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It has begun…

Add comment October 20th, 2006

Yes, I know it began a long time ago, but since the passing of the Military Commissions Act of 2006 a couple days ago, the Bush administration has been very quick to notify the courts that they no longer have jurisdiction to consider hundreds of Guantanamo Bay cases.

The new law already has been challenged as unconstitutional by lawyers representing the petitioners

I guess someone forgot to tell them that the constitution no longer matters.

Whichever side loses in the upcoming court battles, he said, will then appeal to the Supreme Court.

Congress allows George Bush to enact martial law

Add comment October 19th, 2006

Welcome to martial law.

Moments ago President Bush signed the Military Commission Act into law, stating “This bill provides legal protections that ensure our military and intelligence personnel will not have to fear lawsuits filed by terrorists simply for doing their jobs.[The] legality of the system I established was challenged in the court, and the Supreme Court ruled that the military commissions needed to be explicitly authorized by the United States Congress. And so I asked Congress for that authority, and they have provided it.”

If that’s not authorising and enabling martial law, I don’t know what is.

Frequently Asked Questions

Add comment October 18th, 2006

I’ve created a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section, to give you some more detailed information about me and this blog and all kinds of stuff. If you have any further questions, ask them in a comment at the bottom, and I’ll update the FAQ with the questions and answers.

1. What is your name?
   Alan Howard

2. Where do you live?
   Canberra, Australia
3. Where are you from?
   I’m Australian, born in Victoria. I moved to Wellington, New Zealand in June 2000, and moved back home to Canberra (where I am now) in February 2007.

About me

6 comments October 17th, 2006

Welcome to this blog. I’m going to assume you’re reading this ’cause you’re interested in who I am. Thanks! I appreciate the interest.

About this blog

Alanz Eyes is an archive of my insights, observations, opinions and articles about various topics of interest to me.

The articles you’ll find here include observations about my life, as well as some of the things I’ve learned, which I write about to help others learn them too.

Maybe you’ll find something worthwhile here. I hope you do.

About Alan

More of those silly Republicans

Add comment October 7th, 2006

Senator Mark Foley, while leading a government group responsible for protecting children, was also engaged in assaulting the rights of the same children he was allegedly protecting.

Hypocrite. In a big way.

“At Sacred Heart, I was taught how to be a better citizen because of their focus on discipline and moral values.”
- Mark Foley

I guess we all know what those values are now.

“I have said repeatedly that in this country we track library books better than we do sex offenders.”
- Mark Foley

Lucky for him, I guess.

“Pointing fingers, trying to catch each other in scandal does not bring honor to this House.”
- Mark Foley

Surprise of a lifetime

10 comments October 7th, 2006

You could probably say that the 'surprise of a lifetime' would be something that would be the biggest thing to surprise you in your entire life. I think that's what's happened to me.

I discovered during the week that I suffer from passive aggression:

People with this disorder resent responsibility and show it through their behaviors rather than by open expression of their feelings. Procrastination, inefficiency, and forgetfulness are behaviors commonly used to avoid doing what they need to do or have been told by others must be done.