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...people will just take it in their stride and accept the horrors of a lame-duck Bush administration. Then again, in many other countries stolen or rigged elections can trigger riots—though that is unlikely to do much, even if people do have the right to bear assault rifles again. No, the secular and sensible will probably just have to grin and bear the following four years much as they did the last four and hope that the Democratic party will get its act together...
...gone mad. If you want to move to a country where the big issues in the last election were healthcare, education, the economy and environmental protection—and not “flip-flopping”, wars on abstract nouns or the merits of giving the general public assault rifles—then you should seriously consider applying for citizenship in my home nation. Australia’s immigration system is extremely simple: If you’re smart, speak English and are unlikely to go straight to welfare then you’re probably good for getting residency...
Four years ago, a constitutional crisis, bruising as it was, at least felt like a freak accident. If it happens again, it may feel like an assault. Each side has declared that the other will do anything to win, which means that if this race stays tight, whichever candidate loses is less likely to think that he was beaten than that he was robbed. Already the planes are fueled, the legal SWAT teams ready, the recount office spaces reserved and provisions made for staplers and coffeemakers in the event that Election Day does indeed become Election Month...
...midst of a legal crisis. The year before, police busted a BDSM kink get-together in Addleboro, Mass., charging the party’s host with 13 offenses, including possession of “instruments of masturbatory use.” Another guest was charged with assault for slapping a consenting woman’s behind with a wooden spoon...
Activists in the New England area fought to dismiss the charges, part of a larger battle against state laws that insist SM is a form of assault...