Does the Constitution still exist except on paper?
Please tell me under what provision of the Constitution the government is entitled to have a secret interpretation of a public law.
While in theory ignorance of the law is not considered an excuse for its violation, that presumes that the law itself is known.
if the interpretation of the law is not available to all, how then can anyone know what the law is?
There may truly be scary things in the world. But it is far scary to think that our government operates without meaningful oversight.
There is a reducto ad absurdum to the rationalization for all the secrecy about what is now coming out. Perhaps
While in theory ignorance of the law is not considered an excuse for its violation, that presumes that the law itself is known.
if the interpretation of the law is not available to all, how then can anyone know what the law is?
There may truly be scary things in the world. But it is far scary to think that our government operates without meaningful oversight.
There is a reducto ad absurdum to the rationalization for all the secrecy about what is now coming out. Perhaps
Some Words to Consider From Parker Palmer
originally at Huffington Post on 12/29/10
Parker Palmer has been an important figure in American education for several decades. His book The Courage to Teach has influenced many educators, myself included.
I recently had the opportunity to meet Palmer, and to obtain several of his books I had not previously known. I have been reading The Active Life: A Spirituality of Work, Creativity, and Caring, which contains a long reflection on a Chinese poem translated by Thomas Merton. Therein I encountered a number of passages that I find very
Parker Palmer has been an important figure in American education for several decades. His book The Courage to Teach has influenced many educators, myself included.
I recently had the opportunity to meet Palmer, and to obtain several of his books I had not previously known. I have been reading The Active Life: A Spirituality of Work, Creativity, and Caring, which contains a long reflection on a Chinese poem translated by Thomas Merton. Therein I encountered a number of passages that I find very