Daily Archives: December 2, 2003

The Great Debate (Part 2)

Posted on December 2, 2003 by Pete

Part 2: Each debater was given 2 minutes to rebut the first round comments. What to watch for: William Bennett: Trying desperately to dump his debating partner, and clinging to his one-statistic argument. Gary Johnson: Bats around Bennett’s statistic, and … Continue reading →

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Fear of toilet flushing trumps citizen rights yet again.

Posted on December 2, 2003 by Pete

Supreme Court rules in favor of police barging in. The court ruled 9-0 that if police had waited any longer than 20 seconds, a drug suspect could be flushing evidence down the toilet… Justice David H. Souter, writing for the … Continue reading →

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The Great Debate (Part 1)

Posted on December 2, 2003 by Pete

On Thursday, I told you about a debate that was scheduled on C-Span. It ended up getting pushed back due to coverage of a Thanksgiving Dinner, so I missed it when it aired, but the full audio is available at … Continue reading →

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Mushrooms worse than Murder

Posted on December 2, 2003 by Pete

Via Random Act of Kindness, comes this story. In Kansas, Stephen Fletcher tried to grow some psychedelic mushrooms in his apartment. Also in Kansas, Tremain V. Scott shot a man 18 times at close range, killing him. Both men are … Continue reading →

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