I found a website that has the Supreme Court reports with page numbers. It pretty much won to the max. A GOVERNMENT OF LAWS, NOT OF MEN. Sorry. Outburst. Though now I want to read that.. Harrington guy from 1656 or whatever that Adams quoted with that (apparently originally "the empire of laws and not of men ( Read more... )

So last time I presented a query as to who should win a war and how it can be more likely ensured that the rightful winner wins. ( It's unedited, so it goes as I think, but... )

Not physically, you understand, but as far as my roommate and myself ( Read more... )

OK so I know I've been talking too much about courses and news and John Adams. But, uh, whatever. More about courses and John Adams, today. I promise I'll discuss something else next time ( Read more... )

But first: Today was... Sunday. This meant brunch and shower and then a lot of the Catholic community-- barbeque and mass. I ate a lot. And read James telling people not to diss the poor. And Father Bondi talked about how we must all be good people and understand that everyone is messed up and to love and help them all. Or something-- it's ( Read more... )

Wow. Overwhelming, life is.

1. MHC lovelies: 1776, tonight between 9-10, South Delle, be there or be a loyalist bastard whom nobody loves.

2. I feel like all of my courses are mediocre. ( Course discussion )

In the New York Times, an essay on John Adams's marginalia. Apparently: "Later this month, the Boston Public Library is mounting an exhibition called “John Adams Unbound,” displaying some 3,700 volumes that belonged to the second president." GUESS WHO IS GOING TO BOSTON? Yes. That would be me.

Also in the Times, a judge hears a case on NSA ( Read more... )

To do
1. Watch 1776 more times than life.
2. Be distraught by the Cutter collection; yell aloud at Jefferson's letters and Adams's letters to "talk to each other and make a damn book and be in the right place, damn it!"
3. Find The Adams-Jefferson Letters; rejoice.
4. Leave horrible message for Joe Ellis in which I irrelevantly refer to the new ( Read more... )

So for Pyle I am researching for his Con. Law supplement, regarding Presidential claims to military authority in the First Gulf War and Kosovo, and then editing his manuscript on torture and the Bush administration's support of it etc. The latter makes me feel like perhaps I am doing something, not just twiddling a pencil around. Hopefully. ( Read more... )

Yeah so I think I'm staying in my side of the room.

1. ( Library Scariness. In sum: I got Passionate Sage, for now. )