Showing posts with label Clio. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Clio. Show all posts

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Article I, Section 9, clause 3...

No bill of attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed.

For those unclear on the term, a Bill of Attainder is,

BILL OF ATTAINDER - An act of the legislature by which one or more persons are declared to be attainted, and their property confiscated.

Friday, December 19, 2008

232 years ago today...

Quoth my spiritual ancestor and the namesake of my nom du clavier...

These are the times that try men's souls: The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.


Tip of the tricorne to Tam for the reminder.

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Here comes a candle to light you to bed...

The telescreen was hidden in the search engine... So, Google, what other searches are given over to the Government?

Friday, November 7, 2008