypocrisy
There’s a message on my home answering machine from the local McCain campaign office essentially begging me to come down and run a telephone for them sometime in the next eighteen days. More than likely, I will not return that phone call or help the campaign.
Why? Because I believe my position as a writer creates a conflict of interest for me that I cannot overcome. It is not just writing her on this weblog that creates a problem, but also the fact that I work as a reporter and an editor for my college newspaper where my beat is, among other things, politics. […] Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Ethics, Government, Journalism, Media, Politics, Weblogs, Writing
Tagged Ethics, Independence, Journalism, Politics, Writing
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