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Supreme Court hears Photo ID law
ecthompsonmd January 24, 2008

Block the vote. That’s what this is about. It isn’t about making the voting process better. There are plenty of fake ID’s out there. Instead, this is about excluding a block of voters who are poor, who have issues with transportation, who are elderly. This is part of an ongoing process to make a permanent Republican majority. PBS’s NOW did a great piece on this. I’ll try and post it later on this evening.

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SCOTUS hears death penalty case
ecthompsonmd January 9, 2008

I object to the death penalty on a number of fronts. First, is it being applied fairly? If not then we have a system problem. Secondly, do high profile cases get different treatment? For example, if someone is accused of killing a highly respected businessman are they more or less likely to get the needle? Thirdly, does the race of the assailant matter? What about the race of the victim? Finally, how often are we wrong? How often have to put an innocent man or woman to death? If the answer is never then the system works well. If the answer

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