{"id":565,"date":"2005-06-23T11:24:00","date_gmt":"2005-06-23T15:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vmalt\/?p=565"},"modified":"2005-12-09T08:21:35","modified_gmt":"2005-12-09T13:21:35","slug":"im-having-a-seizure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/im-having-a-seizure","title":{"rendered":"I’m having a seizure!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nice job by the Supreme Court, deciding that property seizure for private development<\/a> is Constitutional. I guess I’ve changed over the years, because I never thought I’d say, “I really agree with Rehnquist, Scalia and Clarence Thomas on this one.”<\/p>\n

Between this and the retards in the House bringing up that dumb-ass flag-burning amendment<\/a> again, I almost wish they’d go back to trying to legislate against Jose Canseco.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nice job by the Supreme Court, deciding that property seizure for private development is Constitutional. I guess I’ve changed over the years, because I never thought I’d say, “I really agree with Rehnquist, Scalia and Clarence Thomas on this one.” Between this and the retards in the House bringing up that dumb-ass flag-burning amendment again, … <\/p>\n

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