{"id":69,"date":"2003-02-09T13:38:39","date_gmt":"2003-02-09T13:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the19thfloor.net\/?p=69"},"modified":"2003-02-09T13:38:39","modified_gmt":"2003-02-09T13:38:39","slug":"wolves_and_patr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the19thfloor.net\/?p=69","title":{"rendered":"Wolves and Patriots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Woke up this morning feeling a little foggy after having some really weird dreams.  It probably didn&#8217;t help that I was up past two last night because I was watching a really weird French horror film: <a href=\"http:\/\/us.imdb.com\/Title?0237534\">Brotherhood of the Wolf<\/a>.  It made some sense for the first two-thirds or so, but then it devolved into some cryptic patter about religion and philosophy.  Those French.<br \/>\nJust when you thought our government couldn&#8217;t get any more paranoid, here come plans for a sequel to the Patriot Act.  Here&#8217;s an interesting little tidbit that caught my eye:<br \/>\nSection 501, \ufffdExpatriation of Terrorists\ufffd: This provision, the drafters say, would establish that an American citizen could be expatriated \ufffdif, with the intent to relinquish his nationality, he becomes a member of, or provides material support to, a group that the United Stated has designated as a \ufffdterrorist organization\ufffd.\ufffd But whereas a citizen formerly had to state his intent to relinquish his citizenship, the new law affirms that his intent can be \ufffdinferred from conduct.\ufffd Thus, engaging in the lawful activities of a group designated as a \ufffdterrorist organization\ufffd by the Attorney General could be presumptive grounds for expatriation.<br \/>\nQuick, everyone, cancel your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/\">public radio<\/a> memberships!<br \/>\nI have most of the layout complete for the site.  Just wish I could come up with a more interesting title banner.  Tell you what, if someone out there feels like designing a banner for me, e-mail your submission to me.  The winner will get a $20 Amazon gift certificate or a free case of beer (you pick) and permanent and credit on this website.<br \/>\nGot over 9,000 words on paper.  When will it stop?  Nobody knows.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Woke up this morning feeling a little foggy after having some really weird dreams. It probably didn&#8217;t help that I was up past two last night because I was watching a really weird French horror film: Brotherhood of the Wolf. 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