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Interesting quandry

Today’s court ruling setting South Dakota’s first execution in 59 years jsut two weeks from now could pose some interesting questions for the pro-life movement in South Dakota, particularly Catholics.

The court order allows Elijah Page to be executed at the South Dakota Penitentiary the week of August 28. Page pleaded guilty to the kidnapping […]

J.A.I.L. tidbits

PP does an excellent job deconstructing and looking behind comments here and on the No on E blog that I briefly addressed here. Tell me again that Amendment E isn’t backed by the fringe.NOTE: PP has a special update that is also worth reading. The No on E Committee got some press over the weekend […]

Lengthy weekend miscellany and marginalia

Recent travel leads to an extended list of linkage this weekend:

I’m enough of a Jon Stewart fan that I have both a “Jon Stewart for President 2008” t-shirt and bumper sticker. But I’m not sure about this. On a related note, while I’m not a fan of the Colbert Report, those who are might […]

Book Review: Terrorist by John Updike

The thought of a John Updike novel pondering America’s post-9/11 angst may lead to a belief that the world is beginning to see the 9/11 literary canon so many people seem to desire. While post-9/11 America sets the stage for Updike’s 22nd novel, Terrorist, let’s hope it is a step along the way to that […]

Initiative and referendum decision

There’s been plenty of press on the South Dakota Supreme Court’s unanimous decision to allow on the November ballot efforts to repeal video lottery (PDF file) and a cell phone tax (PDF file). At bottom, the Court overruled a 1995 decision, Christensen v. Carlson, indicating that initiative could not be used to repeal existing law.

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