Cold as hell here too and gettin’ colder…more snow comin’ too but not enough ta provide any insulation ‘cus the ground temp is now colder’n the Arctic Circle fer Christ’s sake!!

Citizen Hardin Smith and the Firepup Freedom Fighters:

While the ruling on the gag orders on NSLs is certainly welcome news it gets this old Scandanavian thinkin’ whether or not we will ever get closer to a rule of law in our society. Wipin’ out the gag orders emasculates the NLCs but as you point out the consistutionality of the letters themselves and the Patriot Act that spawned them remains unquestioned in the courts.

This leads me to wonder if, in fact, the First and Fourth Amendments will ever be restored absent a direct refutation of the Patriot Act by the court and even if the Patriot Act is found to be unconstitutional, the language and argument for that decision could leave the act alive in legal history as precedent. And even if the Patriot Act is finally properly excised from history and precedent, all we will have for our efforts is the recognition that we are simply where we were prior to 2002 in the struggle to acheive the ideal of the rule of law.

So instead of 3 cheers for the decision maybe a qualified 1 1/2 and a recommittment to continue the struggle…

KEEP THE FAITH AND PASS THE AMMUNTION,THE STRUGGLE GOES ON AND ON AND…

had fun last night – hope your morning is ok – cold as hell here

You never studied.