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ebongreen pointed me to a Rolling Stone article by Robert Kennedy, Jr. that would seem to present a great deal of evidence that the Ohio vote in 2004 actually was rigged. It has always bothered me that the exit polls could be that wrong, and it would seem that they weren't. Kenneth Blackwell promised Bush the election and damned if he didn't come through on that promise, will of the American people be damned.

And the Right wonders why the modern Left is so "angry".

If you need something to lift your spirits a little and reassure you that democracy isn't quite dead yet, I point you to this piece:

DETROIT --A federal judge will go ahead with hearings in a legal challenge to a warrantless domestic surveillance program run by the National Security Agency.
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U.S. District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor also criticized the Justice Department for failing to respond to the legal challenge, The Detroit News reported Friday.

via Eschaton

One Democrat I'd like to see tarred and feathered

Louisiana, the rape and incest state!

Gov. Kathleen Blanco said Thursday that she'll sign a near-total ban on abortion - without exceptions for rape or incest victims - that is nearing final legislative passage.

The Louisiana House and Senate have approved the measure by Sen. Ben Nevers, D-Bogalusa, but it awaits one final approval from the Senate of House changes before it reaches Blanco's desk. It only would allow abortion in cases where the woman's life is in danger or when childbirth would permanently harm her health.

The bill could only go into effect if the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision is overturned.

"I anticipate signing that bill. It's got a safety measure for extreme situations for the life of the mother and some other health issues," Blanco said in an interview with The Associated Press.

She said she believed an exception for rape and incest victims to get an abortion, a proposal rejected by both the House and Senate, would have "been reasonable," but she said she wouldn't reject the bill for that reason....

In honor of this I believe we should have a new state motto competition, please add yours in the comments.

Lousiana: Get your rape on!

Lousiana: All your wombs are belong to us

Lousiana: Barefoot and pregnant, it's the law