Expressive Opposition

The Ultimate Beginners Guide to Social Disobedience

Allergy season sufferers are saying little about recent restrictions on one of the most effective treatments for their affliction. Sudafed has been identified as a common ingredient in the illegal manufacture of the drug Meth. By restricting the availability of Sudafed, federal and state governments hope to thwart meth makers, bringing a serious drug problem under control. Consumer inconvenience may be acceptable in the fight against a dangerous drug, however, asking consumers to pay more maybe making the wrong people pay the price for Methamphetamine.

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Once again eBay penalizes people who block known spam networks. eBay users who actively block unscrupulous advertising and spam sources in their firewall will find eBay functioning at only 50% for them. If you are blocking the bad doubleclick.net and akamai.net you will find eBay is broken for you, and eBay doesn’t want to hear your complaints.

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She colored them in crayon, love notes from 14 year old Crystal Guyer to 22 year old Matthew Koso. Since then a red ink signed arrest warrant put Matthew behind bars, television’s Dr. Phil has offered the family advice, and Nebraska’s Attorney General has no intention of backing down on pushing criminal prosecution. This is an update to the adult-teen sex story “Jealous Jon,” with details about the young married couple and their families. Colleen Kenney has documented their story from both sides of the issue in a Nebraska newspaper that follows the couple in a brief timeline.

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Remember that the military exists to offer young people free college money, stable income, and essential skills for success all without asking for anything in return, because, as everyone knows, the military isn’t for soldiers and for combat! Who actually expects military personnel to go into combat anyway? Furthermore, every mother with a big mouth and who has lost a child in military service should expect multiple and personal one-on-one visits with the President of the United States at their whim, after all, he isn’t busy running the country or anything. It is time to demand these more than reasonable requests and we sure in the hell are lucky that Cindy Sheehan is taking a stand, even if others are pulling the strings.

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Iran as a genuine nuclear threat is suspected by some to be a make-believe right wing conspiracy while others perceive a clear and present danger. This doesn’t mean that Democrats are soft on Iran; in fact some suggest that President Bush received a so-called Iranian endorsement. Considering the violent history and reputation of Iran, can we all, including Democrats and Republicans, sleep well at night while they are so close to being a nuclear-armed nation?

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Intelligent Design is now the politically correct way of saying that Evolution is absolute rubbish, including all hard science that supports that theory. President Bush has decided that Intelligent Design should be taught in public school science class as well as evolution. The day my kids come home proclaiming the Earth is only 8000 years old I’m going to stop paying my property taxes and seriously consider home schooling.

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