You know, this whole weblogging thing (OK, OK, Blogging) could make me quite lazy about the rest of the site... Maybe not, but life's a mess right now.

Have you heard Pat Robertson complaining about the Supreme Court? First they uphold privacy in the bedroom (suprising itself, given the way things are going in this country today,) then there's the removal of a mural of Moses and the 10 commandments from a courthouse. By court order. That just has him steamed.

Funny thing is, know how they got it IN there? Someone snuck it in in the middle of the night. If you think you have to do that, maybe you should think about if what you're doing is right.

Now, Robertson wants people to go through and pray through their town - what was once called "beating the bounds," claiming streets and such for God. Um, excuse me, I'll make my OWN decision on that, thank you very much, I don't need a religious mafia doing it for me (or to me.) He also wants his viewers/supporters/suckers to pray that three of the justices get "convinced" to retire. Didn't name them by name, but did spell out who they were. Obviously he wants them replaced by judges more to HIS liking, who will drag the US back to the 18th century. Sorry, Pat-boy, I don't want to live in a theocracy.

What really kicks me is this - what he's pushing his listeners/viewers to do is essentially black magic. The forcing of someone else's will, one way or another. The claiming of power not his. The Wiccans won't do that, other neo-Pagans won't do that... but he has the audacity to claim he SHOULD in God's name.

Kinda wish God would have a word or two with him. Actually, I kinda wish the big guy would smack Pat right upside the head and say "Knock it off, that's not what it's all about."

If you pray, pray instead that we'll maintain a balanced court, one with justice and equality and the LAW first and foremost, one that will hold itself above politics, though politcs does push itself into it with selection of judges. We don't need a religious court. Didn't we just pull something like that out of power in Afghanistan? Isn't it part of our beef with Iran?

Freedom. Love it, defend it. Fight so you don't lose it. Pay attention.