Today’s link goes to Mano Singham’s post, The Obama administration considers constitutional rights to be dangerous. The administration is correct: constitutional rights are dangerous, at least to those who are exploiting others from positions of privilege and power. But the absence of rights is far more dangerous, in terms of the scope and extent of everyday harm.
Sep 19 2012
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Aliasalpha
September 20, 2012 at 11:30 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
So does that make Romney a jedi?