Friday, May 20, 2005
A stray thought
Just got to thinking... what would happen if I did my programming work in the style of a Senator? Well, first I'd make a lot of noise while accomplishing nothing. Then I'd rig up a mechanism (a set of rules) by which I could bring the whole programming world to a screeching halt to satisfy My Sovereign Will.
So I wouldn't just be useless. I'd be a hacker.
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Late, watching Fox News. The 'crawl' says
SPECTER: NUCLEAR OPTION WILL RENDER SENATE INOPERATIVE
Hmm. It's not often a leader admits his organization can only operate by violating the law. Did Ken Lay give a news conference saying that obeying securities laws would render Enron inoperative? Did John Gotti ever say that obeying any law at all would render the Mafia inoperative?
Trouble is, there's simply no way to do anything about this admission. Article 1, section 6 basically says "What happens in Congress stays in Congress." The only specific kickout provision is section 3 of the 14th amendment, which requires Congress to eject traitors like Jim McDermott and Patty Murray. But there's no penalty for failing to eject. ¶ 7:13 PM
So I wouldn't just be useless. I'd be a hacker.
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Late, watching Fox News. The 'crawl' says
SPECTER: NUCLEAR OPTION WILL RENDER SENATE INOPERATIVE
Hmm. It's not often a leader admits his organization can only operate by violating the law. Did Ken Lay give a news conference saying that obeying securities laws would render Enron inoperative? Did John Gotti ever say that obeying any law at all would render the Mafia inoperative?
Trouble is, there's simply no way to do anything about this admission. Article 1, section 6 basically says "What happens in Congress stays in Congress." The only specific kickout provision is section 3 of the 14th amendment, which requires Congress to eject traitors like Jim McDermott and Patty Murray. But there's no penalty for failing to eject. ¶ 7:13 PM
