Archives for June 2002

They did publish the letters.  You can read the first of them here….

I find this interesting…  as Bush is doing the responsible thing.  As an amateur historian though, I love to read actual government documents.  Here’s hoping that they make the letter transferring power to Cheney public.

Bush exam requires sedation [CNN]

Cooooool!

Turnpike board members approve Fast Lane discount plan. Boston Herald Jun 28 2002 5:11PM ET [Moreover – moreover…]

Yes, they were right…  from a legal standpoint..  but no one wants to argue the legal standpoint.. They’re all caught up in explaining how we live in a Christian nation.  Gimme a break…

God stoppers. The 9th Circuit judges who struck down the Pledge may be the most unpopular people in America right now. There’s just one catch: They’re right. [Salon.com]

3 Semesters and alot of free time reading…  and I’m not a lawyer, a law school graduate, or even close to being an expert in constitutional law.  I was a criminal justice major in college and took three semesters of various law and procedure classes (Illinois Criminal Law & Procedure, Indiana Criminal Law & Procedure, and Federal Criminal Law & Procedure) – we learned only the constitutional law as it relates to criminal law, but even that was mind bending.

I am fascinated by constitutional law.  I believe strongly in the principles upon which our country was founded, and enjoy reading the history and actual decisions regarding how the constitution is interpreted.

The last few days have been interesting to watch as the “man in the street” has foamed at the mouth regarding the 9th Circuit’s ruling in this case.  As Ernie writes below and in his blog, the average “man in the street” doesn’t know much at all about constitutional law.. 

Okay, you’ve got people who know almost nothing about Constitution and the body of law interpreting it (i.e. the media) explaining a legal ruling, and doing so in simplistic terms so that their target audience (i.e. people whose information about world events is at a 10th grade level at best) can understand it.  Then, after they’ve explained it at a level just above the moron level, they go out to find out what people on the street think about constitutional law.  This is pure parody.  [Ernie the Attorney]

I hate tuning MySQL….

MySQL Tuning Advice. I spent an hour or so helping a co-worker with a MySQL server that just didn’t seem to be running as fast as it ought to be. Here’s what we observed and the simple change that made the problem vanish. [Jeremy Zawodny’s blog]

They’re afraid…  and they really screwed this one up.  Go Mitt!

Dems backpedal as Romney rolls. Boston Herald Jun 26 2002 6:06AM ET [Moreover – moreover…]