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 What To Make Of 'Make' In The First Amendment Author: Ronald K.L. Collins Source: First Amendment Center Title: WHAT TO MAKE OF 'MAKE' IN THE FIRST AMENDMENT Make. It is a simple word, a verb. Yet its connection to our First Amendment is rife with historical meaning. Recall, the 1791 guarantee begins with the words: “Congress shall make no law ... .” But why that word? What did it suggest? What evils was it directed against? And what does the constitutional history of the word teach us today? Among other things, the notion of making something suggests putting parts together or combining substances to produce something new or different. Now consider that basic idea against the backdrop of a pre-Bill of Rights America, circa 1787. The fear of many back then, as expressed by a writer calling himself Centinel in an Oct. 24, 1787, statement in the Freeman’s Journal (Philadelphia), was this: “Cannot Congress, when possessed of the immense authority proposed ... restrain the printers, and put them under regulation?” | |
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U.S. Consumers The Least 'Green', Survey Says Author: Posted by Elsa Wenzel Source: CNet. com Title: U.S. CONSUMERS THE LEAST 'GREEN', SURVEY SAYS U.S. consumers have the least 'green' habits in the world in terms of energy use, transportation, travel, and goods, according to National Geographic and polling firm GlobeScan. Blame the American appetite for large, two-car, gadget-packed homes located far from work, along with a general disregard for conservation and eco-friendly products. The Greendex results, released Wednesday, are based on online surveys earlier this year examining the shopping habits and attitudes of 14,000 consumers in 14 countries. | |
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Federal Judge In Montana Rejects Bid To Delay Wolf Lawsuit Author: Matthew Brown, Associated Press Source: Boston Globe (MA) Title: FEDERAL JUDGE IN MONTANA REJECTS BID TO DELAY WOLF LAWSUIT A federal judge in Montana has rejected a request by the government to delay a lawsuit seeking to place the gray wolf back on the endangered species list, saying he's "unwilling to risk more deaths." At least 39 of the Northern Rockies' 1,500 gray wolves have been killed since they lost federal protection in March. That action placed wolves under the authority of state wildlife agencies in Wyoming, Idaho and Montana. The three states have relaxed rules for killings wolves that harass or harm livestock. The states are also planning public hunts later this year -- the first in decades. Environmental and animal rights groups sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last week, claiming the loss of federal protection threatens the wolf's successful recovery. | |
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Legislator Asks DEA To Explain Pot Club Raids Author: Bob Egelko Source: San Francisco Chronicle (CA) Title: LEGISLATOR ASKS DEA TO EXPLAIN POT CLUB RAIDS A congressional leader, citing complaints from Bay Area mayors and lawmakers, wants the Drug Enforcement Administration to explain its increased use of "paramilitary-style enforcement raids" and property forfeiture orders against medical marijuana patients and suppliers in California. With drug trafficking and violence from international cartels on the rise, "do you think the DEA's limited resources are best utilized conducting enforcement raids on individuals and their caregivers who are conducting themselves legally under California law?" House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, D-Mich., said in a letter to the agency. | |
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Ghost Chat New England Comes to Groton Public Access Television Author: Suzanne Thompson Source: The Day (CT) Title: GHOST CHAT NEW ENGLAND COMES TO GROTON PUBLIC ACCESS TELEVISION Cindy Corriveau of Salem and Nancy Krissoff of Norwich are kindred spirits: Both are paranormal investigators, about 48 years old, and members of the Salem Lions. They are also co-hosts and producers of Ghost Chat New England: History, Mystery, Legends, and Ghosts, a zany local television show all about anything that has happened— or will be happening—in Connecticut and beyond. The show is carried on public access cable channels in Groton and Norwich and on the Internet. With 39 episodes under their belts and still counting, Ghost Chat New England holds the distinction of being Google Videos’ seventh most-shared video across the globe in April 2008. It also has hit the Top 100 and Google’s Movers several times. | |
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Code Pink Protesters Try Witchcraft At Anti-Marine Rallies Author: Jana Winter Source: Fox News Title: CODE PINK PROTESTERS TRY WITCHCRAFT AT ANTI-MARINE RALLIES Code Pink is now resorting to witchcraft to beef up the number of its supporters protesting Berkeley's controversial Marine Corps Recruiting Center. The women's anti-war group has told ralliers to come equipped with spells and pointy hats Friday for "Witches, clowns and sirens day," the last of the group's weeklong homage to Mother's Day. "Women are coming to cast spells and do rituals and to impart wisdom to figure out how we're going to end war," Zanne Sam Joi of Bay Area Code Pink told FOXNews.com. | |
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Evangelical Leaders Urge Step Back From Politics Author: Reuters Source: MSNBC Title: EVANGELICAL LEADERS URGE STEP BACK FROM POLITICS A group of U.S. evangelical leaders called on Wednesday for a pullback from party politics so that followers would not become "useful idiots" exploited for partisan gain. One in four U.S. adults count themselves as evangelical Protestants, giving them serious clout in a country where religion and politics often mix. Conservative evangelicals have become a key support base for the Republican Party. But the movement has had growing pains and the statement issued on Wednesday, called an "Evangelical Manifesto," is the latest sign of emerging fractures as some activists seek to broaden its agenda beyond hot-button social issues such as opposition to abortion and gay rights. | |
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