No, Obama Will Not Execute You With a Drone

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John Brennan Sworn in as CIA Director Using Constitution Lacking Bill of Rights

According to the White House, John Brennan was sworn in as CIA Director on a “first draft” of the Constitution including notations from George Washington, dating to 1787.

"Vice President Joe Biden swears in CIA Director John Brennan in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, March 8, 2013. Members of Brennan’s family stand with him. Brennan was sworn in with his hand on an original draft of the Constitution, dating from 1787, which has George Washington’s personal handwriting and annotations on it."

That means, when Brennan vowed to protect and defend the Constitution, he was swearing on one that did not include the First, Fourth, Fifth, or Sixth Amendments — or any of the other Amendments now included in our Constitution. The Bill of Rights did not become part of our Constitution until 1791, 4 years after the Constitution that Brennan took his oath on.

I really don’t mean to be an az-ole about this. But these vows always carry a great deal of symbolism. And whether he meant to invoke this symbolism or not, the moment at which Brennan took over the CIA happened to exclude (in symbolic form, though presumably not legally) the key limits on governmental power that protect American citizens.

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Elisabeth Hasselbeck Leaving 'The View'? Us Weekly Reports Co-Host Is Being Ousted

I think it sells because it's all that's offered.  Like fast food, it's cheap and convenient.  If there were more appealing alternatives, people would choose the quality program over the schlock.  

That's the theory behind premium channels, and it works.  The real issue to me is how having to pay for quality programming has a broader effect on our culture that is eroding the overall quality of our lives and the continuing of human civilization on the planet.
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