a little political, a little philosophic
but not much, i promise. especially not on the philosophic.
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a lot of political moves have been pulled out of the hat over the past few days… some intentional, some accidental. johnny cochran died of a brain tumor, sen. howell heflin died, terry schiavo died. i have different opinions of them all. johnny cochran, apparently a brilliant mind… he got OJ off the hook. i still have no clue how he did it. heflin was an interesting man. i remember him when i was little, but he's been out of politics since i've began caring. so, the proverbial out of sight, out of mind begins to linger. i do know that he was acclaimed to be 'a man of the common man.' i don't know how true it is… a comment like that from a politician can make anyone a skeptic. i know there are some who can do it. i do know that i'm even a little more skeptical of heflin's influence after yesterday's news report on abc 33/40. they got remarks from roy moore, about how he adored heflin. geez… they just had to make the situation worse. terry schiavo is now in the books for me as a big deal, and not for the obvious… but for the judicial aspect of it. i don't want to get into who was right or wrong or whatever. to me, it was up to the state, not the federal government to decide. the fed has no constitutional power to deal with it. it amazed me that the supreme court, especially the current one of seeming extreme conservatism, had chosen multiple times to not hear the case. and then, a concurrence from a federal judge yesterday exercised the power of judicial review and claimed the legislation that was passed unconstitutional. i feel like i was the only one who noticed. i'm glad to know that there are judges who put personal feelings aside and do their job, as slated by the constitution.
today i heard that rudy guiliani has taken a huge seat in the world of law… completely the opposite side of what he's hoping for in 2008, the presidential nomination for the republican party. guiliani seems like a great guy, especially with what he did with new york, through the september 11 and all. but, to me, becoming a practicing lawyer again isn't the way there. not that i'd vote for him, but it doesn't make sense to me. i'm still trying to figure out who the blues are gonna throw out for nomination or even a slight hint of a group. there have been names thrown around, i'm sure… ahhhhh. too soon to think about it.
but apparently, the GOPs are going nuts with the whole social security thing and the immigration issues. it's turning ugly. let's just hope that it doesn't get as ugly as that russian parliamentary fight that broke out yesterday. that was a little frightening. can you imagine if that ever broke out in the senate? the house, i could totally see, but the senate? it's too extreme of a thought.
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i didn't work on my papers yesterday. i probably should… get to thinking a little bit about what it would have been like if civil rights were pushed harder or less… and if the bay of pigs would have been successful or never happened. how would the world be different? or better yet, what would it have been like if one person were out of the mix? what if MLK were never a part of the action? or shuttlesworth? or if kennedy had lost the election of 1960? what if oswald would've never shot out the book depository window? would the world be better or worse? it's the world of 'what if' that is so easy to do.
i do know that as much as i hate writing, i'm really enjoying reading the different thoughts and opinions on the subjects. it's amazing to see the whole picture, culture in the background and all. it's really eye-opening, and makes me a little more conscious of how i view things… not just on what i've always been told, but to gather more info to make a clearer picture.
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for now, i'm going to be deliberate about working. i've got a 12-page magazine to put together, as well as an 8-page annual report for work. then, it's home to read about my main man, kennedy. don't hate… i know you wish you were me. 
