May 17, 2006

Tom's Dispatch

"The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States… He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance. He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures. He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power… He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation… For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury: For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences... For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever."

Reflecting Hubris is currently the lead essay at one of the most informative essay sites on the web Tom's Dispatch. If you want to read a rock solid opinion on topical world events from people who know their fields - this is the place. Today's essay is awesome and the quote above is from the essay, in addition to the original source that i'm certain you, the reader, recognize. The essay in question concerns the hubris involved in the 9/11 memorial - a topic that dr lenny would generally have no interest in whatsoever, but because of the circumstance of having a colleague working in the building - hit a little too close to home.

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