Glitches cited in early voting
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Did Bush inadvertently veto the MCA?
29 OctIt seems the blogosphere has exploded with the possibility that Bush’s slow signing of the Military Commissions Act may have resulted in a technical “pocket veto“. As much as I would like to believe this, several points need to be made. Continue reading
Kevin and Pat Tillman, Iraq, and the importance of the vote
27 OctEditor’s note: Kevin Tillman joined the Army with his brother Pat in 2002, and they served together in Iraq and Afghanistan. Pat was killed in Afghanistan on April 22, 2004. Kevin, who was discharged in 2005, has written a powerful, must-read document.
It is Pat’s birthday on November 6, and elections are the day after. It gets me thinking about a conversation I had with Pat before we joined the military. He spoke about the risks with signing the papers. How once we committed, we were at the mercy of the American leadership and the American people. How we could be thrown in a direction not of our volition. How fighting as a soldier would leave us without a voice… until we got out.
Much has happened since we handed over our voice:
An Aging Trans Woman 