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...though, will always be our home. Nowhere in the world are the skies so big and blue. Our state constitution has a provision guaranteeing privacy that is among the most comprehensive of its kind. In fact, the Montana legislature's adopting a resolution expressing near unanimous displeasure with the Patriot Act was an act rooted in our constitution. We're glad Kirn lives here, where there's plenty of room to roam and always the right to ramble...
Second, the Ivy League continues to operate as though nothing has changed. Harvard continues to schedule all of its games against fellow Ancient Eight and Patriot League programs, maintaining its air of indifference towards more competitive Division I programs of either tier...
...burial. There had been some speculation before yesterday's announcement that he is to be interred in the crypt, that his body would be brought back to Poland. But that proved unfounded. The rumor was another reminder that this man seemed to have two sides. He was a devoted patriot of his native Poland, but at the same time a supremely Roman pontiff, who saw himself as the rightful successor of Peter. He was a firm believer in tradition, but infinitely curious about other cultures. Ultimately, John Paul II opted for continuity in his choice of burial, and his body...
Since the hasty passage of the USA PATRIOT Act just after Sept. 11, 2001, five states and 373 cities have passed resolutions against the Act, with 14 states and hundreds of cities pending similar legislation. At the heart of all of these resolutions is a resistance to the Act’s dangerous and unnecessary power-grabs at the expense of the constitutionally protected civil liberties of the citizens and legal residents of the United States...
Although the PATRIOT Act was rushed through Congress as a supposed anti-terrorism measure, many portions of the Act cannot clearly be linked to the prevention of terrorist activities but instead amount, as the State of Vermont’s resolution states, to “the ability of the Central Intelligence Agency to engage in domestic spying activities...