Should an industry whose sales and marketing strategies feed guns to the black market be liable for shooting deaths?
If your answer is yes (and mine is), then YOUR government is not representing you. That's right, our "representatives" just passed a bill Friday to relieve gun manufacturers of liability in shooting death lawsuits. Yes, it's a response to recent legal victories, especially one that extracted $5 mill each from a number of gun manufacturers when it was found that none of them could trace the gun that killed the victim.
Wanna sound off, even if you know it'll be in vain? Let Dubya know what you think before he signs the bill into law.
And if you want to do something positive for a shooting victim, think about making a donation to Kevin Jung's family. Jung, a Korean American immigration lawyer who is himself an immigrant, is recovering slowly at a nursing home in the Seattle area after being shot last November, allegedly by an opposing lawyer. He was and is his wife and two sons' only means of support.
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Should an industry whose sales and marketing strategies feed guns to the black market be liable for shooting deaths?
If your answer is yes (and mine is), then YOUR government is not representing you. That's right, our "representatives" just passed a bill Friday to relieve gun manufacturers of liability in shooting death lawsuits. Yes, it's a response to recent legal victories, especially one that extracted $5 mill each from a number of gun manufacturers when it was found that none of them could trace the gun that killed the victim.
Wanna sound off, even if you know it'll be in vain? Let Dubya know what you think before he signs the bill into law.
And if you want to do something positive for a shooting victim, think about making a donation to Kevin Jung's family. Jung, a Korean American immigration lawyer who is himself an immigrant, is recovering slowly at a nursing home in the Seattle area after being shot last November, allegedly by an opposing lawyer. He was and is his wife and two sons' only means of support.
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Should an industry whose sales and marketing strategies feed guns to the black market be liable for shooting deaths?
If your answer is yes (and mine is), then YOUR government is not representing you. That's right, our "representatives" just passed a bill Friday to relieve gun manufacturers of liability in shooting death lawsuits. Yes, it's a response to recent legal victories, especially one that extracted $5 mill each from a number of gun manufacturers when it was found that none of them could trace the gun that killed the victim.
Wanna sound off, even if you know it'll be in vain? Let Dubya know what you think before he signs the bill into law.
And if you want to do something positive for a shooting victim, think about making a donation to Kevin Jung's family. Jung, a Korean American immigration lawyer who is himself an immigrant, is recovering slowly at a nursing home in the Seattle area after being shot last November, allegedly by an opposing lawyer. He was and is his wife and two sons' only means of support.
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We all love stats, don't we? I love stats so much, that I made sure we did a sex survey for Issue 7 of Hyphen (out in a month! Keep your eyes peeled!) just so I could mess with stats. Sex Stats!
Until then, though, have a look at these Asian American community stats, extracted from the annual community survey, and prettily diagrammed.
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We all love stats, don't we? I love stats so much, that I made sure we did a sex survey for Issue 7 of Hyphen (out in a month! Keep your eyes peeled!) just so I could mess with stats. Sex Stats!
Until then, though, have a look at these Asian American community stats, extracted from the annual community survey, and prettily diagrammed.
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We all love stats, don't we? I love stats so much, that I made sure we did a sex survey for Issue 7 of Hyphen (out in a month! Keep your eyes peeled!) just so I could mess with stats. Sex Stats!
Until then, though, have a look at these Asian American community stats, extracted from the annual community survey, and prettily diagrammed.
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Check out Rasika Mathur Thursday night on the new MTV, Nick Cannon, comedy show Wild 'N Out. From what I hear, the show is a more hip hop version of something like Whose Line Is It Anyway, which sounds fresh. It is awesome to see South Asian sisters being represented by the likes of a loud, in-your-face comedian like Rasika, who I saw back in 2002 at this amazing South Asian arts festival in LA called Artwallah. Speaking of representations of South Asian women, this site had me laughing and identifying. While we are on the topic of strong South Asian women, I picked up the latest Stuff Magazine in the airport the other day because it was featuring the women of the latest Owen Wilson/Vince Vaughn vehicle The Wedding Crashers. I am interested in going to see this movie because the duo supposedly crash an Indian wedding in the movie. And sure enough, there was a South Asian women, Naureen Zaim in there posing in her skivvies. Anyway, reading her brief bio I found at that she is a semi-professional boxer who has a 6-0 record with two knock outs. Now that's badass.
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Check out Rasika Mathur Thursday night on the new MTV, Nick Cannon, comedy show Wild 'N Out. From what I hear, the show is a more hip hop version of something like Whose Line Is It Anyway, which sounds fresh. It is awesome to see South Asian sisters being represented by the likes of a loud, in-your-face comedian like Rasika, who I saw back in 2002 at this amazing South Asian arts festival in LA called Artwallah. Speaking of representations of South Asian women, this site had me laughing and identifying. While we are on the topic of strong South Asian women, I picked up the latest Stuff Magazine in the airport the other day because it was featuring the women of the latest Owen Wilson/Vince Vaughn vehicle The Wedding Crashers. I am interested in going to see this movie because the duo supposedly crash an Indian wedding in the movie. And sure enough, there was a South Asian women, Naureen Zaim in there posing in her skivvies. Anyway, reading her brief bio I found at that she is a semi-professional boxer who has a 6-0 record with two knock outs. Now that's badass.
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Check out Rasika Mathur Thursday night on the new MTV, Nick Cannon, comedy show Wild 'N Out. From what I hear, the show is a more hip hop version of something like Whose Line Is It Anyway, which sounds fresh. It is awesome to see South Asian sisters being represented by the likes of a loud, in-your-face comedian like Rasika, who I saw back in 2002 at this amazing South Asian arts festival in LA called Artwallah. Speaking of representations of South Asian women, this site had me laughing and identifying. While we are on the topic of strong South Asian women, I picked up the latest Stuff Magazine in the airport the other day because it was featuring the women of the latest Owen Wilson/Vince Vaughn vehicle The Wedding Crashers. I am interested in going to see this movie because the duo supposedly crash an Indian wedding in the movie. And sure enough, there was a South Asian women, Naureen Zaim in there posing in her skivvies. Anyway, reading her brief bio I found at that she is a semi-professional boxer who has a 6-0 record with two knock outs. Now that's badass.
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Now that Harry Potter #6 is out, I'm reminded of the ongoing controvery over Harry Potter's love interest, Cho Chang. I haven't read any of the books, so I'm wondering what those of you who have think about it.
Some people think it's a good thing to have an Asian featured so prominently in the story. Others think she's just another stereotype and point out that her name doesn't make a lot of sense. Apparently she is supposed to be Chinese. So why a Korean surname for her first name?
People have also been complaining about Katie Leung, the unknown Scottish actress who is playing Cho in the movie version. I'm not sure what the complaint is actually -- she hasn't done anything yet. Some people think she's not attractive enough for the part and are hating on her online. (Of course there are plenty of fan sites too.) Here's a story about it that ran a few months back. I can't believe people in the story below (I would link to it, but you have to register. Blah) questioned whether or not she could speak English. Um hello, she attends a prestigious prep school. What do you think?
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Cyber-spite over Harry's girl
By Annabel Crabb
April 24, 2005
The Sun-Herald
Harry Potter's choice of girlfriend has set off a global internet backlash with ugly racial overtones.
Katie Leung, a 17-year-old Scottish girl of Chinese descent, was recently announced by Warner Brothers as their successful applicant for the role of Cho Chang in the forthcoming film Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire.
Cho Chang, a sorceress, delivers Harry Potter's first screen kiss in the film, the fourth in the hugely successful series. But the unknown actress is now the target of an internet hate campaign.
Hate Katie Leung sites have been established by jealous Potter fans, while chat sites last week ran hot with criticism of her looks and Asiatic background.
"Katie is a beast. She looks like a monster, not the love interest of my Daniel Radcliffe!" said a correspondent on the Asian American Film chat site.
Elsewhere, correspondents asked whether Katie could speak English.
Warner Brothers will not allow interviews or photographs with their new star while the film is in production.
Teenage actor Daniel Radcliffe, who plays Harry Potter, was more enthusiastic about his new screen paramour, describing her as "very pretty and cool".
Katie's father Peter, a food wholesaler based in Lanarkshire, said he was proud of his daughter but frightened at the savagery of the response.
"I can't make any sense of it, although I know how popular Harry Potter is," he told the Daily Star newspaper.
"No one knows her, has seen her or heard her speak, yet there all these things on the internet. Unfortunately she has seen them, too. She reads them all and it is a great pressure on her."
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Now that Harry Potter #6 is out, I'm reminded of the ongoing controvery over Harry Potter's love interest, Cho Chang. I haven't read any of the books, so I'm wondering what those of you who have think about it.
Some people think it's a good thing to have an Asian featured so prominently in the story. Others think she's just another stereotype and point out that her name doesn't make a lot of sense. Apparently she is supposed to be Chinese. So why a Korean surname for her first name?
People have also been complaining about Katie Leung, the unknown Scottish actress who is playing Cho in the movie version. I'm not sure what the complaint is actually -- she hasn't done anything yet. Some people think she's not attractive enough for the part and are hating on her online. (Of course there are plenty of fan sites too.) Here's a story about it that ran a few months back. I can't believe people in the story below (I would link to it, but you have to register. Blah) questioned whether or not she could speak English. Um hello, she attends a prestigious prep school. What do you think?
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Cyber-spite over Harry's girl
By Annabel Crabb
April 24, 2005
The Sun-Herald
Harry Potter's choice of girlfriend has set off a global internet backlash with ugly racial overtones.
Katie Leung, a 17-year-old Scottish girl of Chinese descent, was recently announced by Warner Brothers as their successful applicant for the role of Cho Chang in the forthcoming film Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire.
Cho Chang, a sorceress, delivers Harry Potter's first screen kiss in the film, the fourth in the hugely successful series. But the unknown actress is now the target of an internet hate campaign.
Hate Katie Leung sites have been established by jealous Potter fans, while chat sites last week ran hot with criticism of her looks and Asiatic background.
"Katie is a beast. She looks like a monster, not the love interest of my Daniel Radcliffe!" said a correspondent on the Asian American Film chat site.
Elsewhere, correspondents asked whether Katie could speak English.
Warner Brothers will not allow interviews or photographs with their new star while the film is in production.
Teenage actor Daniel Radcliffe, who plays Harry Potter, was more enthusiastic about his new screen paramour, describing her as "very pretty and cool".
Katie's father Peter, a food wholesaler based in Lanarkshire, said he was proud of his daughter but frightened at the savagery of the response.
"I can't make any sense of it, although I know how popular Harry Potter is," he told the Daily Star newspaper.
"No one knows her, has seen her or heard her speak, yet there all these things on the internet. Unfortunately she has seen them, too. She reads them all and it is a great pressure on her."
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Now that Harry Potter #6 is out, I'm reminded of the ongoing controvery over Harry Potter's love interest, Cho Chang. I haven't read any of the books, so I'm wondering what those of you who have think about it.
Some people think it's a good thing to have an Asian featured so prominently in the story. Others think she's just another stereotype and point out that her name doesn't make a lot of sense. Apparently she is supposed to be Chinese. So why a Korean surname for her first name?
People have also been complaining about Katie Leung, the unknown Scottish actress who is playing Cho in the movie version. I'm not sure what the complaint is actually -- she hasn't done anything yet. Some people think she's not attractive enough for the part and are hating on her online. (Of course there are plenty of fan sites too.) Here's a story about it that ran a few months back. I can't believe people in the story below (I would link to it, but you have to register. Blah) questioned whether or not she could speak English. Um hello, she attends a prestigious prep school. What do you think?
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Cyber-spite over Harry's girl
By Annabel Crabb
April 24, 2005
The Sun-Herald
Harry Potter's choice of girlfriend has set off a global internet backlash with ugly racial overtones.
Katie Leung, a 17-year-old Scottish girl of Chinese descent, was recently announced by Warner Brothers as their successful applicant for the role of Cho Chang in the forthcoming film Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire.
Cho Chang, a sorceress, delivers Harry Potter's first screen kiss in the film, the fourth in the hugely successful series. But the unknown actress is now the target of an internet hate campaign.
Hate Katie Leung sites have been established by jealous Potter fans, while chat sites last week ran hot with criticism of her looks and Asiatic background.
"Katie is a beast. She looks like a monster, not the love interest of my Daniel Radcliffe!" said a correspondent on the Asian American Film chat site.
Elsewhere, correspondents asked whether Katie could speak English.
Warner Brothers will not allow interviews or photographs with their new star while the film is in production.
Teenage actor Daniel Radcliffe, who plays Harry Potter, was more enthusiastic about his new screen paramour, describing her as "very pretty and cool".
Katie's father Peter, a food wholesaler based in Lanarkshire, said he was proud of his daughter but frightened at the savagery of the response.
"I can't make any sense of it, although I know how popular Harry Potter is," he told the Daily Star newspaper.
"No one knows her, has seen her or heard her speak, yet there all these things on the internet. Unfortunately she has seen them, too. She reads them all and it is a great pressure on her."
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Check this: a former assistant beauty editor at Ladies Home Journal was fired for blogging!
Nadine Haobsh lost two jobs -the LHJ and an offer from Seventeen Magazine --because her blogging was considered "unprofessional."
I know this isn't "Asian American" per se, but it's rather chilling to us bloggers --and who isn't a blogger these days? (Note: if you knock the last three letters off her name she could sound Chinese. Be on the lookout for other references that make this blog entry uniquely Asian American!)
If you check her blog, the shocking thing is that it's totally innocuous. Celebrity gossip, going to Sephora, "pink is the new black." Most of the entries are amusing little snippets of life as a beauty editor --the conundrum of having to use new beauty products when you like your old ones, the way women turn into snarling scrooges at a $1 beauty sale.
Karl Rove exposing state secrets this is not. Nor is it Filipino veterans demanding benefits, or DJs making racist statements over the airwaves. Pretty mild stuff, from what i could see (with my uncorrected Asian American eyes).
But it got her fired, just the same. She writes:
To all you would-be bloggers out there: even if you truly are "just being funny" or "don't really mean it", think before you write. And definitely don't write about your industry: things will absolutely be taken out of context or interpreted incorrectly, and that's just not fun for anybody.
How sad is that? I realize that Ladies Home Journal is not exactly cutting edge, but Seventeen magazine ought to be able to recognize that 1) Blogs are here to stay, 2) They're a natural forum for their target audience, and 3)It's just beauty tips! Learn to laugh at yourself, people!
So as I, an Asian American professional, was swimming today, I wondered to myself, 'is this more of the polarization of American social and political thought?' Is this just another symptom of the increasingly bifurcated society -those who welcome blogs as the irreverent sources of commentary, analysis and sometimes news, and those who fear it? Those who believe authority and the status quo should be challenged, and those who say questions are akin to treason (but not leaking secrets, no, not that). Those who are technologically literate, and those who aren't?
I don't know. But it definitely makes me think thrice about poking fun at my workplace (which is faaabulous! and full of only industrious, earnest, agreeable people! Which has kindly welcomed me, an Asian, into their otherwise lily-white fold!) which ultimately stifles the creativity and flow of ideas that help make blogs the unique outlet that they are.
Read an interview with Hao(bsh) here.
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Check this: a former assistant beauty editor at Ladies Home Journal was fired for blogging!
Nadine Haobsh lost two jobs -the LHJ and an offer from Seventeen Magazine --because her blogging was considered "unprofessional."
I know this isn't "Asian American" per se, but it's rather chilling to us bloggers --and who isn't a blogger these days? (Note: if you knock the last three letters off her name she could sound Chinese. Be on the lookout for other references that make this blog entry uniquely Asian American!)
If you check her blog, the shocking thing is that it's totally innocuous. Celebrity gossip, going to Sephora, "pink is the new black." Most of the entries are amusing little snippets of life as a beauty editor --the conundrum of having to use new beauty products when you like your old ones, the way women turn into snarling scrooges at a $1 beauty sale.
Karl Rove exposing state secrets this is not. Nor is it Filipino veterans demanding benefits, or DJs making racist statements over the airwaves. Pretty mild stuff, from what i could see (with my uncorrected Asian American eyes).
But it got her fired, just the same. She writes:
To all you would-be bloggers out there: even if you truly are "just being funny" or "don't really mean it", think before you write. And definitely don't write about your industry: things will absolutely be taken out of context or interpreted incorrectly, and that's just not fun for anybody.
How sad is that? I realize that Ladies Home Journal is not exactly cutting edge, but Seventeen magazine ought to be able to recognize that 1) Blogs are here to stay, 2) They're a natural forum for their target audience, and 3)It's just beauty tips! Learn to laugh at yourself, people!
So as I, an Asian American professional, was swimming today, I wondered to myself, 'is this more of the polarization of American social and political thought?' Is this just another symptom of the increasingly bifurcated society -those who welcome blogs as the irreverent sources of commentary, analysis and sometimes news, and those who fear it? Those who believe authority and the status quo should be challenged, and those who say questions are akin to treason (but not leaking secrets, no, not that). Those who are technologically literate, and those who aren't?
I don't know. But it definitely makes me think thrice about poking fun at my workplace (which is faaabulous! and full of only industrious, earnest, agreeable people! Which has kindly welcomed me, an Asian, into their otherwise lily-white fold!) which ultimately stifles the creativity and flow of ideas that help make blogs the unique outlet that they are.
Read an interview with Hao(bsh) here.
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Check this: a former assistant beauty editor at Ladies Home Journal was fired for blogging!
Nadine Haobsh lost two jobs -the LHJ and an offer from Seventeen Magazine --because her blogging was considered "unprofessional."
I know this isn't "Asian American" per se, but it's rather chilling to us bloggers --and who isn't a blogger these days? (Note: if you knock the last three letters off her name she could sound Chinese. Be on the lookout for other references that make this blog entry uniquely Asian American!)
If you check her blog, the shocking thing is that it's totally innocuous. Celebrity gossip, going to Sephora, "pink is the new black." Most of the entries are amusing little snippets of life as a beauty editor --the conundrum of having to use new beauty products when you like your old ones, the way women turn into snarling scrooges at a $1 beauty sale.
Karl Rove exposing state secrets this is not. Nor is it Filipino veterans demanding benefits, or DJs making racist statements over the airwaves. Pretty mild stuff, from what i could see (with my uncorrected Asian American eyes).
But it got her fired, just the same. She writes:
To all you would-be bloggers out there: even if you truly are "just being funny" or "don't really mean it", think before you write. And definitely don't write about your industry: things will absolutely be taken out of context or interpreted incorrectly, and that's just not fun for anybody.
How sad is that? I realize that Ladies Home Journal is not exactly cutting edge, but Seventeen magazine ought to be able to recognize that 1) Blogs are here to stay, 2) They're a natural forum for their target audience, and 3)It's just beauty tips! Learn to laugh at yourself, people!
So as I, an Asian American professional, was swimming today, I wondered to myself, 'is this more of the polarization of American social and political thought?' Is this just another symptom of the increasingly bifurcated society -those who welcome blogs as the irreverent sources of commentary, analysis and sometimes news, and those who fear it? Those who believe authority and the status quo should be challenged, and those who say questions are akin to treason (but not leaking secrets, no, not that). Those who are technologically literate, and those who aren't?
I don't know. But it definitely makes me think thrice about poking fun at my workplace (which is faaabulous! and full of only industrious, earnest, agreeable people! Which has kindly welcomed me, an Asian, into their otherwise lily-white fold!) which ultimately stifles the creativity and flow of ideas that help make blogs the unique outlet that they are.
Read an interview with Hao(bsh) here.
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Kayo Hatta, who directed Picture Bride, drowned to death last week in an apparent accident at a friend's pool.
Picture Bride told the story of Japanese picture brides and Hawaiian sugar cane plantation workers in the early 1900s. It won the Audience Award for Best Dramatic Film at teh 1995 Sundance Film Festival. Hatta was 47. Her latest movie, "Fishbowl," was set to air on PBS.
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Kayo Hatta, who directed Picture Bride, drowned to death last week in an apparent accident at a friend's pool.
Picture Bride told the story of Japanese picture brides and Hawaiian sugar cane plantation workers in the early 1900s. It won the Audience Award for Best Dramatic Film at teh 1995 Sundance Film Festival. Hatta was 47. Her latest movie, "Fishbowl," was set to air on PBS.
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Kayo Hatta, who directed Picture Bride, drowned to death last week in an apparent accident at a friend's pool.
Picture Bride told the story of Japanese picture brides and Hawaiian sugar cane plantation workers in the early 1900s. It won the Audience Award for Best Dramatic Film at teh 1995 Sundance Film Festival. Hatta was 47. Her latest movie, "Fishbowl," was set to air on PBS.
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In case you were wondering, the Real ID Act of 2005 (mentioned in an earlier post on this blog) passed in May. This might become another leading edge in the new war of Centralization vs. States' Rights, one with real potential, unlike the medical marijuana fight, or abortion.
The Real ID Act attempts to stop terrorists from acquiring legitimate IDs by requiring more strict control of the issuance of driver licenses. In essence, this Act is turning state driver licenses into National Identity cards, in the process turning state DMV employees into the arbiters of legitimate residency: a judgment call they are not trained to make. In addition, the new IDs are required to be imprinted with new technology that makes the bearers easier to identify and track, but also makes their information easier to steal.
Governor Richardson of New Mexico, along with other Democratic governors, has begun a grumbling over the state law infringement -- not to mention the expense -- imposed by the new requirements for drivers licenses and other state-issued IDs. Richardson points out that New Mexican roads have become safer since undocumented workers began receiving licenses. And complying with the new regulations will cost each state an estimated $100 mill. Since the federal government has allotted little funding to fulfill the provisions of the Real ID Act, guess who's going to be paying for the privilege of being fucked with?
I wonder if gubernatorial rebellion will amount to more than grumbling. What would happen if states simply sat down and refused to budge without federal money?
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In case you were wondering, the Real ID Act of 2005 (mentioned in an earlier post on this blog) passed in May. This might become another leading edge in the new war of Centralization vs. States' Rights, one with real potential, unlike the medical marijuana fight, or abortion.
The Real ID Act attempts to stop terrorists from acquiring legitimate IDs by requiring more strict control of the issuance of driver licenses. In essence, this Act is turning state driver licenses into National Identity cards, in the process turning state DMV employees into the arbiters of legitimate residency: a judgment call they are not trained to make. In addition, the new IDs are required to be imprinted with new technology that makes the bearers easier to identify and track, but also makes their information easier to steal.
Governor Richardson of New Mexico, along with other Democratic governors, has begun a grumbling over the state law infringement -- not to mention the expense -- imposed by the new requirements for drivers licenses and other state-issued IDs. Richardson points out that New Mexican roads have become safer since undocumented workers began receiving licenses. And complying with the new regulations will cost each state an estimated $100 mill. Since the federal government has allotted little funding to fulfill the provisions of the Real ID Act, guess who's going to be paying for the privilege of being fucked with?
I wonder if gubernatorial rebellion will amount to more than grumbling. What would happen if states simply sat down and refused to budge without federal money?
Posted by claire at 11:23 AM | Comments (3) | TrackBack
In case you were wondering, the Real ID Act of 2005 (mentioned in an earlier post on this blog) passed in May. This might become another leading edge in the new war of Centralization vs. States' Rights, one with real potential, unlike the medical marijuana fight, or abortion.
The Real ID Act attempts to stop terrorists from acquiring legitimate IDs by requiring more strict control of the issuance of driver licenses. In essence, this Act is turning state driver licenses into National Identity cards, in the process turning state DMV employees into the arbiters of legitimate residency: a judgment call they are not trained to make. In addition, the new IDs are required to be imprinted with new technology that makes the bearers easier to identify and track, but also makes their information easier to steal.
Governor Richardson of New Mexico, along with other Democratic governors, has begun a grumbling over the state law infringement -- not to mention the expense -- imposed by the new requirements for drivers licenses and other state-issued IDs. Richardson points out that New Mexican roads have become safer since undocumented workers began receiving licenses. And complying with the new regulations will cost each state an estimated $100 mill. Since the federal government has allotted little funding to fulfill the provisions of the Real ID Act, guess who's going to be paying for the privilege of being fucked with?
I wonder if gubernatorial rebellion will amount to more than grumbling. What would happen if states simply sat down and refused to budge without federal money?
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It was bound to happen. Thought y'all might enjoy this.
It's from this site, created, presumably, to promote the book "Karate the Japanese Way", which title in itself begs the question. Hmmm ... self aware Asiaphilia smacks of the "asshole argument". You know the asshold argument: "Well, I'm an asshole, but at least I know I'm an asshole ..."
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It was bound to happen. Thought y'all might enjoy this.
It's from this site, created, presumably, to promote the book "Karate the Japanese Way", which title in itself begs the question. Hmmm ... self aware Asiaphilia smacks of the "asshole argument". You know the asshold argument: "Well, I'm an asshole, but at least I know I'm an asshole ..."
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It was bound to happen. Thought y'all might enjoy this.
It's from this site, created, presumably, to promote the book "Karate the Japanese Way", which title in itself begs the question. Hmmm ... self aware Asiaphilia smacks of the "asshole argument". You know the asshold argument: "Well, I'm an asshole, but at least I know I'm an asshole ..."
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Can't say I'm too surprise with Bush's pick for Supreme Court. Thoughts on nominee John Roberts here at Poplicks.
I meant to post this when I read it last week. Or maybe it was the week before. It's a story in the SF Chron about Asian American comedians. Besides Margaret. Kims of Comedy.
And, I am a million times more interested in golf now that Michelle Wie, all 15 years of her, is in the game. That is to say, I didn't care one bit before, and now I will actually read a golf story in the sports section, but admittedly, only if it's about her. I mean, how can you not root for her? I was thinking, she's probably doing wonders for the sport. Then I came across this story in the NY Times: A Teenage Golfer May Also Be a Marketer's Dream. Here's a more lengthy story that ran on CBS back in August. We would love to interview her. Somehow I think she's probably too busy for that.
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Can't say I'm too surprise with Bush's pick for Supreme Court. Thoughts on nominee John Roberts here at Poplicks.
I meant to post this when I read it last week. Or maybe it was the week before. It's a story in the SF Chron about Asian American comedians. Besides Margaret. Kims of Comedy.
And, I am a million times more interested in golf now that Michelle Wie, all 15 years of her, is in the game. That is to say, I didn't care one bit before, and now I will actually read a golf story in the sports section, but admittedly, only if it's about her. I mean, how can you not root for her? I was thinking, she's probably doing wonders for the sport. Then I came across this story in the NY Times: A Teenage Golfer May Also Be a Marketer's Dream. Here's a more lengthy story that ran on CBS back in August. We would love to interview her. Somehow I think she's probably too busy for that.
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Can't say I'm too surprise with Bush's pick for Supreme Court. Thoughts on nominee John Roberts here at Poplicks.
I meant to post this when I read it last week. Or maybe it was the week before. It's a story in the SF Chron about Asian American comedians. Besides Margaret. Kims of Comedy.
And, I am a million times more interested in golf now that Michelle Wie, all 15 years of her, is in the game. That is to say, I didn't care one bit before, and now I will actually read a golf story in the sports section, but admittedly, only if it's about her. I mean, how can you not root for her? I was thinking, she's probably doing wonders for the sport. Then I came across this story in the NY Times: A Teenage Golfer May Also Be a Marketer's Dream. Here's a more lengthy story that ran on CBS back in August. We would love to interview her. Somehow I think she's probably too busy for that.
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Phil Ting is being sworn in today as San Francisco's Assessor/Recorder, becoming the only Asian American to hold citywide office.
Ting was appointed by Mayor Gavin Newsom last week to fill a job vacated by Mabel Teng, who resigned amid a scandal over political patronage at the department.
Ting is a UC Berkeley and Harvard grad (full disclosure, my wife went to Harvard with him and is friends with him; we went to his wedding), was executive director of the Asian Law Caucus.
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Phil Ting is being sworn in today as San Francisco's Assessor/Recorder, becoming the only Asian American to hold citywide office.
Ting was appointed by Mayor Gavin Newsom last week to fill a job vacated by Mabel Teng, who resigned amid a scandal over political patronage at the department.
Ting is a UC Berkeley and Harvard grad (full disclosure, my wife went to Harvard with him and is friends with him; we went to his wedding), was executive director of the Asian Law Caucus.
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Phil Ting is being sworn in today as San Francisco's Assessor/Recorder, becoming the only Asian American to hold citywide office.
Ting was appointed by Mayor Gavin Newsom last week to fill a job vacated by Mabel Teng, who resigned amid a scandal over political patronage at the department.
Ting is a UC Berkeley and Harvard grad (full disclosure, my wife went to Harvard with him and is friends with him; we went to his wedding), was executive director of the Asian Law Caucus.
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