Thursday, March 31, 2005, 10:21:57 PM, Eric Yost wrote: EY> Since that event, I have now concluded that they intended EY> to leave this legacy on the courts and with conservative Republican EY> dominance with decades to come. That I think will lead to civil war. Congress can override the Supreme Court if necessary (I have the details somewhere), not simply frustrate its wishes and prevent the execution of its judgements by failing to allocate money for their implementation. But you could be right. EY> On the other hand, I think it would be good if we were able to lighten EY> up a bit. A dying woman in Florida, a dying Pope, the death of our hopes EY> and dreams for America, the death of the eco-system ... and Spring, EY> which seems to be taking forever to arrive. April is poetry month! But also the cruellest... EY> I wish I were swimming again in the surf off Kauai ... instead I'm EY> writing this post looking at the steel-wool sky through a narrow window. Yes. It isn't as bad here but it is pretty grey -- mailto:judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html