Saturday, when I wrote about us being a nation of sheep, I thought I was merely expressing a cynical take on the world is too much with us meme going on in our local news sphere. Little did I know, that sheep was in the air, and that the estimable Seth Godin crafted a sheep themed post, relating to corporate culture rather than politics on the same day. Seth wrote:

It’s ironic but not surprising that in our age of increased reliance on new ideas, rapid change and innovation, sheepwalking is actually on the rise. That’s because we can no longer rely on machines to do the brain-dead stuff.

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Below is an excerpt from Senator Dodd’s website about a bill that he will be introducing today to restore Habeas Corpus rights that were eliminated during last year’s passage of the Military Commission Act. Habeas corpus essentially requires that a person in custody brought before a court to determine if that imprisonment is lawful, basically that they have been charged with a crime and thus could answer those charges in a court of law. Dodd has also set up a website www.restore-habeas.org which outlines the background on his bill, Restoring the Constitution Act of 2007.

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