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Heads Up #   SUPREME COURT QUOTES (compiled) The text and the structure of the Constitution protect various rights and principles. Many of these, such as the right to trial by jury and the prohibition on unreasonable searches and seizures, derive from the common law. The common-law lineage of these rights does not mean they are defeasible by statute or remain mere common-law rights, however. They are, rather, constitutional rights, and form the fundamental law of the land.1 By the same token, the contours of sovereign immunity [of the States] are determined by the founders' understanding, not by the ...

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Heads Up #   EPA FEARS AIRPORTS Back in April, the environmental whackos blew a few tons of hot air and CO2 at another of their air pollution meetings. And, of course, they identified a new source of atmospheric pollution. As Reuters reported: The meteorologists attending a world summit on climate change in the Costa Rican capital San Jose called on the industrial powers to recognize that airplanes along with industry were contributing to global warming. "Airplanes emit gasses that change the atmosphere and exacerbate the greenhouse effect, such as carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor, sulfates and soot," said ...

Heads Up #   READ THE DECLARATION Today's the day, folks. Put the fireworks away. Close up the picnic basket. Sit the kiddies down around you. Then, reach for that text we call the "Declaration of Independence." At a mere 1,300+ words, it will not take very long to read. And, if you don't have a copy handy, go over to the Constitution.org page and rip off one. http://www.constitution.org/usdeclar.htm Because, it's about time we had a little discussion about freedom -- from the point of view of the Founding Fathers. And the Declaration of Independence is a very good ...

Bradley Pitches for Baseball Star By MIKE GLOVER .c The Associated Press DYERSVILLE, Iowa (AP) - Taking up the cause of infamous baseball legend Shoeless Joe Jackson, presidential hopefuls Bill Bradley and John Kasich came to the town where ``Field of Dreams'' was filmed, declaring Saturday that baseball's hierarchy may have barred an innocent star from the Hall of Fame. ``I certainly think (Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud) Selig should take a look'' at whether Jackson was treated unfairly, Democrat Bradley said during a weekend of baseball and celebrity softball. ``It should be re-evaluated.'' ``I think the guy got ripped ...

A Texas Tempest The Austin, Texas, school district and one of its top administrators were indicted last month after a six-month probe into charges that school officials adjusted student data to raise scores on last year's state exams. The 16 separate indictments charging the 77,000-student district with altering government records may mark the country's first criminal prosecution against a school district, some education experts believe. As part of the immediate fallout, Deputy Superintendent Kay Psencik was placed on paid leave because prosecutors accused her of modifying student-test data and failing to stop members of her staff from making changes. ...

75 Arrested in Expressway Protest By DEEPTI HAJELA .c The Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - The Rev. Al Sharpton and 75 other people were arrested Saturday when they converged on the Atlantic City Expressway to protest racial profiling by state police. Sharpton arrived with five busloads of protesters wearing T-shirts emblazoned with ``New Jersey, the Police State'' on the front and ``Stop the Korrupt Kop Killers, Christine Whitman and her Hitmen'' on the back. The protesters knelt on the roadway and put up no resistance when they were arrested. They were taken away in police buses. Police had ...

Amid the snow-soaked boots that line the hallway of Mapleton Elementary School in Mapleton, Maine, a student sits in a stream of warm sunlight to read a favorite book. In a classroom around the corner, pairs of 5th graders carefully select books to share with kindergartners-their reading partners. Down the hall, a 2nd grader peruses the shelves in the library-searching, in vain, the librarian says, for a book the youngster has not yet read. "Books fly around this school," says Gail Gibson, a teacher and Mapleton's principal. Such enthusiasm for reading isn't surprising. In recent state results from the ...

I would like some feedback from participants at Free Republic. Abortion is a divisive, serious, and emotional subject. I would like to challenge all Freepers and Lurkers here to think. What is your position on this explosive issue? Why do you hold that position? Are you pro-life or pro-choice for reasons you have arrived at rationally? Please share your reasoning. For instance, at what infinitesimal moment does a human embryo go from a mass of tissue within it's mother to a human being whom her mother and father have brought into the world? Where is that instant of time when ...

According to the TV guide published in my local newspaper, after the patriotic music of "A Capitol Fourth 1999" on public television, we all will have the privilege to witness a presentation of the glorious accomplishments of Senator John Glenn. I know you will rush to your local paper to make sure you don't miss this PBS presentation. You may even wish to make sure you have a blank video tape on hand to preserve it for posterity. Nothing else follows - what else is there to say?

(July 4) - What is it about the Religious Affairs Ministry that is worth clawing and slashing about? Why is control over the ministry worth holding up agreement on formation of a new government, with Shas and the National Religious Party locked in bitter battle over it? Answer: This ministry is the key to all the political patronage in the world of rabbis and rabbinical judges. One hundred key appointments are expected over the next year alone. That alone is reason enough to abolish the ministry. At the very least, a drastic overhaul is called for. The politicization and nepotism ...

Heads Up #    YAHOO FREEZES OUT WEB PUBLISHERS First Congress tries to get its regulatory foot in the door by censoring us "for the protection of the children" who don't belong in the Internet unsupervised, anyway. Then, goofy Al Gore has unelected bureaucrats at FCC tax us in a round-about way. Lately, a group of governors and mayors want to tax us, saying they are missing about $149-million in tax revenue -- which, in effect, amounts to peanuts when divided by 50 states and over 100 municipalities. Now comes the big-boy on the web saying it owns all ...

JERUSALEM (July 4) - For the first time since his election, Prime Minister-elect Ehud Barak spoke with Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat on Friday. He also rebuked US President Bill Clinton for statements that hinted at US support for a Palestinian "right of return." These were the first diplomatic steps taken by Barak, who last week completed forming his coalition. He plans to present his government to the Knesset on Wednesday. During their conversation, Barak and Arafat agreed to meet soon after Barak's cabinet is approved. Barak's office characterized the talk as "friendly" and said Arafat congratulated him on completing ...

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"I've been a Republican all my life, and I don't believe in divorce." Patrick J. Buchanan on Capital Gang, 7/3/99 http://www.michaelmbates.com/

Don just had a conversation with his attorney Sam Stretton. Sam revealed these facts: 1.The DA is not going to allow use of the video at Don's trial. 2.Bruce Saegle stated in front of Brian Buckley that everybody knows that Don Adams did not punch anyone, that the women were lying. Sam spoke to Bruce. Bruce denies it!! 3.They are not going to hold the trial in a protracted room (one that is used for Big Cases with a lot of witnesses) as they originally intended. Instead they will use a normal size courtroom and they are limiting the trial ...

July 3 update -- Happy Independence Day everybody. Speaker Hastert and Trent Lott said a week or so ago that they would appoint conferees on the Juvenile Justice bills before the July 4 recess. They didn't. The Speaker now says it will be after the recess, and is pushing for a compromise on the gun show bill, and acceptance of the rest of the gun package the House and Senate have passed. A Judiciary Committee member told me yesterday that no conferees may ever be appointed. Sen. Bob Smith, who is an announced candidate for President but isn't on ...

Black ex-coach, Orthodox Jews targeted in apparent hate crimes 6.30 p.m. ET (2231 GMT) July 3, 1999 By Evelyne Girardet, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A black former college basketball coach was shot to death while walking with his children — apparently by a gunman who within an hour also wounded six Orthodox Jews walking home from synagogue and shot at an Asian-American couple. A white man in his late 20s appeared to have carried out the attacks Friday night over a distance of about 10 miles on residential streets in Chicago and its suburbs, police said. No arrests had ...