Monday, March 29, 2010
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Friday, March 12, 2010
Judges Can Do the Right Thing
California: Pledge of Allegiance Is Ruled Constitutional
By JOHN SCHWARTZ
A federal appeals court panel ruled Thursday that the Pledge of Allegiance does not violate constitutional rules separating church and state. The opinion, written by Judge Carlos T. Bea, stated that “the phrase ‘one Nation under God’ does not turn this patriotic exercise into a religious activity.” A different three-judge panel from the same court reached the opposite conclusion in 2002, but the United States Supreme Court reversed it in 2004 on technical grounds. In a biting dissent, Judge Stephen R. Reinhardt, who sided with the majority in 2002, wrote that Congress added “under God” to the pledge in 1954 for unconstitutional religious purposes.
By JOHN SCHWARTZ
A federal appeals court panel ruled Thursday that the Pledge of Allegiance does not violate constitutional rules separating church and state. The opinion, written by Judge Carlos T. Bea, stated that “the phrase ‘one Nation under God’ does not turn this patriotic exercise into a religious activity.” A different three-judge panel from the same court reached the opposite conclusion in 2002, but the United States Supreme Court reversed it in 2004 on technical grounds. In a biting dissent, Judge Stephen R. Reinhardt, who sided with the majority in 2002, wrote that Congress added “under God” to the pledge in 1954 for unconstitutional religious purposes.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Monday, March 1, 2010
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Political Joke
NEWS FLASH: Nancy Pelosi was involved in a minor accident Thursday night. While driving in her limousine in rural Virginia a cow wandered onto the road and was hit by a limousine carrying Nancy Pelosi.
Congreeswoman Pelosi was not hurt but the cow suffered fatal injuries.
The Speaker of the House told her limousine driver to go to the house owned by the cow and tell the people living there the news. The limousine driver did not return until four hours later. When he returned he told the Congresswoman "The people living there were so nice. The wife fixed me the most delicious homecooked meal, the father showered me with wonderful gifts and stories, they even introduced me to their daughter and let me sleep with her."
Nancy Pelosi asked the limo driver "What did you say to them."
The limo driver responded, "I just told them I was Nancy Pelosi's limo driver and the old cow is dead."
Congreeswoman Pelosi was not hurt but the cow suffered fatal injuries.
The Speaker of the House told her limousine driver to go to the house owned by the cow and tell the people living there the news. The limousine driver did not return until four hours later. When he returned he told the Congresswoman "The people living there were so nice. The wife fixed me the most delicious homecooked meal, the father showered me with wonderful gifts and stories, they even introduced me to their daughter and let me sleep with her."
Nancy Pelosi asked the limo driver "What did you say to them."
The limo driver responded, "I just told them I was Nancy Pelosi's limo driver and the old cow is dead."
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Quantagories
This test does not measure intelligence, your fluency with words,
creativity or mathematical ability. It will, however give you some
gauge of your mental flexibility. In the three years since the test
was developed, few people have been found who could solve more than
half of the 27 questions on the first try.
Many, however, reported getting answers long after the testing had
been set aside, particularly at unexpected moments when their minds
were relaxed. Some report solving all the questions over a period of
several days.
For example:
60 = M in an H
The answer would be: 60 = Minutes in an Hour
1. 26 = L of the A
2. 1,001 = A N
3. 7 = W of the W
4. 12 = S of the Z
5. 54 = C in a D (w/ the J)
6. 9 = P in the S S
7. 88 = K on a P
8. 13 = S on the A F
9. 32 = D F at which W F
10. 18 = H on a G C
11. 90 = D in a R A
12. 200 = D for P G in M
13. 8 = S on a S S
14. 3 = B M (S H T R)
15. 4 = Q in a G
16. 24 = H in a D
17. 1 = W on a U
18. 5 = D in a Z C
19. 57 = H V
20. 11 = P on a F T
21. 1,000 = W that a P is W
22. 29 = D in F in a L Y
23. 64 = S on a C
24. 15 = M on a D M C
25. 52 = W in a Y
26. 99 = B of B on the W
27. 3 = L P and one B B W
28. 30 = D H S
29. 5,280 = F in a M
30. 212 = D F at which W B
31. 10 = F in one L of B
32. 13 = N in a B d
33. 7 = D in S W (D, G, S, D, B, H & S)
34. 9 = L a C has
35. 40 = D and N it R (N and the A)
36. 25 = P in a Q
37. 3 = S (C. L, & M)
38. 50 = S in the U
39. 18 = W on a S T T
40. 3 = C in a F
41. 18 = W in a S
42. 10 = Y in a D
43. 15 = T D in A
44. 100 = Y in a C
45. 180 = D in a S L
46. 31 = D in J and J
47. 21 = A of C
48. 52 = W in a Y
49. 10 = D in a D
50. 50 = Q on T T
creativity or mathematical ability. It will, however give you some
gauge of your mental flexibility. In the three years since the test
was developed, few people have been found who could solve more than
half of the 27 questions on the first try.
Many, however, reported getting answers long after the testing had
been set aside, particularly at unexpected moments when their minds
were relaxed. Some report solving all the questions over a period of
several days.
For example:
60 = M in an H
The answer would be: 60 = Minutes in an Hour
1. 26 = L of the A
2. 1,001 = A N
3. 7 = W of the W
4. 12 = S of the Z
5. 54 = C in a D (w/ the J)
6. 9 = P in the S S
7. 88 = K on a P
8. 13 = S on the A F
9. 32 = D F at which W F
10. 18 = H on a G C
11. 90 = D in a R A
12. 200 = D for P G in M
13. 8 = S on a S S
14. 3 = B M (S H T R)
15. 4 = Q in a G
16. 24 = H in a D
17. 1 = W on a U
18. 5 = D in a Z C
19. 57 = H V
20. 11 = P on a F T
21. 1,000 = W that a P is W
22. 29 = D in F in a L Y
23. 64 = S on a C
24. 15 = M on a D M C
25. 52 = W in a Y
26. 99 = B of B on the W
27. 3 = L P and one B B W
28. 30 = D H S
29. 5,280 = F in a M
30. 212 = D F at which W B
31. 10 = F in one L of B
32. 13 = N in a B d
33. 7 = D in S W (D, G, S, D, B, H & S)
34. 9 = L a C has
35. 40 = D and N it R (N and the A)
36. 25 = P in a Q
37. 3 = S (C. L, & M)
38. 50 = S in the U
39. 18 = W on a S T T
40. 3 = C in a F
41. 18 = W in a S
42. 10 = Y in a D
43. 15 = T D in A
44. 100 = Y in a C
45. 180 = D in a S L
46. 31 = D in J and J
47. 21 = A of C
48. 52 = W in a Y
49. 10 = D in a D
50. 50 = Q on T T
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