C-Span...

I'm watching C-Span right now. Michael Badnarik and David Cobb (Libertarian and Green respectively) are in the midst of a pre-recorded debate that actually took place on 8/31/2004. I'll bet you didn't hear anything about it in the "news". I hope that it will be available online sometime.

Suzanne's last paragraph in this entry is making fun of Dubya. I have deeper problems with other things that Dubya says. One of the blurbs he has been repeatedly using for a little while is, "The wisest use of American strength is to advance freedom. I believe America is called to lead the cause of freedom. I believe that millions in the Middle East plead in silence for their liberty. I believe that given the chance, they will embrace the most honorable form of government every devised by man. I believe all these things because I understand freedom is not America's gift to the world, freedom is the almighty God's gift to each man and woman in this world." I happen to disagree that "American strength" is the best way to get the word out.

In keeping with the finest traditions of Labor Day, I labored. I can't complain much. Suzanne worked for four hours this morning and I worked until 3 PM.

If you're Chinese, you'd better not peddle porn online. 250,000 clicks on a Chinese-owned porn site could land the owner in prison FOR LIFE. I realize that there are plenty of people in this country who wouldn't mind seeing penalties similar to that for porn-peddling (or perhaps even surfing). While we're at it, let's lock up all cheesecake-eating, cigarette-smoking, beer-swilling, non-church-going, dissent-speaking (or any combination thereof and more) people. We'd be better off, right? That brings me to one thing we were talking about at work today. I don't see how anyone would ever want to be a polygamist. However, I think that the Supreme Court decision that upheld law against it was wrong. I don't care what the European traditions said about polygamy. I care if anyone's right to life, liberty, or the pursuit of happiness is being violated.