family values for which family and American "justice" evolved...

newt gingrich admitted to focus on the family man james dodson (whose own family is a wreck) that he couldn't keep his dick in his pants while he was spearheading the impeachment effort against a president who couldn't keep his dick in his pants. but then all the "family values" folks seem to be confused on "family"...what with meth addictions and frequenting prostitutes and underage drunken daughters and illegitimate children...and maybe gingrich is an authority on "family values" - afterall, he has had three of them. first wife - former high school teacher of his. second wife - married months after the first divorce. third wife - former aide that could be his daughter. thank god marriage is so sacred and not being destroyed by the gays (except for the uber-religious meth-head ones). because if it weren't for good folk like gingrich showing us how wonderful marriage is by doing it three times over we might be have a society in danger of losing its "values."

American "justice" has come a long way since that nuisance of habeas, right to counsel, due process, warrants, etc. thank god we can finally rest safely knowing that the FBI has not been hampered by such "technicalities" when investigating brown folk in this country. the justice department is releasing a report that indicates the FBI used the "Patriot" Act to subvert the constitution (and the act itself) to spy on us without any check on power. big surprise...law "enforcement" in the age of conservative "values" spying on Americans without a warrant and for whatever reason they may like. but don't fret, because even though the action was techinically illegal, alberto gonzalez's team is assuring us that no criminal liability can be assigned. must be nice to have a badge and be immune from consequence for your unconscionable actions...must make you feel like the president.

but for those of you concerned that "justice" was moving in the wrong direction...here is your good news. gitmo will hold "hearings" for some "evil doers" to decide they will be tried in secret by military courts. so, if you actually want things like due process in a "free" society you can be happy. and if you are a fascist shitbag that focuses on the family you can be happy too...because there will be no defense counsel present and the hearings will be in secret. at which point the condemned will be held over for secret trial, without counsel or access to evidence or an ability to challenge their detention (habeas was such a nuisance anyhow). but then, if we have no use for them because there is no way to get reliable information out of a man you have driven insane we might as well have some fun with a kangaroo court or two.

after our heavy involvement in the establishment of so many banana republics, I suppose it is only fitting that the glorious republic meets its end as one...