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POPSFormer sect members begin court action This is the second attempt to have the sect looked into. Interesting that Howard backed them when Prime Minister, Rudd "bagged" them when in opposition but has backed off since becoming PM.
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POPSNew laws against forced marriages Laws over culture. Some will bleat that they can't change political laws, so the govt can't change religion based laws. But it is the 21st century, not the 10th.
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POPSThomas Morton ( 1564-1659 ) "Going once more to New England, he was imprisoned (1644–45) in Boston. Later he moved to Maine, where he died. His book, New English Canaan (1637, repr. 1883 with notes by Charles Francis Adams, 1835–1915), gives a bitter, satiric view of New England. "... ..."1637, New English Canaan. After his second deportation back to England, colonist, trader, and writer Morton, representing the Anglican and anti-Puritan faction, provides a description of New England, its topography, settlements, and Indians, as well as a satirical account of the Plymouth colonists' attack on Morton's colony at Merry Mount. Myles Standish, the Pilgrim leader, is depicted as Captain Shrimp. The work is regarded as one of the earliest examples of American humor."... ..."He gained a considerable reputation as a Protestant controversialist, and published numerous works against Roman Catholicism, chief among them being the Apologia catholica (1605) and A Catholicke Appeale (1609)."
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POPSBritish teen wins right to die I trust the pressure has not forced her to make a stand. She has her rights and has decided her future. Being a teenager shouldn't enter the equation. She knows what suffering is.
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POPSGay rights backers file 3 lawsuits challenging Prop. 8 So many Propositions... * 1A: High-speed rail * 2: Farm animals * 3: Children’s hospitals * 4: Abortion notification * 5: Drug offenses * 6: Criminal justice * 7: Renewable energy * 8: Gay marriage ban * 9: Victims’ rights * 10: Alternative fuels * 11: Redistricting * 12: Loans for veterans
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POPSKenya: The Cry of Blood - Extra-Judicial Killings If the crimes of the Kenya Police were widely known, there would be grounds to commit the Kenya Police Commissioner and other high ranking Kenyans to the International Criminal Court. They are able to avoid justice and enjoy impunity in Kenya.
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POPSPalin sued over private e-mails This behavior shows she thinks it is okay to ignore state law. This is an indication of how she will behave as Vice President. Dick Cheney must be proud.
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POPSLondonTimes: Death of social conservatism in the USA "America is imperfect. It has no divine right to be the world's leading nation. And yet - in this glorious political year - something about it sings. And as the American Olympic team reminded us when we looked at it and wondered at its multicolour, multi-ethnic vibrancy (more than 30 members were born abroad) this nation is ours. There is nothing wrong in wishing it well."
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POPSCourt: US can force beef packers NOT to test Large packers alarmed that small packers wanted to compete by testing every animal for mad cow disease. Got their Repub buddies to pass law prohibiting more than spot testing. Now who is it that this law protects?
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POPSShould The US Join The ICC??? McCain thinks so! Here is another article on the opinions of candidates who were are still are in the race for POTUS. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/01/02/MNLUU4LBH.DTL
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POPSSaudi Arabia wins 9/11 court battle I am still wondering about the Saudi / Bush connection. The Bin Laden family were supposedly staying with old Bush when the attacks happened. They were then flown out when the sky was off limits to all but the air force. And now this remarkable bit of politics.
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POPSFinally! Court rules US owes Native Americans $455M Suit seeks to force US govt to account for all royalties due individual Native Americans since 1887 on seized lands; they've been forced to accept far less than market value of drilling rights on their lands for 120 years. Government protecting business interests by paying low royalties, robbing poor people. I hope they appeal - this isn't near enough.
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POPSCulture of secrecy and deception US taxpayers are required to report all foreign financial accounts if their total value exceeds $10,000 at any point during a given year, prosecutors said. Failure to report the accounts can result in a penalty of up to 50 percent of the amount in the accounts. The report states that in some instances, UBS declined to report accounts to the IRS when clients opened them in the names of offshore corporations, trusts, foundations or other entities, even if the bank knew the true beneficial owners were US taxpayers. In Liechtenstein, the report said the royal family's LGT Group contributed to a "culture of secrecy and deception" that enabled clients to "evade US taxes, dodge creditors, and ignore court orders."
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POPSAir Force Judiciary chief: Gitmo trials "not justice" “If you’re going to wrap this under the banner of military justice, then it needs to be a fair trial,” Col. Davis said. “What’s taking place now, I would call neither military nor justice.” - former Chief Guatanamo Prosecutor Col. Morris Davis, who resigned his position in protest over political interference from the Bush administration last year
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POPSAppeals Court Gives Bush Powers of a Dictator Dictators can lock up people, provide them no trial and detain them indefinitely and now so can George Bush. Bush once said it the job of the presidency would be a lot easier if he were a dictator. Locking up people and throwing away the key has now become very easy indeed.
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