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	<title>The Wacky World of Chris Knight &#187; Politics</title>
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	<description>Life is an adventure.  A good life is worth selling the movie rights. These are my story notes.</description>
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		<title>Shocked by a rational court!</title>
		<link>http://www.ghostwheel.com/merlin/Personal/notes/2009/12/28/shocked-by-a-rational-court/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChrisKnight</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been a long time coming, but the courts have finally inserted some rationality into the guidelines regarding how the police use Tasers. For far too long the police have treated Tasers as if they are the mythical Star &#8230; <a href="http://www.ghostwheel.com/merlin/Personal/notes/2009/12/28/shocked-by-a-rational-court/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Misrepresentation of The People</title>
		<link>http://www.ghostwheel.com/merlin/Personal/notes/2009/11/10/misrepresentation-of-the-people/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:03:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChrisKnight</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is why our government does not, and has not for decades, truly represented &#8216;the people&#8217;: Even in tough times, it&apos;s good to be a lawmaker: According to a report released this week by the Center for Responsive Politics, there &#8230; <a href="http://www.ghostwheel.com/merlin/Personal/notes/2009/11/10/misrepresentation-of-the-people/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Transparency and Open Government? Not yet, apparently</title>
		<link>http://www.ghostwheel.com/merlin/Personal/notes/2009/07/24/transparency-and-open-government-not-yet-apparently/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ghostwheel.com/merlin/Personal/notes/2009/07/24/transparency-and-open-government-not-yet-apparently/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:52:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChrisKnight</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The only Change I see is the types of promises that are broken. As a candidate, President Obama vowed that in devising a healthcare bill he would invite in TV cameras &#8212; specifically C-SPAN &#8212; so that Americans could have &#8230; <a href="http://www.ghostwheel.com/merlin/Personal/notes/2009/07/24/transparency-and-open-government-not-yet-apparently/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Et tu, Obame?</title>
		<link>http://www.ghostwheel.com/merlin/Personal/notes/2009/07/21/et-tu-obame/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:03:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChrisKnight</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ghostwheel.com/merlin/Personal/notes/?p=1008</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There is one thing for certain about Change&#8230; President Barack Obama has irked close allies in Congress by declaring he has the right to ignore legislation on constitutional grounds after having criticized George W. Bush for doing the same. via &#8230; <a href="http://www.ghostwheel.com/merlin/Personal/notes/2009/07/21/et-tu-obame/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>This is not America</title>
		<link>http://www.ghostwheel.com/merlin/Personal/notes/2009/07/07/this-is-not-america/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:37:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChrisKnight</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration said Tuesday it could continue to imprison non-U.S. citizens indefinitely even if they have been acquitted of terrorism charges by a U.S. military commission. via Detainees, Even if Acquitted, Might Not Go Free &#8211; WSJ.com I am &#8230; <a href="http://www.ghostwheel.com/merlin/Personal/notes/2009/07/07/this-is-not-america/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Are We Living In A Poe Story?</title>
		<link>http://www.ghostwheel.com/merlin/Personal/notes/2009/07/05/are-we-living-in-a-poe-story/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:31:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChrisKnight</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All in all I&#8217;m having a great 4th of July weekend. Went to a BBQ/B-Day party yesterday. Been working on my Burning Man Mutant Vehicle, The PlayaLizard. Got some coding done for a tool that let&#8217;s me do automatic searches &#8230; <a href="http://www.ghostwheel.com/merlin/Personal/notes/2009/07/05/are-we-living-in-a-poe-story/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Boston Tea Party&#8217; these people are not.</title>
		<link>http://www.ghostwheel.com/merlin/Personal/notes/2009/04/15/dc-tea-party-protest-shut-down-by-secret-service-package-thrown-over-white-house-fence-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 23:52:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChrisKnight</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Tea Parties here in Washington DC are off to a roaring start, right? Not really. Right now, the Tea Parties are contending with a number of terrible struggles, which this report from Fox News documents. In the first place, &#8230; <a href="http://www.ghostwheel.com/merlin/Personal/notes/2009/04/15/dc-tea-party-protest-shut-down-by-secret-service-package-thrown-over-white-house-fence-video/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Jerry Brown Finally Wins Some Respect from Me</title>
		<link>http://www.ghostwheel.com/merlin/Personal/notes/2008/12/19/jerry-brown-finally-wins-some-respect-from-me/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ghostwheel.com/merlin/Personal/notes/2008/12/19/jerry-brown-finally-wins-some-respect-from-me/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2008 05:24:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChrisKnight</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ll be honest, I&#8217;ve pretty much written off Jerry Brown as a wank ever since the day he approached me in a Mexican restaurant in downtown Oakland back in 1995. It wasn&#8217;t that exact moment, in fact he had me &#8230; <a href="http://www.ghostwheel.com/merlin/Personal/notes/2008/12/19/jerry-brown-finally-wins-some-respect-from-me/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>This is why you don&#8217;t give anyone unconditional power&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.ghostwheel.com/merlin/Personal/notes/2008/11/13/this-is-why-you-dont-give-anyone-unconditional-power/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:50:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChrisKnight</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A while back I ranted about the terms of the bailout, specifically that &#8220;Decisions by the Secretary pursuant to the authority of this Act are non-reviewable and committed to agency discretion, and may not be reviewed by any court of &#8230; <a href="http://www.ghostwheel.com/merlin/Personal/notes/2008/11/13/this-is-why-you-dont-give-anyone-unconditional-power/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Proposition 8 supporters:  What will you tell your children when they ask?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 04:19:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ChrisKnight</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I worry about my child and the Internet all the time, even though she&#8217;s too young to have logged on yet. Here&#8217;s what I worry about. I worry that 10 or 15 years from now, she will come to me &#8230; <a href="http://www.ghostwheel.com/merlin/Personal/notes/2008/11/05/proposition-8-supporters-what-will-you-tell-your-children-when-they-ask/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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