Quote of the day

"Observing human behavior confirms that for some among us, the perfidious lust for unbridled power and the imposition of cruelty in its quest know no bounds and are bereft of human decency. And the rule of law be damned." - US District Judge Fred Biery, decision ordering the release of a 5 year old detained by ICE

It is remarkable. Judges across the nation, across the political spectrum are telling us that we are witness government tyranny on the level of grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence (this judge literally makes that point in his decision.)

Quote of the day

"In your statement you assert that our actions, even though peaceful, must be condemned because they precipitate violence. But is this a logical assertion? Isn't this like condemning a robbed man because his possession of money precipitated the evil act of robbery? Isn't this like condemning Socrates because his unswerving commitment to truth and his philosophical inquiries precipitated the act by the misguided populace in which they made him drink hemlock? Isn't this like condemning Jesus because his unique God-consciousness and never-ceasing devotion to God's will precipitated the evil act of crucifixion? We must come to see that, as the federal courts have consistently affirmed, it is wrong to urge an individual to cease his efforts to gain his basic constitutional rights because the quest may precipitate violence. Society must protect the robbed and punish the robber." - Martin Luther King Jr, "Letter from Birmingham Jail" (April 16, 1963)

Quote of the day

"There is no evil under the sun but what is to be dreaded from men, who may do what they please with impunity: They seldom or never stop at certain degrees of mischief when they have power to go farther; but hurry on from wickedness to wickedness, as far and as fast as human malice can prompt human power." - Thomas Gordon, "Cautions Against the Natural Encroachments of Power" (June 17, 1721)

If only we had managed to create a system of government where leaders are held accountable for lawbreaking; not least of which: murdering people in international water, invading another country and kidnapping their president to steal that nation's resources.