Hamdan v. Rumsfeld

I am actually very very tempted to spend the next few hours reading all 185 pages of the full opinion (pdf), but I am at work and that would be bad. Suffice it to say that I am happy and feel like for once the court is making the clearly correct decision. I am disappointed somewhat (although not surprised) that most of the "conservative" justices dissented. (Or in the case of the Cheif Justice were recused because they had been involved in the lower court opinion that was being appealed.) After all, the notion of strict limits on governmental (and executive) authority have long been a fundamental "Conservative" idea. Not to mention a strict reading of the constitution. No more it seems.

But, 5-3 will do, and things move in the right direction for the moment.

(Although there are dozens of other executive excesses that desperately need to get shot down... if the congress won't do it like they should, perhaps SCOTUS will get to at least some of them over the next couple of years. Maybe.)

	Abulsme - Thu, 29 Jun 2006, 18:41:01 UTC - News
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New Gig for Mom

I've been meaning to post something about this for awhile. But never got around to it. But now is a good time as the old job has ended and the new is about to begin. My mother has ended her 9 or so year time as a pastor in Westfield, Massachusetts and is starting a new position as Acting Association Minister for the Southwest Ohio Northern Kentucky Association of the Ohio Conference of the United Church of Christ. (Wow, that's a mouthful. Here is their website.)

The official announcement was in their April 18th Newsletter (pdf):

At its most recent meeting, SONKA’s Association Covenant Team (ACT) voted unanimously to call Rev. Ruth Brandon to be our Acting Association Minister.

Ruth currently lives in Massachusetts, where she has been pastoring a church since 1997. Prior experiences include two interim pastorates, Professor of Ethics at Ricatla United Seminary and pastor of Cidade Congregational Church in Mozambique, Africa, and Associate Conf erence Minister of the Central Atlantic Conference. Ruth will be assuming her ministry with SONKA July 1, 2006.

She bought a house in Ohio a few weeks ago, and she and Sara (her dog) arrived in Ohio a little over 24 hours ago. The moving truck arrives later today. So she's getting settled.

Congratulations to my mother on her new spot!

	Abulsme - Thu, 29 Jun 2006, 04:36:19 UTC - Personal
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