DHS moves to Lunatic Asylum

The Department of Homeland Security is actually moving into a mental hospital, as reported in Federal Times.



This is an old story, but new to me. Apparently, it was announced last year, as reported on the Daily Kos.



Much of the Department of Homeland Security is moving to St. Elizabeths Hospital, the first government insane asylum in the United States.



It was established in 1855, and has held poet and propagandist Ezra Pound,who pleaded insanity to charges of treason so as to escape a possible death penalty for his pro-Mussolini efforts.



American Indians imprisoned and committed largely for political crimes were later moved to St. Elizabeth's for rehabilitation. Few were released.



The hospital is currently the home of John Hinckley, Jr., former President Ronald Reagan's would-be assassin.



St. Elizabeth's has been home to at least one Catholic priest accused in the current and ongoing abuse scandal.



The hospital is currently embroiled in a lawsuit, shades of Walter Reed.



The hospital is also rumored to be haunted.



Creepy. Typical.

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Haiku For Gonzales

Klieg lights shining
Attorneys demand anwers
Who is culpable?

Constitutional Showdown

This is it. Bush has thrown down the gauntlet. House Judiciary Committee subpoenas will be challenged in court.

As mentioned in the Daily Kos: State of the Nation this is about checks and balances. If someone refuses a Congressional subpoena, the individual can be accused of contempt of Congress. A request is sent to the Attorney General of the District of Columbia for charges to be filed. That's right, the Attorney General.

Charges will not be filed, is my guess. Then what? If a Congressional subpoena is shown to have no power, how will Congress react? This story is just beginning, and I have a feeling that even the most loyal "Bushie" in Congress doesn't like the idea of a completely toothless legislature.

The good work of the people at TPMmuckraker has borne sweet fruit, a wiki dedicated to the DOJ scandal. Is it Gonzalesgate? AGgate? Whatever it is, it is here; Main Page - Gonzopedia.

I encourage anyone to help transcribe the document dump on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee website to the wiki and help make sense of it. Let's give Congress good reason to let us in on it next time. "Many hands make light work", right?

As I type, the future of Democracy is being written. Accountability. Transparency. Participation. I love it. I'm just excited that this story is web-driven, citizen-driven. We the people are learning to exert the natural pressures of society upon our elites. Life will never be the same.

I'm going to get back to reading emails from the White House...

Welcome to my Head

Welcome! This is the debut of my public Blog. I have blogged privately on Myspace and as a resource for my RPG players here on Blogger.

I intend to focus on my observations and opinions of the world around me. I expect to have opinions on just about everything. Enjoy!