Comments on: First (Amendment) Things First http://shortwoman.com/?p=333 Bridget Magnus Shows the World as Seen from 4'11" Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:42:22 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: JT http://shortwoman.com/?p=333&cpage=1#comment-102 JT Tue, 07 Mar 2006 17:23:29 +0000 http://shortwoman.com/?p=333#comment-102 Preach it sister! Preach it sister!

]]> By: jukkou http://shortwoman.com/?p=333&cpage=1#comment-101 jukkou Fri, 03 Mar 2006 21:39:53 +0000 http://shortwoman.com/?p=333#comment-101 Pasta -farians? How cute! And the WTO protests in Seattle are a good example of rights being abridged... certainly once the vandalism got started the police reaction was inevitable; but some of the police action seemed... "pre-emptive." isn't my right to ignorance protected??? and finally... (you wish) there is a news item circulating about a young man petitioning (the Canadian gvt?) to allow him to carry a religious dagger to school... this pits religious freedom against civil society's desire for "security." (gosh how I have come to abhor that word - security. Pasta -farians? How cute!

And the WTO protests in Seattle are a good example of rights being abridged… certainly once the vandalism got started the police reaction was inevitable; but some of the police action seemed… “pre-emptive.”

isn’t my right to ignorance protected???

and finally… (you wish) there is a news item circulating about a young man petitioning (the Canadian gvt?) to allow him to carry a religious dagger to school… this pits religious freedom against civil society’s desire for “security.” (gosh how I have come to abhor that word – security.

]]> By: ShortWoman http://shortwoman.com/?p=333&cpage=1#comment-100 ShortWoman Fri, 03 Mar 2006 19:28:00 +0000 http://shortwoman.com/?p=333#comment-100 Thanks, Wendy. I always appreciate kind words (and links too)! =) Thanks, Wendy. I always appreciate kind words (and links too)! =)

]]> By: Wendy Lestina http://shortwoman.com/?p=333&cpage=1#comment-99 Wendy Lestina Fri, 03 Mar 2006 05:26:37 +0000 http://shortwoman.com/?p=333#comment-99 Great, thoughtful commentary and, indeed, scary stats. I'm tagging you on my site tomorrow morning. The right to own a pet! I love it. Although I am so cynical, I was a bit surprised that even 25% of Americans could name the rights in the First Amendment. (And I'm not sure why I'm being so smug: I stumbled over the right to redress grievances.) Great, thoughtful commentary and, indeed, scary stats. I’m tagging you on my site tomorrow morning. The right to own a pet! I love it. Although I am so cynical, I was a bit surprised that even 25% of Americans could name the rights in the First Amendment. (And I’m not sure why I’m being so smug: I stumbled over the right to redress grievances.)

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