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A Russian view of the Supreme Court Decision
by Decius at 10:33 am EDT, Jul 2, 2004 |
] And so it's come to this. The American people -- proud
] heirs of a bold revolutionary spirit now marking the
] 228th anniversary of its fiery eruption into the world --
] have been reduced to thanking the robed Olympians on the
] U.S. Supreme Court for preserving a few crumbs of the
] nation's once-vast ancient liberties. Damn... |
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RE: A Russian view of the Supreme Court Decision
by noteworthy at 10:28 am EDT, Jul 4, 2004 |
Decius wrote:
]] And so it's come to this. The American people -- proud
]] heirs of a bold revolutionary spirit now marking the
]] 228th anniversary of its fiery eruption into the world --
]] have been reduced to thanking the robed Olympians on the
]] U.S. Supreme Court for preserving a few crumbs of the
]] nation's once-vast ancient liberties.
]
] Damn ... I find this article rather ironic (hypocritical?) in the context of Chechnya today and Soviet/KGB practices of decades past. |
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A Russian view of the Supreme Court Decision
by k at 2:28 pm EDT, Jul 2, 2004 |
] And so it's come to this. The American people -- proud
] heirs of a bold revolutionary spirit now marking the
] 228th anniversary of its fiery eruption into the world --
] have been reduced to thanking the robed Olympians on the
] U.S. Supreme Court for preserving a few crumbs of the
] nation's once-vast ancient liberties. Damn... [ Seriously. -k] |
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