SansPretense

I just got back from a scientific meeting, and felt the need to reply to someone else’s post…

Since the closing scenes of Batman Begins, the anticipation for the sequel to Christopher Nolan’s take on the Batman hero has done nothing but increased. I have always held the opinion that Batman Begins wasn’t only the best Batman movie at the time, but will be considered among the best movies made. I’m […]

(Hey, at least I censored it.)
You know, I’m usually the one telling others that they are over-reacting, that the end of the world is not coming, the Saint’s ain’t gonna win the Superbowl, Hell isn’t freezing over, the Earth isn’t going to warm up so much that it explodes, and dammit, just because Miley Cyrus […]

Visit their website at M4GW.com. In all seriousness, there really are a lot more good benefits to global warming than bad…

No, I promise, I’m not making a joke about the maturity and reasoning skills of liberal voters. I’m talking about the latest bill to try and get passed in Germany (hat tip Moonbattery):

Dozens of German politicians have tabled a new law to extend voting rights to babies, toddlers, children and teenagers.
The bill, which has […]

According to this AP story, animal rights activists are sharing tactics with anti-abortion demonstrators (I made a few corrections in an effort to clear up any ambiguities the writer of the story implied but failed to emphasize):
Berkeley, CA  TEXAS - In the hills above the University of California’s Berkeley Texas campus, nine protesters gathered in […]

Hat tip to Small Dead Animals, Obama says something else that shows his lack of understanding; this time of science:

Mr. Obama, speaking in Las Vegas, implied that the U.S. might somehow do without the oil sands. “[T]he possibilities of renewable energy are limitless,” he declared. “We’ve heard promises about it in every State of the […]

So the National (edit: I thought it was the British Columbia HRC, but I believe I was wrong) Human Rights Commission drops the complaint against Maclean’s magazine (emphasis mine):

TORONTO, June 26 /CNW/ - Maclean’s magazine is pleased that the Canadian
Human Rights Commission has dismissed the complaint brought against it by the
Canadian Islamic Congress. The decision […]

I was on my way to bed. Really, I was. And then, I had to go on Drudge to see this story (emphasis mine):

Spain’s parliament voiced its support on Wednesday for the rights of great apes to life and freedom in what will apparently be the first time any national legislature has called […]

Now, I’m not lawyer, obviously, but from my rudimentary understanding of the purpose of the court system and the law, social “trends” should NOT be used in making a judgement on whether or not something is Constitutional.  Apparently, this basic notion that the courts are in place to interpret the law as it is written […]