How Many?

How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg?  Four.  Calling a tail a leg doesn’t make it a leg.
—    Abraham Lincoln
[Congress passed a law (The National Defense Authorization Act), which President Obama signed, that allows the U.S. Government to detain and hold – indefinitely – any American citizen without trial, simply by declaring the citizen a “terrorist”.
I now have a new understanding of Janis Joplin:  “Freedom’s just another word for nothin’ left to lose…“
Oh, but don’t worry.  We have a promise from the President that his administration will never exercise this authority.  I feel sooooo much better.  Don’t you?   —    kmab]
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On This Day In:
2022	Just Waiting
2021	Tomorrow: Will Republicans Choose Democracy Or Tyranny? (Well, I guess we know which one they chose…)
	How Long Must I Dream?
2020	On Killing Foreign Generals…
2019	Patient Understanding
2018	I Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Form
2017	Fashionista
2016	A Faulty Model Of God
2015	Non Sequitur
2014	No Flags League
	I Ain’t Who Am
2013	Spoiling For Fame?
2012	How Many?
2011	Too Tired To Chat Much
2010	I Must Be Crazy!!

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