Monday, January 9, 2012

Post-Constitutional America

Well, we've finally cleared up any doubt about whether or not mass-murdering Bin-Ladin succeeded: he did, beyond his wildest fantasies.

Not only did he lure the Bush-Cheney Junta into the meatgrinders of Afghanistan and Iraq, but he destroyed America at the same time. So complete has been the cowardly and craven surrender of spineless elected officials been, that even a supposedly liberal (really center-right) administration is delighted to happily junk the Bill of Rights and, among them, the central rationale for the Declaration of Independence, the idea that people had inalienable rights, first among them individual liberty and freedom from detention and imprisonment at the say-so of an autocrat.



"Your Freedom" in Salem, Jan. 23

The Occupy Salem Education Committee presents Willamette Law Professor Susan Smith speaking on the civil liberties implications of the recently-passed National Defense Authorization Act.

This piece of legislation, which recently passed the U.S. Congress overwhelmingly and was subsequently signed by President Obama, despite his earlier vow to veto it, suspends some of our most cherished civil liberties. Learn how it could affect you!

Monday, January 23, 7 p.m. in the Paulus Lecture Hall at Willamette University's Law School (Room E 201). No charge.

This Thursday: Taking on the American uber-fantasy (endless growth)



 Another outstanding offering from the good folks behind the Salem Progressive Film Series.

tappedThursday, Jan 12, 2012     7 p.m.
How do we become a sustainable civilization? We are addicted to unending growth in a world that has limits.  Individual and public policy decisions today are formed by a powerful, pro-growth cultural bias.  We worship at the Church of Growth Everlasting. Undeterred by the facts, we’re on a collision course powered by denial and the myth that growth brings prosperity.  This film examines the cultural barriers that prevent us from reacting rationally to the evidence that current levels of population and consumption are unsustainable.

Location Grand Theater, 191 High Street NE
Hours Doors open at 6:15p Films begin at 7p
Admission Adults $4 Students $3