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Yes We Can

13 February 2008 | 00h44

Congratulations to Barack Obama for obliterating Hillary Clinton in Maryland, Virginia, and the District. Now that you’ve won the delegates in the District (90% registered democrats), we won’t be seeing you again until January 20, 2009.

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Why People Shouldn’t Vote for Hillary

11 February 2008 | 16h42

I know it seems like I’m really against Hillary Clinton for President, and maybe I am. But in reality, the rationale for voting for Clinton isn’t much more than “well, she’s a woman.”

Take, for example, this page from the BBC. The Beeb posted photos and testimonials from Baltimore voters. The woman in this photo pretty much encapsulates why I hate Clinton supporters:

[Obama]’s more of a visionary but it’d be very exciting to have a woman in the White House.

If I understand her point of view, she’s voting for Clinton not because she think’s Hillary’s the best candidate, but because she thinks a woman would be “exciting”?

To be fair, motivations for voting for Obama aren’t always fair, either. Consider this post from the same BBC spread.

*sigh*

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Slow Down!

24 January 2008 | 09h52

There is presently a debate in Maryland over whether to allow speed detection cameras in Howard County. I, for one, applaud the effort to install these cameras, and hope to see them installed statewide.

Worse, the use of only intermittent traffic police only encourages risky behavior, since many drivers tend to think they can “beat the system”. Even if a driver is caught, the penalty is usually not sufficient to deter subsequent behavior.

The unblinking eye of the speed camera changes that equation. The camera will be in the same place at the same time. If there are enough cameras, then the incentive to speed disappears and behaviors change.

According to the Washington Post (see linked article, above), a Federal Highway Administration study showed that the use of red-light cameras caused a substantial decrease in drivers ignoring intersections (though, as the Post notes, incidents of rear-end collisions increased dramatically).

Issues of privacy, raised by many [speeders] argue that the . However, from a legal perspective, I don’t see where privacy becomes an issue. The cameras sole function is to catch individuals who are in violation of posted speed limits; there is no difference between a camera (mechanical device) observing the behavior and a uniformed officer (biological device) doing the same.

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Where Have All the Prisons Gone?

18 March 2007 | 23h41

Today’s Washington Post is reporting that Maryland has secretly closed Jessup State Prison after 121 years of service. The prison was closed in secret for fear of violence in the final days.

Sure, the prison was dangerous (and outdated, violent, and so on). And sure, a more modern prison would be better for everyone. But Jessup, like Sing Sing, Joliet, and Alcatraz, was built to be a prison. Dismal conditions are a reminder of the power of the state.

In other news, the State of Maryland, in an effort to decrease its budget deficit, plans on opening up a 400 unit luxury condominium in historic Jessup, Maryland. “Hurry,” says Governor O’Malley, “only a few units remain.”

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