The original “Luke goes to see his friends” scene from the beginning of the movie.
Watch here at YouTube, before LucasFilm gets it yanked.
Holy Crap, this is cool.
Operation “Get Out The Bible-Thumper Vote” Is GO!
A Senate committee approved a Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage Thursday.
It reads: “Marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman,” and would require approval by two-thirds of Congress and three-fourths of the states to become an official amendment.
In the past, I’d be comfortable saying that this was just political grandstanding before the mid-term elections, because there is no bloody way that they’d get 3/4ths of the states to pass it.
Now? I’m not so sure.
Small positive element of that story: Sen. Russ Feingold (D- Wisconsin) declared his opposition to the amendment, his affinity for the Constitution and walked out of the meeting.
This pissed off Arlen Specter (R-Pennsylvania), the Judiciary Committee Chairman — “I don’t need to be lectured by you. You are no more a protector of the Constitution than am I,” he shouted as Feingold left. “If you want to leave, good riddance.”
“I’ve enjoyed your lecture, too, Mr. Chairman,” replied Feingold. “See ya.”
Personally, I think he should’ve thrown in a VP-Cheney-approved “Go Fuck Yourself” as well, but hey, that’s just me.
Freedom of the…..Hey — Not So Fast, There….
The Government Printing Office sells a set of flash cards to help prospective US citizens learn about our government. The cards are also available on the website.
Question 80 (linked above), asks “Name one right or freedom guaranteed by the First Amendment.”
Yeah. Read that: “The rights of freedom of speech, of religion, of assembly and to petition the Government.”
Notice anything missing?
Freedom of the Press.
Of course, in an era when the administration is spying on journalists, and is considering criminal prosecution of reporters under espionage laws, do you really feel comfortable in writing this off as a simple mistake of omission?