Reno and Beyond: Question 7 Might Resolve The Torture Debate

Posted by Myrna the Minx on September 21, 2006 | Comments (1) | Trackbacks (0)

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Damn, Question 7 was the whole reason I moved to Nevada. What’s wrong with you people? If I can’t depend on crusty, independent Nevadans frequently overheard muttering about the intrusive “feds” to do my dirty work and protect our god-given right to “alter our state of consciousness” in the words of Joe Strummer, who can I depend on?
Twelve Horses just added a podcast with Nevada State Treasurer Brian Kroliki. A podcast seems like a pretty good way to get to know the candidates if you can’t make it to one of their events and meet them in person.
From the RJG: The Titus campaign has requested an opinion from the Secretary of State regarding an ad released this week by Congressman Jim Gibbons, which may violate Nevada’s Code of Fair Campaign Practices, NRS 294A.290. The offending ad is the one not about all the hot Polish dudes in TJ’s Liquor store on Second Street.
The L.A. Times covers the Nevada judicial crises in embarrassing detail. Thanks to rampant allegations of impropriety and cronyism, the chief justice of the Nevada Supreme Court has ordered some judicial reform.

Washoe County District Judge Brent Adams petitioned the Supreme Court to adopt a rule prohibiting judges from directly accepting or soliciting contributions for their campaigns. He said of the need for change that “[t]he essence of judicial duty is independence. I don’t think anyone can argue that it’s a good thing for judges to be begging for money, period.”

You think?
One thing that’s not being discussed in the Porter – Hafen dust up over cuts in student loans–context. There were about five gazillion reports released in the past month showing that students most in need are not receiving financial aid in the numbers and dollars they used to. This is mainly due to a shift from need-based scholarships to merit-based scholarships (like the Millenium) across higher ed institutions. Combine that with the change in the formula for calculating the Federal Pell Grant led by the Bush Administration, and you get less poor students going to college and more loans for Sallie Mae. Oh well, who needs an educated workforce anyway?
Asians still think the U.S. is okay, but the Europeans? Not so much. The good news? France isn’t all that popular either and Americans are still more popular than the U.S. From the hotshots at Pew Research.
Powerline via Andrew Sullivan: Mitt Romney distinguishes himself from John McCain by backing up the President on torture. Great move Mitt. Mormons for toture. So much for your pretense of moderate credentials.
Many influential people have demonstrated incredulity over the fact that the U.S. is having a debate about torture, but I really like Eugene Robinson’s editorial on the subject. Near the end he asks: “But we shouldn’t have to talk about the practicalities of torture, because the real question is moral: What kind of nation are we? What kind of people are we?” Exactly. What kind of people are we?

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