Opinion Oct/Nov 2004

William Mitchell College of Law Student Newspaper Volume 18 Oct/Nov 2004 Articles: Election Law Forum, 1 • Librarians, 1 • Voter Opportunities, 2 • Erudite Entertainment, 12-13 • Community Development Clinic, 14 Articles: “Just Democracy”, 15 • Blackacre 2004, 17 • Billy’s, et al, 19 • SBA President’s Letter, 20 • Fighting Eelpout, 21 • Help & Hope, 23 Editorial: From the Editor, 3 • Opinion Page, 6-11 • Hearsay, 10 ANTICIPATING CHAOS & CONFUSION ELECTION LAW FORUM HELD by Carla Magnuson If we as students are the fateful day rolls around 4) less than uniform identifi- wondering why we should be conflict and confusion will cation requirements; On Wednesday October 13, familiar with election law and abound. We may wake up Professor Raleigh Levine and 5) provisional ballots cast by why we might want to free November 3rd without a clear voters who aren’t regis- resident adjunct clinical ourselves to act as voter advo- indication of who won the professor Diane Dube tered due to clerical error cates this November 2nd, presidential election. will not be counted until presented an Election Forum Levine offered as an answer; addressing election law and Why might this be the case? days or weeks later if at “One word: Florida.” While all, plus different states voters’ rights. Approximately the experience of the 2000 Professor Levine offered the thirty students attended. following as contributing to will treat provisional presidential elections spurred ballots differently; Prof. Dube introduced the voter advocates to push for “perfect storm” scenarios: topic and gave a shout out to 6) election officials are on reforms, the reforms them- 1) a tight presidential race; the neighborhood group Got selves, notably those created their own as far as apply- 2) new voters, upwards of one Voice Got Power! {See sepa- under the Help America Vote ing the rules they enforce; million are signing up to rate story about her new Act (HAVA) may cause their and finally Community Development vote; own share of problems. 7) some areas still have anti- Clinic}. Professor Levine laid 3) new process for tracking She continued to assure us quated voting machines out the majority of the new voter registrations; that it is a safe bet that once substance of the talk. Continued on page 2 Wise Guardians of Knowledge! By Melessa Henderson able to scrounge up obsolete sources for law review author- “A book is a fragile creature, ity checks. Every one of these it suffers the wear of time, it librarians has personally fears rodents, the elements helped me though varying and clumsy hands… so the degrees of crisises. For that I librarian protects the books not only against mankind am so grateful! Get to know but also against nature and and value these librarians. devotes his life to this war They do far more than protect with the forces of nature.” books as they diligently – On librarians of the year 1327, enforce the no food, drink, or The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco rodent policy. Our highly educated and esteemed librar- ians are an integral part of Had it not been for the the WMCL community, an Our librarians – from left to right: Lindsay Matts, Deb Hackerson, heroic effort and patient invaluable source of wisdom, Mary Ann Archer, Bill Jack, Jan Stone, Jane Hopeman, and compassion of the librarians I and conduits of relief. Sonya Huesman. Not pictured, Ardis Jacobson. would not have survived the crap of WRAP, or ever been Continued on page 4 on the web at www.wmitchell.edu/current/nonacademic/student_orgs/opinion.html Page 2 The Opinion • October 2004 Election Forum Interesting factoid: In Wisconsin a voter is not Volunteer Opportunities for Voter Advocacy continued from page 1 allowed to vote on a race in Election Protection: Voters’ rights campaign coordinated while others now have which they have placed a by People for the American Way and Wellstone Action. shiny new yet question- wager on the outcome. Volunteer duties include handing out Voters’ Bills of Rights able electronic/ Each person is considered to and providing voter assistance on Election Day. Election computerized machines. have only one residence. This Protection will have a telephone line to report problems at Prof. Levine then ran presents a particular problem polling sights. 1-866-OURVOTE. Check out www.electionpro- through a basic history of for students who may be tection.org WMCL contact: [email protected] voting in the United States. temporarily residing where Got Voice? Got Power!: A local neighborhood drive to get She pointed out that there is their school is located, but out the vote particularly among new voters. Phone bank no positive right to vote in may have every intention of volunteers needed hours October 31st 1pm-4pm. 651-603-5906 the Constitution. Although moving “back home”, or at Joint Religious Legislative Coalition: Based out of the several later amendments the very least somewhere else, Urban League headquarters, group will be providing rides prohibited states from after they graduate. In and other assistance. Contact Jody McCardle for further outright barring certain indi- Minnesota, if you are a information. 612-870-3670. [email protected] viduals from voting on student you can either vote account of their race or sex, back at home or in Just Democracy: Group, founded and led by law students, states could still institute Minnesota, you just need to will help ensure voters’ rights and make sure eligible voters literacy tests, charge poll be able to swear you are plan- aren’t turned away from the polls. FFI see additional Opinion taxes, or condition the vote ning to stay with no present article on page 15 and check out the web-site: www.just- on property ownership. intention to move. democracy.org. Though we may believe our Several students brought up Chapter president Ray Sobocinski [email protected]. democracy is all about the the concern that a residential Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless: assist easily voting, the concept of “One limbo occurred if a person disenfranchised homeless population. Volunteer duties may Person One Vote” has really moved to a state from include assisting shelters to get their residents to polls, only been a reality since the another so recently they recruit volunteers to “vouch” for homeless residents. WMCL civil rights era of the 1960’s. wouldn’t meet the residency Contact Mike Davey 612-879-9437 davey@mnhomelesscoali- Some restrictions are still requirements. Prof. Levine tion.org. allowed. Nearly all states assured the students that Minnesota Participation Project: Non-partisan “Get out require registration with the they would still be considered the vote” effort. Volunteers will provide transportation, odd exception of North residents of the state they translation and interpretive services, and general assistance Dakota. States cannot cut off moved from and should be to voters in need. Call Ingrid at 651-645-2433 to volunteer. registration until thirty days allowed to vote in that state. prior to the day of election How they got this accom- problems that might occur at campaigning is allowed under Dunn v. Blumstein. Six plished (absentee ballot, road various polling places. People within 100 feet of the states, including Minnesota trip) was up to the person in cannot just lurk inside the polling place. If the polling allow same day registration. limbo. Your best bet may be polling place. A partisan chal- place is on public property All states require voters be to avoid changing residences lenger from each of his/her this prohibition is extended citizens, born or naturalized. for the first of November, in respective parties can call to the entire property. This Residency requirements are the case of the general elec- into question a particular could be problematic if the allowed provided they are in tion. If you simply can’t help individual’s voting eligibility. polling place is in a public keeping with the holding in it, request an absentee ballot Challengers are expected to park building or school that Dunn. Minnesota has a before you pack up and move. challenge in good faith. If has extensive grounds twenty day residency require- Luckily most students have there is a problem and you surrounding it. Exceptions ment. All states require a settled in to their new digs a are not allowed to vote for may include the wearing of person to be 18 years or older couple months before some reason DO NOT LEAVE. issue oriented buttons or by the day of the election. November rolls around. You will forfeit your right to other accoutrements provided Many states bar convicted During a stretch break at felons from voting. Some vote if you do. Voter advo- the particular issue is not up the middle of the talk, all cates should be on hand to for a vote. states restore the ex-felons attendees indicated they were help you. Of course these Various group representa- voting rights once they have registered to vote by standing advocates are not allowed to tives then presented served their time including on cue. It would have been a be within 100 feet of the opportunities to volunteer parole. States may also tough room to admit other- polling place. This may result promoting voter advocacy and prevent the mentally incapac- wise. itated from voting if the in some logistical challenges. other legal issues pertaining person’s voting rights have Professor Dube then high- Other than the cheerful “I to November 2nd and beyond. been legally terminated. lighted some potential voted” red stickers, no direct concluded on page 14 The Opinion • October 2004 Page 3 From the Editor “DON’T VOTE IT ONLY eyesores with, I was (mildly) ENCOURAGES THEM.” So read a outraged by the patriotic bumper sticker on the back of “Don’t Vote” sign posted on a dilapidated green school bus Clear Channel Outdoor bill- Editor-in-Chief: Carla J. Magnuson boards around the metro. parked in the Minneapolis Managing Editor: Ahmed Teleb neighborhood known as “The “What is that obnoxious Wedge”. It was 1988 and I was media giant up to now; seeing Contributing Editor: Melessa Henderson walking around familiarizing if they can voluntarily disen- Business Manager: Cathy Prody myself with my new locale. franchise passing motorists? Newly arrived from a less citi- Wouldn’t put anything past Contributing Writers : Diane Anastos, Sarah Craven, Mike fied state to the west, them.” Turns out the bill- Davey, Crazy Eddie, Megan Flynn, Dan Gallatin, S. Gretzinger, something about the cynical board demanded the Melessa Henderson, Eric Hockman, Carla J. Magnuson, Ray punk rock sentiment appealed bystanders not vote for a Sobocinski, Jennifer Schultz, Ahmed Teleb, Michael Tierney, to me. “I gotta meet the certain deejay at a local radio Conor Tobin owner of this bus,” I thought. station. A promotion like that Blackacre photos courtesy of Doug Heeshen, Steve Hennessy, Either the vagaries of life or in the midst of this divisive Laura Torres. JD Nat’l Leadership Confrence photo courtesy the power of my wishful voter season? Those jerks. All of Just Democracy. Librarian photo by Don Zhou. thinking conspired to cross right so maybe my cynicism has just shifted to different Special thanks to Professor Iijima for suggesting the “There my path with that of the bus is Hope” article. owner a couple of years later. objects of derision. The finiteness of the subcul- I don’t know if it’s my ©2004-2005 The Opinion, William Mitchell College of Law Student Newspaper ture we wound up sharing maturity, my schooling or my The Opinion is an independent publication of the Students of William resulted in his hooking up response to the last election, Mitchell College of Law. The views expressed in The Opinion are those of the with the ex-girlfriend of my but I no longer subscribe to authors and do not reflect the views of The Opinion editor, William Mitchell the sentiments on the uptown College of Law, its employees or its Board of Trustees, unless otherwise ex-boyfriend. They made a noted. fabulous couple with a multi- bumper sticker. Everyone should vote, even if it encour- The Opinion will always consider quality content submitted for publication. tude of radical tattoos Interested authors may forward copy of not more than 1500 words to between them. They ages “them”. Particularly if it [email protected]. results in electing some repre- furnished their first apart- The Opinion reserves the right to edit for clarity, space and editorial content. ment by dumpster diving. sentatives that are more interested in governing than Please contact the Editor at [email protected] for specific ques- Fast-forward a decade and a tions or comments. politicking. Pay particular half; he’s a small business Parties interested in advertising should contact Ahmed Teleb, owner, she’s a “stay at home” attention toward the bottom [email protected]. mom and I’m pretty sure they of the ticket, because it’s the both vote. As for myself, I’ve local politicos that are going Submissions to The Opinion shed my counterculture to make the most direct difference in our lives, even if Articles for the December, 2004 issue of couture, at least for now. Here The Opinion are due November 11, 2004. I am blending with law it’s just to restrict parking on students, more or less. My Grand Ave. how times have changed. Please enjoy this special Just because the dreads are election issue of The Opinion. gone doesn’t mean the atti- And if it seems especially tude is. So what about my polarized to you, it’s by punk rock cynicism? Like design, in order to reflect the others I discussed the tenor of the times. Page 4 The Opinion • October 2004 Guardians… coordinates to make sure her at all, in St. Paul.” Jan got a orange cat named Sam… [and continued from page 1 older kids get to piano B.A. from Concordia, a M.S. that her] father works at the lessons, soccer games, church from St. Cloud, a J.D. from U as a biostatistician and my Mary Ann Elizabeth Archer choir, and bells practice… the U of M, and a M.S. from mother is an ESL teacher.” grew up in Genesco, New and “makes sure Matthew University of Northern Texas. For the future, she “would York, and has been at WMCL doesn’t get forgotten in the Whew! The race is on between like to see people in general almost five years. In 1953, shuffle!” As for the future, her and Bill Jack! Before become less angry about the she graduated from SUNY Sonya says she hopes on “a WMCL she was definitely a state of the world and more (State University of New York) personal level… to build a Jan of all trades, having optimistic about the future. I at Genesco, with majors in cabin on our lake lot… and worked as an editor, indexer, think everyone should feel Library Science, English, and on a more abstract level, that law clerk, school media center that they can be anything History. She got her masters I am a good parent and that director, utility infielder for and do anything they set in library and information my kids turn out o.k.” high school English and social their minds to,” and that she science from SUNY in 1976, Jane Hopeman, originally studies departments, theater wants to pursue a PhD in and her J.D. from WMCL in from the Adirondack tech, band director, choir Sociology or Children’s 1990. Mary Ann’s previous job Mountains of Northern New director, Medicare claims Literature. was Library Manager of the York State has been at WMCL processor to name just a few. Ardis Jacobson grew up in Dakota County Law Library for four years. She graduated About WMCL, Jan says “the North Dakota, and started for eight years, and before from Carleton with a History students are a fascinating work at her temporary/part- that she was a Senior major, and then got her MAEd group—different every year— time/retirement job here at Information Analyst at the from Washington University, and I learn so much from WMCL just over three years Research Laboratories of the and also studied library them. I’m also really pleased ago. Ardis graduated from St. Eastman Kodak Company for science at St. Cloud State. to be working with a group of Olaf College with a B.A. nearly twenty years. She Before WMCL, Jane taught faculty who are both excellent Psychology, and the U of M refers affectionately of her school, was a Reference scholars and also good teach- with a M.A. Library WMCL job as her “Second Librarian in three large law ers. A law school with Science/American Studies. Retirement Job.” firms, and raised a family (the teachers who really want Before WMCL, she directed a Sonya Huesman is from latter is a work in progress!) students to learn is far too law firm library; provided Valley City, North Dakota, and When asked what she likes rare.” reference in a law firm has been at WMCL for four best about WMCL, she The gold medal for a library; served as an informa- years. She graduated from responded “the people – student-name-knowledge- tion specialist for a law firm Concordia in Moorhead, and students, faculty, and staff!” bowl would unequivocally go department; and managed the majored in Psychology, and Jane has three children (with to Lindsay Hutchins Matts. bill status system for the minored in English and Social interests in art, law, and medi- Lindsay grew up in Roseville, Minnesota Senate. About Work. In 1994, she received a cine), a very tolerant Labrador and has worked here since WMCL, Ardis best likes the Master of Arts, Library & retriever, and a usually toler- July 2002, and became an students, faculty and the Information Science and a JD ant, long-suffering, and “official” Librarian this public and their questions, from the University of Iowa. indulgent husband! For the summer. She went to and also “the wonderful Sonya thinks “the best part of future, Jane hopes for “a more Concordia in Moorhead and library staff.” Ardis states my job is the variety… [a] generous and tolerant world… has a BA in Communication, that “very soon my first typical shift may include and, time to enjoy it!” Sociology and a Minor in Art. grandchild will be born,” and helping an upper level The servant saint award This August she got her of the future she hopes for “a student with research for a goes to Jan Stone. Last masters in Library and just and peaceful world for long paper, teaching a first spring I did an authority Information Science from the my grandchild. We can’t have year how to find a treatise, check on a law review article, College of St. Catherine/ small dreams for children!” working with a faculty and I swear some of the Dominican University. At one Debby Hackerson grew up member on a research project, sources were from the 3rd or time Lindsay worked for the in Apple Valley, and received and helping a pro se patron 4th centuries. West and Lexis Rape and Abuse Crisis Center her B.S. Paralegal degree from find the law on a topic… [it] just don’t go back that far. in Fargo where she answered Winona State, and her J.D. is both fun and challenging.” Jan generously spent a ton of crisis calls from victims of from WMCL, and currently Sonya is married to Ron, who her time to help me find the domestic violence, rape, works on her Masters of works for the U of M as an sources, and even had a great sexual assault, and child Library and Information analyst in the Office of attitude through it all! Jan abuse. What Lindsay likes Science degree through the Institutional Research. They says she has worked at WMCL best around here is the College of St. Catherine. She have three children, Mikayla for “3 years, 4 months and 12 students, and that they has worked here as a part (9), Kylie (4), Matthew (3 days” and when asked where “make me laugh—not laugh time reference librarian for months), a geriatric cat Molly she grew up Jan responded “if at, but laugh with.” Lindsay (14), and dog Kalli. Sonya says she has a “rather large concluded on page 5 The Opinion • October 2004 Page 5 Guardians… (5/2005). Before WMCL, Bill continued from page 4 worked as a law librarian at Dorsey & Whitney, and what The New World almost two years and enjoys he likes best here is ‘the colle- working with the students gial atmosphere – the way and faculty. She is the students, faculty, and staff "HONEST to goodness the bars weren't open this morning. They mother of a six-year-old get along.” He is the second daughter and three-year-old of ten children, and last must've been voting for a new president or something. Do you have son. Debby left litigation to summer he and his wife a quarter?" I said yes because I did. Honest to goodness the stay at home with her kids adopted three kids from while they are young and Russia, ages two, three, and tears have been falling all over this country's face. decided to come back to the five. And as far as the future It was better before, before they voted for what's-his-name. legal field as an academic law goes, he hopes to “continue librarian. doing what I do, and doing it This was supposed to be the new world. My first recollection of better.” William Jack was his cameo (REPEAT) “Who dares to teach must in WRAP. With that bow tie never cease to learn.” and regal manner he just – John Cotton Dana, Flint, Ford, Auto, Mobile, Alabama, embodied academia. Bill, a a New Jersey librarian, 1912. Windshield wipers, Buffalo, New York, Gary, Indiana, librarian here since October of 2001, says he was “born on don't forget the Motor City Kent and Holly, just a few As my final days at this finest of institutions draw Baltimore and D.C. now, all we need is; blocks from here, and gradu- ated from St. Luke’s Grade near, the thought of how Don't forget the Motor City. School, on Summit and much was cash spent on this This was supposed to be the New World. Lexington.” He is a true venture makes me wonder if renaissance man as he has the prize really worth the (REPEAT) more degrees than a price. My jury is still at lunch, Minnesota thermometer: a BA however the diligence of our in Russian from the U of MN, librarians definitely weighs on All we need is money. Just give us what you can spare. a MA and PhD in Slavic the plus side. They consis- Twenty or thirty pounds of potatoes. Or 20 or 30 beers. Languages and Literatures tently go above and beyond from the U of MI, a JD from the call of duty, and remind A turkey on Thanksgiving. Like alms for the poor. Southern Methodist me, “Yes, this is what I am All we need are the necessities and more. University, and a pending paying over 20k per year for!” It was better before, before they voted for what’s- his-name. MLIS from St. Catherine’s College/Dominican University This was supposed to be the new world. (REPEAT)

Don’t forget the Motor City This was supposed to be the new world. (REPEAT)

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By Mike Tierney us. And, Bush still can’t say If you haven’t, with all due “nuclear.” That IS scary! respect, shame on you. It’s tragic when some (see the Bush/Kerry ‘This perceive that they have a Remember: Hundreds of Land is Your Land’ spoof from innocent people are dying person in office so bad that jibjab.com.) slogans like “Anybody But because President Bush made Bush”, and “Protect America, Watching the first a rash, ill-informed and Vote Out Bush” pervade, but Presidential debate, we heard overly aggressive decision to here we are, and he is that the President state that “the invade Iraq. But thousands of bad. events of 9-11 must change innocent people died in the the way we look at the terrorist attacks of I’ll admit I voted Green in world”. What he meant was September 11, right? That is the last election. And after that America is now vulnera- right. But if you say that hearing Democrats and ble. His solution, stop terror anyone who did not support Republicans alike tell me before it happens by going to war with Iraq, or that I either wasted my vote “constantly being on the continues to disapprove of it from Sharon Farmer 2004, Inc. Photo Credit: Kerry-Edwards or that I actually voted for offensive”. The problem with doesn’t hate terrorists, or Senator John Kerry Bush, I understand how this plan is that to actually worse yet hates our soldiers, stupid a slogan like pursue this course of action you are in one word, stupid. “Anybody But Bush” really is. to vote out their Prime will result in a) perpetual No one likes terrorists, not Minister for getting involved Since when has our electoral warfare until we’ve killed even terrorists. And I won’t system been about voting and they quickly pulled out; every person who dislikes even acknowledge the second so you can’t count them. And people out of office rather this country, b) more hatred, assertion, it’s the moron in than voting them in? And for the rest of the countries thus more killing and infi- charge of the soldiers people didn’t know any better and those of you who still believe nitely perpetual warfare, and don’t like. And of course a I “wasted” my vote in the they’ve mostly all pulled out c) trampling on the very world in which Hussein is out too. last election, last I checked essence of our nation’s tradi- of power is a better place, we were supposed to vote for tions of freedom and liberty. everyone agrees with that; Bush was a paranoid bully representation, not parties. Besides, no military is so but nonetheless it is not when he got into office. Our Have the Democrats become strong that it could take on safer for it. The way that he tragedy coupled with his so out of touch that they the world; the last guy to try was taken out of power was ignorance lead us to where can’t offer a candidate worth should have been proof done in the same despotic, we are today. The events of being elected? Well, then enough. lawless manner in which 9-11 in fact must change the they’re not the only ones. Saddam governed. We’ve said way we look at the world. But the Republican alterna- Screw taxes. If you think President Bush was right “those liberals in Congress” to the world if we don’t like tive is simply too dangerous your leader maybe we’ll take when he said this. It means to consider. cost you a lot, how about a we actually have to look at billion-dollar-a-day war? I him or her out unilaterally. Whether Bush is that bad the world. And if you look, don’t think anyone ever died Our main ally was the you’ll see that the devasta- of a leader or the guys because their taxes helped English. Yeah, they have a behind the scenes are that tion in Europe after the someone else. This election great track record overthrow- World Wars still exists and mad, like the would-be war isn’t about taxes, though. ing governments; and had criminal Paul Wolfowitz for you’ll understand the impli- Voters need to acknowledge fun with it for about 300 cations of a global war. Or example, staying the course that now before we invade years until it got really, is about the worst thing this look to the destruction that the next country that really old. And yes, the Poles our previous meddling in the country could do right now. “houses and trains terror- were there, but they still We got way the hell off politics of other countries ists.” Every country, think they actually owed us has wrought in South course almost immediately; including our own, houses or something for liberating to stay it now would be America and Iraq you’ll see trains terrorists. Ever hear of them from the Nazis. The how backwards and awful our insanity. No one can simply the School of the Americas? Ausssies actually threatened hate forever, especially not Continued on page 8 The Opinion • October 2004 Page 7 The Opinion’s Opinion Page The Choice for Life By Melessa Henderson Americans.”1 Ok ole girl, let’s don’t drug companies produce dissect these two moronic a drug to eliminate male drive My colleague Michael statements. If we made pot from the ages of 15-20, when Tierney suggested he write safe and legal, and thus more most boys are hornier than all about why Bush is just like available, would its consump- get out, and girls would lie if Hitler, and I write about why tion be more or less rare? they said they were sexually that would be an extremist Again, simple economics. engaged because they truly misconception. I suggested I Secondly, abortions are gener- needed it? Studies show that Photo Credit: Bush-Cheney ’04 advocate free enterprise, and ally not done in bedrooms, males hit their sexual peak at he socialism. From this short they are done in clinics. Do 16 while for females it is at list you can see our divergent what you want in the 30 or later.3 A true “choice perspectives. Well, ‘tis the bedroom. Just don’t get preg- agenda” should focus on season, so we decided to write nant and take another’s life. proactive programs to about liberals and conserva- And as one liberal friend empower young gals to not President George W. Bush tives from various posed to me, if we make abor- cave to the sexual desires of perspectives. tions illegal won’t there be an their guys in order to fill the missions, and other philan- The Debates: Now I admit, influx of unsafe abortions void of their self-images. This thropies. from the two minutes of the done? Why don’t we just would not only reduce Next up: The War on debates I watched, Kerry is legalize cocaine then? I have unwanted pregnancies and Terror. Terrorism isn’t new, the smoother talker, and Bush heard many a liberal woman STDs, but also abortions and but it has definitely could use some work, however say she would never have an all of the pain, guilt, and progressed from the old world I do actually appreciate his abortion, but would never remorse than follows. The when plague infested corpses awkward candor. As my want to deny that right to current liberal “choice” were catapulted over castle conservative father and I others. Why not just say you approach is to advocate for walls. The old world solution joked, Bush just ain’t slick would never want your kid to reactive measures such as the would have simply been to enough to lie to you, as do cocaine, but you would morning-after pill or abortion build a bigger wall. Today, opposed to his predecessor or want it perfectly available for availability. I vote that we one of the pitfalls of a free his competitor. What irritates other people’s children, aka, teach our daughters to be and open society is that we me about the Kerrys is that those others being people you proactive and that a true have no walls. We do though they are simply for every- find less desirable.2 Heck, if choice includes choosing to have equality. Indeed, on his thing; like parents who buy suburban liberals are for abor- say “no.”4 last flight my beloved-84- their children’s compliance tion, and porn for that Ok, on to foreign policy. year-old Grandpa Sjogren, in a with promises of Christmas matter, why don’t we see In 2003, during W’s presi- wheelchair and near death, gifts they can’t possibly their petitions to have abor- dency I might add, the U.S. was practically strip-searched afford. Kerry vows to not raise tion clinics and sex flick moved into first place as we for who knows what, weapons the retirement age and at the theaters move into their gave $15,791 million in of mass destruction? Tell me same and he is for lower neighborhoods? foreign aid. The second what’s more foolish: to hunt middle class taxes. Balance Furthermore, why don’t ranked country was Japan at down WOMDs in Iraq and the checkbook, Kerry. For liberal females advocate for a $8,911 milllion.5 Don’t tell me terrorists vowed and trained once, I would rather hear male birth control pill, prefer- of our ignorance and discom- to destroy our nation, or to more about what Kerry can ably one that makes men sick passion for the suffering of require seven-year-old girls to legitimately do, than what he and at greater risk for various the rest of the people of the take off their shoes in search is for. types of cancer? A true femi- world. Other countries may of a bomb. Let’s use some Abortion: Teresa’s views on nist, starved for sexual herald increased foreign aid, common sense people! abortion are as flip-floppy as liberation, should advocate but show me the bucks, baby! To close the circle: her husband as she states for something to prevent This total did not even Welfare. My Friday night date abortion “should be rare but sperm development, or include private giving that (86-year-old Grandpa it should be safe and legal. creation of new non-inter- came from the U.S citizens, Johnson) is a devout liberal, And the government should course sexual stimulants. Why such as through church stay out of the bedrooms of continued on page 9 Page 8 The Opinion • October 2004 The Opinion’s Opinion Page

Vote! Ok, so are medical malprac- continued from page 6 tice lawyers or greedy Every kid deserves a friend! business people driving up past, and now present, the cost of health care? Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities (BBBS) is actions have been. Like Probably both. Do Democrats proud to be partnering with the Council on Crime and Justice someone so angry they lose want to get too involved as well as the Search Institute to participate in an exciting all control of their emotions, with your life? Maybe, but new mentoring program. Mentoring Children of Prisoners Bush lashed out without any then again, the Republicans (MCOP) is an opportunity for people to mentor children ages thought of what he was want government out of 7-15 who have a parent or significant other family member doing. Please, if you’re plan- everything but your who is incarcerated. ning to vote for Bush, or bedroom. Those are the Children who have an incarcerated parent have a 70 percent even thinking about it, ask domestic issues. But if you’re chance of following the same path in life. You can show someone from the South if not so paranoid of your young people the possibility of a positive future, just by being there are still any effects left neighbors that you’ve already a friend. by the Civil War, or ask some- purchased your conceal and MCOP participants will receive training on how incarceration one from South America how carry license, maybe you can they feel about the CIA impacts youth, talking about sensitive subjects and much believe that our global more. In addition, Bigs will have a chance to interact with one trained “leaders” that we neighbors aren’t all out to helped put into power there, another on a regular basis to communicate about their get us either and realize that matches. Like all volunteers, Bigs in the MCOP program will or draw from your own expe- there is a lot more to work rience of a loved one that receive one-on-one support from a highly trained match for than blind fear and rage. support specialist. you pissed off who overre- I mean Freedom Fries? What acted and then refused to has this culture come to? If you are interested in finding out more about Mentoring admit any wrong to the Was that a joke during a time Children of Incarcerated Parents through Big Brothers Big extent of another fight. of grave seriousness or a true Sisters, please contact Simone Gbolo at 651-491-1277 Generally I’m thinking of protest? If the latter, who or e-mail her at [email protected]. how a two year old some- needs trade with Europe, or times acts when you say it’s military allies, or friends for time for bed for this last that matter? That campaign, that President Bush snubbed analogy. Wars can leave deep fully endorsed by this both of these when he went scars on a nation and a President’s White House, was to war without making any people, and we need to stop at the same time un-funny effort to work with the UN, trying to wash over these and utterly embarrassing. where past presidents did. wounds by putting up CIA Bush merely decided that No one has once said it was trained foreign insurgents. past efforts to work with the wrong to invade Afghanistan. UN were enough, had failed, In his first months of office Remember that. Moreover, and he would go it alone. He President Bush and this the UN is set up to monitor himself never tried these administration pulled out of rogue nations. If we paid our avenues, and then did not anti-proliferation treaties, membership dues it could do follow the approved condi- rejected twenty years of it, but I almost forget who tions for going to war environmental debate with holds up those payments; it’s mandated by Congress. This impunity and offense, and been so long since we’ve guy is a rogue. Save the fight told the world that we were made them. The vast major- over lowering taxes for when The Opinion going to develop a massive ity of societies have been we’ve paid for this war, say missile defense system on working out how to stop in 100 years. In the mean wants to know our own, refusing to work terrorism and warfare for the time change the way you with any other government, YOUR opinion. past 4,000 years. Recently, look at the world, look at it. except the English. The guy the Constitution of the Tell us what you think: had no idea about the world United States, then the then and he still doesn’t. Charter of the United Nations [email protected] 9-11 didn’t change a thing made great strides towards for him. this end. The absolute fact is The Opinion • October 2004 Page 9 The Opinion’s Opinion Page

Choice for Life… les “I’ll get you, my pretty” as abortion is “stopping the process 4 Planned Parenthood is such a of life.” Really? Sounds like misnomer. If there were anything continued from page 6 some followers even push to pay for abortions. The consti- murder to me. planned about it, then there forever loyal to an earlier era would be no need for an abortion tution I read gives everybody 2 See Anne Hendershott, The Real when Democrats under or the morning-after pill. A more of this nation, poor people Racial Disparities-Blacks and Roosevelt, gave social welfare included, the right to travel, accurate name would be Reactive Abortion, (January 31, 2003, Anti-Parenthood. Let’s remember checks in the depression. but it doesn’t promise to buy 9:25 a.m.) at http://www. What grandpa doesn’t realize getting pregnant is not like the plane ticket. I truly fear nationalreview.com/comment/ getting lupus or polio. As less is that back then Democrats the liberal agenda would comment-hendershott013103.asp. than 1% of abortions are due to still believed that “if thou foster economic and spiritual “The abortions/births ratio for rape or incest, 99% of women shall not work, thou shall not bankruptcy for the nation, for white women was 184 abortions who had an abortion chose to eat,” as he and countless not only are we mandated to per 1,000 live births; for black engage in sex, a choice which is others got welfare checks, stomach a literal holocaust as women, it was 543 abortions per unequivocally and predictably 1,000 births.” Id. I challenge you however that money was in “choice,” but would poten- proven to be the greatest cause exchange for cutting trees in to find a modern statute or of pregnancy. tially be forced to fund the opinion that has greater and sub-zero Minnesota winters folly. graver disparate impact than 5 See http://www.globalissues.org/ for the CCCs up in Ely, or Row. Eugenics today is alive and TradeRelated/Debt/USAid.asp. other work programs. Welfare well; today we just call it “pro- 1 James Gordon Meek, Teresa: then was not the free ride it choice.” is today. Speaking of free Abortion Ends Life, Daily News World & National Report (April 3 rides, the liberal agenda cack- Happy birthday to me, happy 26, 2004). Teresa also states birthday to me! The Third Party Plight By Sarah Craven same question, “Do you vote with on every issue, not just ingness to compromise view- Libertarian? Isn’t that just one or two. They could be the points and not look for I remember a conversation I throwing away your vote?” end of voting against a candi- political figures that repre- had with a co-worker four That question sums up the date, or choosing between sent its divergent views. I years ago. It was a slow day, third party plight. two evils. All noble, all repre- need to blame myself for the presidential election was senting a political process I making that same compro- nearing, and the topic turned This year, there are presi- dential candidates running believe our founding fathers mise. I blame the two major to politics. I asked Steve if he would have applauded. parties, focused on their was going to vote for Gore or from the Constitution, Green, Libertarian, Reform, and But, I’m a realist. political power and keeping Bush. “Neither,” he said. “I it, regardless of harming vote Libertarian.” Liber-what? Socialist parties. You could In our two party system, find information about them voters with inaccurate repre- I asked him if he knew he was there are two candidates that sentation. I can’t blame Steve. throwing his vote away. Steve at http://www.cnn.com/ELEC- get the attention, the spot- said it didn’t matter, he TION/2004/special/president/ca light, and eventually get the I applaud those that vote believed in the principle of ndidates/third.parties.html, but votes. Third party candidates based on their principles. voting for the candidate he it’s probably a waste of your are punch lines, after Someday I might be that liked. How those words haunt time. Up until I searched for thoughts, ignored. The media brave. If others were too, we me now. third parties, I had only heard only mentions them when could change the political of Ralph Nader, and then only they whine about not getting system to recognize the Four years later, I under- as the mosquito that could multitude of views and stand the principle Steve was attention. The two major suck blood from John Kerry. parties only mention them as stances that our democratic adhering to, but not the system allows. execution. Like him, I am a These third parties serve a scapegoats, broadening the Libertarian. Most people want noble ideal. They offer differ- plight from throwing away I’m not holding my breath. to know exactly what symp- ent philosophies and stances votes to harming viable toms I had before being on issues that allow a voter to candidates. diagnosed as a Libertarian. If be truly represented. They Who is to blame for the two I bother to correct them, could let voters back a candi- party system? I blame the these people then ask the date that the voter agrees general populace, for its will- Page 10 The Opinion • October 2004 The Opinion’s Opinion Page

the fireside room. That first school for isn’t it? couple days without one The gone but not forgot- was dangerous with those ten Oppenheimer classroom comfy cup holding chairs with the little attached that stop time and all. Then plastic chairs did manage to there are the executive publicly humiliate a student Hearsay suite leather chairs that or two. So maybe it’s some really ought to be restricted cosmic force that causes to all but the most privi- that particular area to be Just when you thought to think like a… no that leged behinds. susceptible to design flaws. getting called on in class can’t be right. The juice Does anyone know which when you hadn’t read the vending machine that only On the bright side the of the two side rooms is the assignment was the ulti- took dollar bills? Where’s food served by the food quiet one and which is the mate in “Oh my god I am so the vending machine that service appears to be “sit around and work out stupid” moments, along dispenses headache medi- healthier, though that can strategy with your comes our new Hachey cine? Then there’s the whole lead to other non-fried partner(s)” one? Probably Complex. It’s really pretty “wall surrounding duct work related hazards like allergic could just wander into one pathetic when you avoid is in the way of your view reactions to foods not and stand around and listen the pop machine because so you’re not sure if the labeled. Plus no more and try and figure it out. you don’t understand that lady is trying to help you or running late for class Could be a problem if each the cups aren’t hiding some mysterious other because you needed to run is empty. Maybe the little somewhere near the across from you but still out to the coffee shop for a plaques besides the machine and you just can’t of your sight line” conun- latte. White rock coffee entrances to the rooms hold find them but that the drum. We here at The rocks. And we’re really the clue. ladies behind the counter Opinion don’t generally buy pretty stoked about the have them. You need to buy in to conspiracy theories, Then there’s the filing fireplace, despite the the cup you idiot. What but it would be an alterna- room that requires a shut- rumored cost. about those miscellaneous tive way to weed out tle. And the two entrances Ultimately we are just counter tops that just seem students without flunking 100 feet apart. There’s likely glad to be able to enjoy the to be hanging around sans them out of school. a logical explanation to the space now rather than seemingly inexplicable. That purpose? Sure they have They did get a clock up in needing to visit as alumni. one you just need to be able is what we all came to law

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Free web site with answers to legal questions, referrals to legal Two great locations: Sel-Dale Laundromat Rainbow Laundromat aid offices, and court and community organization information. 662 Selby Ave., Saint Paul 2540 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis Half block west of Dale Street In Uptown, next to US Bank @ 26th (651) 602-0387 (612) 377-3365 The Opinion • October 2004 Page 11 The Opinion’s Opinion Page I’m not undecided now! as they say, one in every On the one side, we are stuck them. I especially read the crowd. with a guy who thinks that one about jobs, since I will be I don’t like George W. Bush. the Bible ought to guide his needing one next year. I don’t like John Kerry. I leadership, and on the other, Ignoring the anti-Bush parts, Eric Hockman, William think what Kerry did to his a guy who thinks the polls of which there are plenty, Mitchell College of Law fellow veterans when he got ought to guide his leadership. Kerry has some really good I might favor the guy with reasons why manufacturing is I am, or rather, I was, an back from the Vietnam War the Bible, but that would important. I can agree with undecided voter in the 2004 was shameful. I think that leave out a lot of people in this. So far, so good. election. Since you really Kerry’s extremely liberal posi- our country who don’t believe need to understand context in tions are not realistic and are So, Kerry thinks a tax cut is in the Bible at all. Don’t they order to evaluate an opinion, untenable in the world the in order to make manufactur- get a say? And who’s interpre- I will confess that I once rest of us live in. I know I ers create new jobs. Seems tation of the Bible should we registered to vote as a don’t like his voting record reasonable, but if the manu- be following? Republican, but I have voted since he got to the Senate. I facturer gets a tax cut, what for most of the political am also from New Hampshire, As for the guy who follows about the revenue we lost? parties at one time or originally, and I know I don’t the polls, I think we tried Kerry does not state where another. I also registered as a like what he and Dukakis did that leadership before with the money is coming from, Democrat once, too. The truth to the taxes in Massachusetts. Lyndon Johnson. He was such only that the tax savings to is, I despise the political It drove all the extreme liber- a stunning success; Richard the manufacturer will offset party system we have devel- als to Nashua, New Hampshire Nixon got elected to the job. the additional health care oped in this country, which to escape the excessive taxes. Kerry needs to get a backbone premiums. That’s nice, but brings me back to my first Thanks so much for that. I and stay with his program, who pays for this? Sure hope point. The political parties left for Minnesota, so you can whatever that is. it isn’t me, I only make $15 prevent many Americans from blame Kerry for my presence Since I was having so much an hour. thinking for themselves. We here. trouble figuring out what I thought about the richest seem to sign on to one or the But I don’t like any kind of Kerry was for or, for all that, 2%, but there are only so other without much consider- extreme position. Bush is no against, I thought I would go many of them available – 2% ation beyond the sound bite. better. The absolute positions to his web-site and see what of America, if my math is I watched, with great he has taken on topics such he had planned for our coun- correct. I don’t care how interest, both of the conven- as religion, abortion, stem try. After reading through his much they make, there just tions on television. I was cell research, tort reform, and ideas on the economy, educa- isn’t a lot there. If, as Kerry’s trying to understand what same sex marriage, just to tion, and all the usual plan indicates, a medium the real differences are name a few, are simply too suspects, I realized that all of sized firm that hired 100 between the candidates for conservative for the world the his plans and ideas were workers would get a tax cut President of the United rest of us live in. Same sex based on and supported each of $3,060 per worker or States, excepting Ralph marriage doesn’t bother me at other. If any one of them $306,000 in total, we sure Nader. Nader is a nut job. all, in fact, I think it is the failed, it could mean serious would go through the rich Anyone who would vote for a right of anyone to get problems for our collective folks’ taxes in a big hurry. Mr. candidate that supports married. How do morals play bottom line. I may not under- Kerry wants to bring back the communism is not paying into an immutable trait? Isn’t stand much, but I understand 2.7 million manufacturing attention to the massive fail- that like finding that a black the bottom line. I believe it is jobs lost under Bush. Great. ures of that system around man named Dred Scott isn’t a best described as Line 72 on But 2.7 million jobs, using the world. Looking at North citizen because of his skin IRS Form 1040. No need to go the example provided, means Korea, China, and Vietnam, I color? Ridiculous. look it up - that one is for we need additional tax can’t say as I admire the So you can see the dilemma “tax you owe”. revenue from someplace equal results under that system. I that those of us who gener- It took some digging, but I to $8,262,000,000. I don’t cannot believe even 5% of ally qualify as “undecided” found Kerry’s detailed plans think the richest 2% can (or this country would consider are in. Our choices are on his web-site, will) support that. Nader seriously, but there is, between “slim” and “none”. johnkerry.com. I read all of Continued on page 22 Page 12 The Opinion • October 2004 Erudite Entertainment (ae´roo-dı-t, adj. 1. learned, educated) + (en-ter-ta-n-ment, n. 1. fun!)

When you’re instructed to One El skip a case, from a book you normally adhere to rather Clowning Around with FKG +A Bee Wear closely, only to read an opposing case (even an older By M.J. Bach creatively. When Lindz, the Dear Bee Wear, case) on the same point, bass player worked up an I’m a one-L and I’m watch your step. The Clown Lounge is a place accented, rhythmic frenzy on to go if you feel like going the upper positions of the confused. When a professor If you’ve been struggling out, but you don’t feel like brings in extra material to fingerboard, King supported for weeks to understand a cleaning up after a long day him with a counter-rhythm read, is it supposed to be professor’s comment, having of studying or work (or, if instead of or in addition to which sparkled but did not discussed it at length in you’re still trying to get your- intrude. Granros and Fultz the material in the case book? office hours, researched in self moving by 10:30 pm, and exemplified cool, collected Confused treatises and hornbooks, and you are still in your pajamas). musicianship; they lay back still cannot convince yourself The crowd is easygoing, and into their solos and made the the Clown Lounge as a space Dear Confused: to agree, do not step. most of the buoyant founda- is definitely dressed down – tion the bass and drums were When you’ve read a state You’ve been warned, dear crusty clown and circus para- supplying. reader, and advised, countless supreme court case, but been phernalia crowds the walls on As an artist and musician, I times. The amount of reading, told to doubt that “it’s really one side of the small base- the law over there”, step ment room, and the opposite get tired of music groups with the briefing, the Socratic clever names, funky outfits, method. You have been told tender. side serves as a rotating gallery for the worst art in and overbearing stage pres- sh*#t.; for, all you’ve been In short, dearest reader, the Twin Cities. Last week I ence. Music seems very often told, you will have learned by remember that that grand remarked paintings that were to take a back seat to style the end of your second week, personnage on the podium is, done on what seem to be the these days; music is often sans warning. like you, human. That person backsides of trailer park wood complicated by self- Let’s talk about your comes complete with beliefs, paneling. My friends and I sat consciousness and attitude. values, and political underneath “Cigs”, a painting FKG + A’s energetic, seasoned nose(or my proboscis). performance was a confirma- consciousness. Human, of what seemed to be bleed- You know how when you tion of the value of simplicity all too human. ing cigarettes. Perhaps the smell something, you usually artist came up with this and humility in musicianship, care not to step in it? So smell! Happy smellin’! concept by sitting in the qualities I am contemplating Clown Lounge, and enjoying a lot these days as I continue the same lung-antiquing, eye- to develop a personal rela- A Dead End But let the whole world see your strength stinging experience I enjoyed tionship with the violin and on Sept 27th, the night I explore my limitations and by S. Gretzinger as the insane wild-eyed went to hear FKG + A, an ear- potential as a member of a mare gags your throat like a birth-giving music group. At the Clown There arrives a point in a disagreement cervix! dazzling local jazz group (Scott Fultz, David King, Dean Lounge, as the toxic cloud of when you must pack up your goods Oh how the clash of free spirits can be an Granros, + Adam Lindz). carcinogens from thenext and go home for the night. awesome, breath-taking sight table filled my eyes and lungs, No compromise reached, a dead end, when the eyes of the free are like FKG + A is nothing but the feelings of joy and apprecia- take your values, your standards, the eyes of fierce horses. essentials: it is a jazz ensem- tion filled my heart as I your stubbornness, ble that plays what it plays observed these four musicians The larger picture, however, just as all violence, and wears what it wears. your pride, rights, your dignity, human spirit, is disturbingly, shockingly, matte. celebrating great music by There is no fancy gimmick to sharing what they share, and eat it. Men are beheaded like sheep their performance technique: “Fine then! Maybe I will eat it!” at the routine slaughterhouse. doing what they do, and no distracting showboating listening and reacting with Don’t feel too sorry for yourself either for if you Dull thuds. Metal on meat. and no overkill fashion state- love and excitement dare to swallow the live, kicking racehorse, A falling, tumbling, spritzing, anti climax. ments—just four musicians the other person might just let you eat it. Come morning and the transformation who know and love their The Turf Club is located at 1601 University Ave. in St. Paul. Down go the muscular legs as the wild equine panned out to be an explicitly biological instruments and understand Find out more about FKG +A and stretches and jabs at the walls of your throat. curiosity. You are a caterpillar into that good music equals team- the Clown Lounge at: Ouch! the slimy second stage. work. As they passed around How sorry must this image of yourself look. Unmoving mixed with dirt, leaves, and decay. solos on standard and origi- http://www.scottfultz.com/fkg nals, they reacted to each http://www.clownlounge.com The matter is settled. other sensitively and http://www.turfclub.net The Opinion • October 2004 Page 13 Erudite Entertainment (ae´roo-dı-t, adj. 1. learned, educated) + (en-ter-ta-n-ment, n. 1. fun!) A Nite with Qui Party for Your Party:

By Crazzie Eddie that they create a sound An Alternative to the Black-Tie Affair operatic. Lest they kick my by Jennifer Schultz unique, setting off gorgeous Sunday night, having spent ass for using such an adjec- the day with Rehnquist, pieces of sculpture made by tive, indeed any adjective to The invitation said,”If you Brant Kingman himself. The Scalia, and O’ Connor, Crazzie describe what would merit haven’t been to the Kingman E, wishing for some aural hot new local band, Touareg, nothing less than action, I Studios to party, you haven’t played many different sets relief, skipped down to the should say Qui tend to opera- been to a party... Ever.” And during the night. Their rich then place-to-be, for an opera cize your tympanic what a party it was! This with Qui. Wait-a-minute! blend of salsa and North membrane, befuddle your wasn’t your stereotypical left Qui? Who? No, no mon petit African music such as Gnawa dome. No, the next tune, was wing granola crowd. No. This chou, not kee, k-wee! Like a their heaviest, Sport F*#k. and Rai seduced and caused pig, boy. The Triple Rock was an eclectic mix of old everyone to dance. Matt jumped, turned, slapped and young, professionals, Social Club hosted the Los giant distorted chords, then When Touareg wasn’t play- Angeles-transplanted students, artists, models, spat blood-ketchup on the musicians, and at least one ing, the crowd was treated to Minneapolis post-metal/ crowd. The blood missed a performance of belly danc- hyper-punk dirge-o-matic duo shaman with a full Native Crazzie E but showered the American feather headdress. ing and fire dancing. of Paul Christensen and Matt dude to his left, and a little Two women were in costume; Everywhere you could hear Cronk. At the very least, on the shoe. A Bedouin looking as though they’d people talking about how thought he, he’d be able to woman’s chin-tattoo, the taken part in a beauty see all the teenies, jumpy, blood streamed under Matt’s much they were enjoying squealy, “Quieeee, quieeeee!” lips to just under his chin. pageant, they each wore themselves. The drinks were Praying that the two chanters Crazzie, ear-drums stinging, sashes. One sash bore the cheap, and all the proceeds of doom could exorcise his half-afraid of getting blood on title “Miss Information,” and went to a good cause: the ConLaw demons, Crazzie, his face during the next song, the other sash bore the title DNC and MoveOn.org. literally, ran from his wagon retreated behind the silver “Miss Leading.” I hope to party with the to the venerated Cedar metal railing separating the The ambience was sexy, left more often… at Avenue rock-haven that bears pit from the bar. hot, fun, and playful. The the three monumental Kingman Studios. diamonds, shinning in their The show was a little differ- lighting was beautiful and grimy milieu. ent than Baby Kisses, their first album. Paul sings a little Alas, even at 11:30, Paul & more, wearing the headset Matt were yet arranging their now while on the drum-set. dangerous apparatus on the They also did a Pink Floyd, scene. There, Eddie came to Wall, cover with such rich- recognize that he much ness, fullness in their prefers the Triple Rock on rendering that one would Sunday to the 7th Street swear they had five back-up Entry on Friday. No smoke instrumentalists hiding goggles needed! On stage, behind the stage. They moving, testing, checking, finished with what may be my Paul appeared a little skin- favorite song off their debut nier, Matt a little fatter. album, Belt. “You b*#ch Crazzie’s crazy peeps arrived mama’s boy, track- and he was introduced to pants,…,bad-ass tats, keep Matt’s sister once again—who your eye to the floor!” remains super-hot. The Triple Rock is located at The boys began the set with 629 Cedar Avenue in a bit o’ intellectual rock. Minneapolis. Paul’s drums and vocals vis-à- vis Matt’s pedal-distorted http://www.triplerocksocial- guitar cover such a range, club.com/ Page 14 The Opinion • October 2004 Spotlight on Community: Community Development Clinic a blighted area. At William Mitchell the focus will be primarily housing-related issues. The William Mitchell Interviews with organiza- tions in the vicinity of Community Development Clinic William Mitchell such as the Selby Area Community Development Corporation and Law students using University United indicated a need for services clinic • Education students might provide. Students could develop and lead community training on • Empowerment By Carla J. Magnuson legal issues such as predatory For Spring 2005, William lending, assist concerned citi- • Enforcement Mitchell will offer a new clinic zens on a legal strategy to focusing on community devel- tackle a nuisance abatement opment. The clinic will be led problem, or undertake a legal for the benefit of our neighbors, by resident adjunct clinical audit for a neighborhood or our community, and our state. professor Diane Dube. residential council. Students Students will have opportuni- may also write model policies ties to assist individuals or or ordinance proposals to groups presenting community address some ongoing prob- development issues such as lem brought before the clinic affordable housing, develop- by various groups. Professor dent Ray Sobocinski and Vice ing local small businesses and Dube emphasized the clinic’s Election Forum work would be oriented President John Childholm other neighborhood improve- continued from page 2 displayed the justdemocracy.org ment projects. Prof. Dube towards transactional and Minnesota Justice Foundation web-site and presented their examined the community strategic analysis. (MJF) attorneys Jane Evans team as an ongoing opportu- development clinic for William The Community and Heather Rastorfer Vlieger nity to promote democracy Mitchell as part of her studies Development Clinic will be invited students to apply for through voting.{See separate at the Hubert H. Humphrey offered for two to three cred- MJF volunteer hours if they article by Ray with Just Institute of Public Affairs. its and space will be available plan to do legal work promot- Democracy details}. Community development for four students. If a student ing voters’ rights. A video of the forum pres- offers a broader array of has an interest in local gover- Pam Costain from Wellstone entation along with handouts issues than traditional nance and/or citizen Action invited volunteers for is available at the Registrar’s economic development, along organizing he/she is strongly a voters’ rights campaign Office Room 119. with a geographic focus. The encouraged to consider the clinic next semester. You can entitled Election Protection. To find your polling place clinic will be patterned after Teams will be on hand outside contact Professor Dube by e- go to http://pollfinder.sos. similar clinics operated out of polling places equipped with mail at [email protected] state.mn.us/ If you live, liter- other law schools including cell phones to report problems the University of Chicago, for further details. ally not figuratively, at 875 to a national hotline. Mike Summit Avenue your polling Brooklyn University and Davey from the MN Homeless Rutgers University in Camden, place is the Unity Unitarian Coalition suggested assisting Church at 732 Holly Ave. New Jersey. Typical cases in a the homeless as a valiant use community development of a student volunteers clinic involved anything from time.{See separate article by helping an organization Mike regarding the federal incorporate as a non-profit to Section 8 voucher system). developing a long-term plan Just Democracy Chapter presi- addressing livability issues in The Opinion • October 2004 Page 15 Do Your Part – Love the Dry Stuff!1 by Ray Sobocinski sooooo dry. But you gotta establishing a new crop of love the dry stuff! I mean, election law officials and Okay, Okay. Suspend your look where you’re sitting. attorneys who were dedicated intrinsic demand to really Seriously. Dean Christopher to the ideals of non-partisan- know what the title of this Langdell7 would be so proud ship, to the ideals of the article really means – which I of you. Republic and to the ideals of know, is asking a lot. Time is Election Law and “Just the law. All too often, elec- grades. Grades are life. For tion day activities center on now. I think. Smile. Breathe. Democracy”. Soon, the names will be synonomous for you. rapid, frantic and widely vary- Take another one. Good job! ing voter turnout efforts – Okay, I’ll be the first to admit The Just Democracy or “JD” 8 which are good, but not good that tweaking the funny bone for short was formed last spring term here at Mitchell9 enough for law students. The of law students in print is a outside world, indeed, the skill set that I’ve not yet being an offshoot of the major brilliant stoke of outside international world is accurately honed with any looking at us here in America, regular frequency – then Harvard 3L’s and national founders Becca O’Brien and like no other country gets again, who has the time? I examined. Man, are we glut- mean, aside from late night2 Micah May. Your local chapter was one of the first to form in tons for punishment? Heck re-runs of either SNL, Conan Pictured inside the Ames the nation, and the first to no! We’re innovators, scholars, or Carson Daly, we are Courtroom at Harvard Law School form in Minnesota! (We’ll and voters! At least us law absolutely parched for a infu- are (l-r): Ray Sobocinski, Mitchell students! Am I right?! 3 condense that into some sion of comic relief! And President; John Chitwood, Mitchell we’re Minnah-soat-ans for twisted form of a Hockey A week ago, John Vice-President; Jake Rodenbiker, 11 12 4 cheer for our Fighting Eelpout Chitwood , Jake Rodenbiker gosh sakes! U of Minnesota President. at the next game!) and I traveled to Cambridge Hmmm. I’m rethinking my campaign was a nightmare for and the storied grounds of introduction here. But it got The JD project goal is to focus law students unique all the political parties. From Harvard for the inaugural JD you to read this far, right? Missouri to Wisconsin to, yes, leadership conference. It was Now, for the big unveiling: skills, talents, and energies on ensuring that election laws Florida (and lots of places in an extraordinary weekend of this article is really about between) voter fraud and legal discussions, election law Election Law! YEAH!5 are upheld. Call it protecting voting rights, call it prevent- many un-American like activi- analysis and breakout discus- Election law is the forgot- ing voting fraud, just don’t ties took place. Becca and sion sessions – any hint of ten stepchild of us all. No, it’s call it partisan. We are Micah stumbled upon the bril- legal dryness was quickly not the oh-so-hip-to-talk- absolute in mandating non- liant idea of what would abated by the stunning about election going on partisan efforts in the truest happen to future elections if display of election law knowl- outside this place – it’s about sense of the word. Too much volunteers trained in election edge by Professor Heather the law behind the election. “partisan-ship” has slipped law were present at the polls Gerken holding a class in the Kind of makes sense, right? into the voter protection and to clarify confusions and to formations of election law at 10 You really can’t have one election law field. The 2000 help respond to violations? without the other.6 And it’s One result that I foresaw was Continued on page 18

1 No, I’m serious. Okay, it’s a small spoof on the subtitle of our group “The Just 7 The original master of us all – Dean Christopher Columbus Langdell, founder of the Democracy Project”. And no, it’s not some 70’s stoner remix of the Allan Parsons Socratic method and first dean of Harvard Law School (HLS) and ghostly resident of Project. The official title is “Do Your Part. Turn Law into Action – Just Democracy.” Austin Hall (Well, maybe. There are some strange things that go on in that place and 2 No, not just “late night” as in the title of Conan O’Brien’s show silly, but in real we’re not talking blue-book exams here. And, hey, it is October, Halloween and all terms of what late nights mean to law students. that.) 8 3 The National Broadcasting Company, otherwise known as the proud punk-ass kid of JD – Juris Doctorate and “Just Democracy”. Coincidence? Nah. General Electric Co., affectionately styled with the big letters “NBC” which has failed to 9 My own personal rebellion against the radio station call sign: WMCL. pay me any royalties for this cute plug. Where are my Entertainment Law peeps? 10 Stopping short of course, of practicing law without a license. Think communication 4 My name is now Sven for the purposes of this article. and research skills here people – were law students! 5 No, do not read with the energy of Governor Howard Dean’s now infamous “motiva- 11 John Chitwood, Mitchell 2L, University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate, husband, tional” tone. (Think that these footnotes are beginning to sound like a Father-Child father and handsome man. relationship?) 12 Jacob Rodenbiker, Minnesota 2L, (we’re not going to hold that against him, b/c he 6 All apologies to the man, the legend, and the permanent Chairman of the Board – just passed on his first choice – Mitchell, to study the finer points of living in a Frank Sinatra. concrete bunker along with his law books), Notre Dame graduate, and metrosexual ex mero motu. A Harvest of Books for Maxfield Elementary School

Sponsored by Great Harvest Bread Company 534 Selby Avenue – St. Paul, MN 55102 – www.stpaulbread.com Why Maxfield Elementary School Needs Our Help: Maxfield Elementary School is located at the intersection of Victoria Street and Interstate 94 in the Rondo neighborhood of St. Paul. As one of our neighborhood schools, it serves 400 students, 93% of whom receive free or reduced lunch. For many of these children, poverty is real. However, like all children, their ability to read is the foundation for their future learning. The Journey to Literacy: Learning to read requires dedicated teachers and it requires good books! Each classroom library in grades K-3 serves from 4 to 10 levels of reading ability – and each student needs access to at least 6 books at their reading level. There is a need for 300 to 400 books per classroom. Presently Maxfield has an average of 75 to 100 books per classroom. The teachers, reading specialists and staff of Maxfield Elementary School are committed to helping their students overcome the barriers of poverty by providing them with the best possible learning envi- ronment. We need you to help us build the classroom libraries in our neighborhood school.

A Harvest of Books for Maxfield Elementary School: A Harvest of Books will take place from October 21st through November 19th at the Great Harvest Bread Company store on Selby Avenue. There are three ways you can help with the drive: • Bring in used books that are appropriate for grades K-3. • Browse the selection of books* on display at Great Harvest, and purchase the book or books of your choice. Checks should be made payable to Maxfield School and are tax deductible. • Get your book club involved! A special flyer for book clubs will list books on the school’s wish list. Encourage your book club to pool resources and buy a book or two for the school. Or buy several of the same title for the 3rd grade book clubs. Each contribution will be recognized with a personalized book plate you can fill out when you make your contribution. As a token of appreciation, you will receive a bookmark that is handmade by a student at Maxfield Elementary School. For more information contact Bonnie Alton at Great Harvest, 651/221-1057, or Haley Morgan at Maxfield Elementary School 651/293-8680, ext. 1121.

*Books for this event are from The Red Balloon Bookstore on Grand Avenue The Opinion • October 2004 Page 17 PartyParty Like a Law Student Fun had by all at SBA’s fall mixer, Blackacre. 172 tickets were sold, 130 in advance. Thanks go out to Laura T.

Does the fire marshall know about this?

The DJ (left) with Evan Tsai. Laura and Evan and friends Page 18 The Opinion • October 2004 Election Law… little doubt that Minnesota is however long that line takes most importantly, instills that continued from page 15 far ahead of other states in for us to get inside that tugging sense of duty in this responding to election law polling place, that the generation of law students the start of the conference. issues. The conference ended supreme price our soldiers, and soon-to-be- law school That pulse pumping lecture with more sessions on how sailors, airmen and marines graduates to find their place was followed by hearing from best to adapt and ensure the paid – to protect our freedom in taking a stake in the stew- leading issue experts such as future of the JD project.16 – was never paid for in vain. ardship process of America’s Adam Ambrogi and Doug That those votes count, that democracy. Chapin, both from the As I’m often fond of saying, here, in this country, as they are counted, and that I look forward to seeing you Election Assistance they are verified with 100% Commission,13 who reviewed Americans, we don’t have to all at our next event on re-storm Normandy in 1944 as accuracy, and moreover, that campus! the Help America Vote Act of those votes are upheld 14 our grandparents had to do, 2002 and Doug Chapin from according to the law. Ray Sobocinski, 3L, is the Electionline.org15 who we don’t have the Ton-Ton chapter founder and 2004-05 analyzed the state response Macoute slicing us with The chapters of the JD proj- chapter president of the Just 17 to HAVA. More breakout machetes when we try to ect (now at almost 50 law Democracy project. He was sessions were held in which vote, we don’t have to schools in 30 states) will 2002-03 chapter president of we (as law students from confront an AK-47 sighted at utilize the resources and the Federalist Society for Law across the country) discussed our heads, or we don’t have strengths of their law schools, and Public Policy Studies and our local issues and chal- what the people of students, and faculties to has served in substantial capac- lenged each other at finding Afghanistan are forging make them resource centers ities shaping both federal and remedies and potential solu- through – the Taliban execut- of election law – not just state public policy for more tions to those issues. The ing us at the side of the road during an election cycle, but than a decade. three of us soon found for carrying voter registration on an ongoing cycle. A ourselves surrounded by those cards. All we have to do is get permanent student group. A out of bed and stand in line. permanent resource. By doing 13 Election Assistance Commission who felt quite jealous of (EAC), formed by the passage of the Help Minnesota’s advanced think- But we must know that when so, JD encourages civic and American Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA), Pub. ing on election laws! There is we stand in that line, community participation and L. No. 107-252, 116 Stat. 1666.

14 Id. 16 To not take note of the fine eating and drinking establishments in Cambridge 15 www.electionline.org. would be a sad oversight. Let’s just say that every law student should find a way to get to explore that town! Starting of course, at John Harvard’s and working your way around the square. 17 www.justdemocracy.org. Son of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg to Speak on Civil Liberties October 28th By Cedrick Frazier 300,000 previously secret documents about their parents. He earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in anthropology On Thursday, October 28, at 6:30 p.m. in the Auditorium, from the University of Michigan, graduated from law school in Robert Meeropol, Executive Director of the Rosenberg Fund for 1985, and was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar. Children, will be speaking on civil rights in a lecture entitled “McCarthy Era Lessons for Ashcroft’s America.” The following In 1990, after leaving private practice, Robert founded the day he will be speaking at the University of St. Thomas Law Rosenberg Fund for Children and now serves as its Executive School on “The New Face of the Death Penalty After 9/11.” Director. The RFC provides for the educational and emotional Both events are free and open to the public. needs of both targeted activist youth and children in this country whose parents have been harassed, injured, jailed, lost Robert Meeropol is the younger son of Julius and Ethel jobs or died in the course of their progressive activities. In the Rosenberg. His parents were executed in 1953 by the United past thirteen years the RFC has built an endowment of over States government after being convicted of “conspiracy to $1.7 million, awarded grants totaling $1.7 million; and gained commit espionage” – giving the secret of the atomic bomb to 10,000 supporters nationwide. the Soviet Union – based on the testimony of witnesses charged with the same conspiracy, who received more favorable This event is sponsored by the William Mitchell chapter of treatment in return for their cooperation. the National Lawyers Guild, in conjunction with the Minnesota and St. Thomas Law School chapters and For thirty years Meeropol has been a progressive activist, Communities United Against Police Brutality. author, and speaker. In the 1970s he and his brother, Michael, Please come and hear Mr. Meeropol’s insight on successfully sued the FBI and CIA to force the release of civil rights. The Opinion • October 2004 Page 19 Billy’s or Sweeney’s or The Onion or Bonfire or O’Garas

Hi. My name is Megan and finally landed me in outpa- control their substance abuse, buildings to drink wine and I’m an alcoholic. I decided to tient treatment my first and approximately 12 percent yuck it up. And lest we forget reveal this to the world and semester last year. Trying to said they abused alcohol the 2002 Whiteacre Booze to write this piece after learn Income Tax while your during law school. I would bet Cruise where William Mitchell discovering that Blackacre is whole world is turning upside that these statistics are even students left a memorable at Nye’s Polonaise Room this down is quite a challenge. I higher today. As for lawyers, impression upon the City of year. In case you have not managed. studies indicate that lawyers St. Paul! heard or noticed the martini My experience with sobriety engage in higher-than-aver- Instead of perpetuating an posters around campus – it’s a this year has made me keenly age drug and alcohol abuse, already systemic problem, bar. Yes, I know Nye’s is fun! aware of how much our soci- affecting from 15 percent to how hard would it be to I got liquored up there many ety embraces the bottle. This 18 percent of the profession, promote something healthier? times and polkaed to the is compounded for the compared with 10 percent of How about a foam dance Ruth Adams Band. I always twenty-something age group the general population. party? Mechanical bull wondered how the drummer where bars are a normal arena Today, every state in the riding? Inflatable “whopper (God rest his soul) did not fall for social gatherings. Before, I union has a lawyer’s assis- hoppers” on the front lawn? off his stool. However, I think thought the idea of having tance plan (LAP) to address If you are a person who that before the decision fun meant always including substance abuse in the legal believes that you cannot have makers at William Mitchell liquor because nothing can go profession. In Minnesota, it’s fun without drinking, you make the decisions, they wrong when you have a glass Lawyer’s Concerned for should question why that is. I really ought to consider their of wine in your hand! Lawyers (LCL). But what know it is a surprise, but I population and the types of about law students? While LCL won’t be going to Nye’s this behaviors they are promoting. What is most distressing to me are the statistics. Many helps students too, our school year. I’m going to sit at home, Prior to my admission, I students refine their drinking hardly, if at all, addresses the watch a movie, and chug-a- could not believe a person habits in their undergraduate prevalence of alcohol and lug mineral water. My name is like me would ever or could years. According to a 2002 drug abuse in our occupation. Megan and I’m an alcoholic. EVER be an (shhhh) alcoholic. study published in the Instead of prevention and Megan F. is a 4L who works When I envisioned an “alco- “Journal of Studies on education, we promote Billy’s at Legal Aid Society of holic” I thought of Dennis Alcohol”, 31 percent of or Sweeney’s or The Onion or Minneapolis. She is still on Hopper in Hoosiers – the town college students met criteria Bonfire or O’Garas. We are schedule for saving the world. drunk who consumes quart of invited to law firms in tall for a diagnosis of alcohol If you believe you have a whisky for each meal. But not abuse and 6 percent me. I was a law student substance abuse problem and for a diagnosis of want help, you can contact dammit! I worked full time. I alcohol dependence did not have WV license WMCL Counseling Services at in the past 12 (651) 293-0797. You may also plates. I didn’t drink all of months, according to the time. In fact, it was only call Lawyers Concerned for questionnaire-based Lawyers which is an excellent a couple times a week. And at self-reports about 25 years old, that’s not a big program for those who suffer their drinking. The from chemical dependence and deal! I was what you call a Association of “high-functioning alcoholic”. mental health issues. See American Law related article on page 23. The dilemma was that my Schools conducted body was very fond of feeling Their number is (651) 646- the last major study 5590. Finally, the website of intoxicated. As a result, I on chemical depend- never stopped at one drink Alcoholics Anonymous is ency and law www.alcoholics-anonymous.org. but drank until I passed out. students in 1993. Every time. Toward the end of The survey of 3,400 my drinking days, I started law students at 19 blacking out parts of the schools found that night. Considering the judg- 3.3 percent of law ment of a drunkard, my students said they lifestyle became quite danger- needed help to ous. My love for vodka gimlets Page 20 The Opinion • October 2004 To the students of I’m excited to report that I many thanks for his hard Don’t forget that our William Mitchell: think student activity has work in making the elections Bookstores committee, increased over the last two run smoothly. chaired by Doug Heeschen, is The Student Bar Association years. There are a number of On October 8 through active. The SBA Used Board of Governors is off to a excellent student organiza- Bookstore has been very good start this year. We’ve October 10, Cesar Rodriguez, tion leaders this year. I ABA Rep.; Stephanie Carrier, successful and been a great been busy since the summer definitely encourage people to service to students. But the getting ready for the school SBA Vice President/8th get involved—it’s never too Circuit Lt. Governor for SBAs, committee does extend to the year and busy since we’ve late! (You could even be Follett bookstore and begun. and I represented William writing for the Opinion after Mitchell at the Fall Round welcomes all bookstore The allocation of student you read this!) Whatever Table. Among the topics concerns. activity fees was finalized at your interest is, there’s proba- discussed was loan repayment The SBA Board of Governors our September Board meet- bly an organization to foster and consolidation. As a serv- will meet October 16 and ing. We allocated nearly it; and if there’s not—start ice to Mitchell students, Ms. again on November 20. All $30,000 to over twenty your own! The SBA is eager Carrier is hoping to bring a students are welcome to student organizations who to facilitate the start-up of speaker from Graduate attend. There is a “soap-box will provide a variety of new organizations and help Leverage to help us better session” available for the first programs to the students. You the current ones. understand our repayment fifteen minutes. can find the budget break Black Acre was also a options and how to save down on the SBA section of Always feel free to contact success (see page 17) with money—if you’re graduating me, the other officers, or your the Student Life- good attendance thanks to after 2006, it’ll be especially Organizations page. representatives with any the Social Committee and its useful as interests rates may concerns you have. The SBA is For the first time, the SBA chair, Laura Torres. If you’re become variable. here to serve students. All our has a budget policy to bring interested in helping with Our facilities committee is information is available on consistency to the budgeting Green Acre this spring, please also meeting, and if you’re the SBA website. process. We hoped to be able let her know. interested, you can always to establish a policy known to We also added five new 1L join! We’re looking forward to all students, student organi- members to the Board and opening the new student Yours truly, zations, and to the Board of filled the 3L vacancy. Cory organization space and to the Conor Tobin Governors to be applied Genelin, the chair of the new SBA space. SBA President consistently. Elections committee, deserves The Opinion • October 2004 Page 21 Fighting Eelpout Hockey: It Doesn’t Get Any Better Than This.

impeccable posi- games ever played, when he are physical studs on the blue tion play between scored a clutch goal on a line who clear Howard’s line the pipes last breakaway in front of a capac- of sight in front of the net year as the ity crowd. and punishes opposing team’s goalie The offense will be led by forwards. Nigg and Radmer kept the the dynamic trio of Bob are deft playmakers who play Fighting Eelpout Dolan, Jimmy Erickson, and an attacking rear guard. alive in many Dan Gallatin. Dolan brings Rounding out the returning games. And, speed and skill to the table players from last year’s squad nobody can forget and is a legitimate threat to are Matt Kopp, Larry the goose egg (shutout) tickle the twine every time he Lorrence, and Steve Hennessy. Howard posted in last steps on the ice. Erickson Newcomers include John year’s inaugural game brings a savvy game to the Redpath, Kevin Dobie, Ryan between the Fighting Eelpout By Dan Gallatin rink and can score by either Sorge, Jeremy Eiden, and of William Mitchell and the U dropping a burly shoulder and Roger Mahre. of M’s Fighting Mondales, Welcome back Fighting barreling into the net with The action starts October Eelpout fans and welcome where we pummeled those force, or by firing a slapper students from across the river 15th when the Fighting anew to all you 1L’s! from high in the slot past the Eelpout square off against an 4 to 0 with authority. Ross best any team has to offer. For better or worse, Hussey adds the grit and all-star squad of William summer has come and gone. Gallatin’s greatest concern is Mitchell Alumni in the annual determination indicative of a the rough stuff, but come Let’s face facts, summer is William Mitchell student, and alumni game. So stay tuned just another burdensome crunch he’s relied on to get a to The Docket for details and that every championship big goal. interruption of Fighting squad needs for success. KEEP READING THE OPINION Eelpout hockey action. Hussey was at his best last The defense is anchored by each month. Also, for the first Mickey Tierney, the year during the epic 5-4 win Matt Thompson, Matt time ever, authentic Fighting emotional and tactical leader over Hamline in the annual McDonough, Stew Nigg, Paul Eelpout apparel will be made of the Fighting Eelpout, Res Ipsa Cup game, one of the Kegley, and John Radmer. available. More information returns this year to lead the most dramatic Res Ipsa Cup Thompson and McDonough on this will be available soon. squad. A jack of all trades, Tierney had this to say in assessment of this year’s squad, “We’ve all come to William Mitchell because of its strict focus on the law. No undergrads running around, and none of the hype that comes with the goings on of a college community. But we’re not devoid of a competitive spirit, and when it comes time to put our best up against the best the other law schools have to offer we mop up the competition year after year.” Bryan Howard and Ross Hussey are two more return- ing third year players who are looking to a put an exclama- tion point on their stellar Fighting Eelpout careers. Howard’s acrobatics and Page 22 The Opinion • October 2004 Not Undecided… down so fast. With that kind continued from page 8 of result, we really ought to go to the UN more often. Come See: Of course, we are assuming, You can read the rest of arguendo (sorry, I love saying OutFoxed: Kerry’s plans for yourself, but that word – makes me feel I will give you a preview – Rupert Murdoch’s War on Journalism like a lawyer) that the manu- they all say and do pretty facturers want to hire 2.7 much the same thing. There “It's unfair, it's slanted and it's a hit job. And I haven't even seen it million workers at $40,000 yet.”-Eric Shawn, FOX News Reporter are a lot of promises, but not per year for a lousy $3,060 in much backing them up, tax cuts when they can have unless you count the average the same thing for $15,000 taxpayer – who, by the way, per year somewhere else. I’m is the middle-class American not a manufacturer, but if I Kerry is so fond of. And, if he can save $25,000 for one forgot to mention it, he has worker per year compared to no ability as President to “lay one tenth of that number in and collect taxes.” This tax cuts, I go with the would be the province of the $30,000 every time. It might Congress, if the Constitution just be me, but I really don’t still means anything. And the see the tax cut as much of an last time I checked, Congress incentive. Unless, of course, it was mostly Republican. I’m is only an incentive to get Is Fox News really “fair and balanced?” Where are you getting your news? not so sure they will be Are the media preparing you to cast your ballot this November? American workers to vote for buying into these tax cuts Kerry. Sorry guys, the reality Room 231 and expenditures, but this is isn’t quite so nice as the merely a detail. Weds, Oct 27, 2004 package it came in. Two showings So, having read through Here is another one. Kerry 12pm-1:50 pm & 6:30pm Ð 8:20pm Kerry’s thoughts and ideas, I wants to launch an investiga- If you’re interested, please join us! Refreshments will be served. have to conclude that I do Please contact Conor with any questions at [email protected]. tion into China’s worker rights like the direction the United This event is co-sponsored by: ACS, NLG and The Opinion abuses, step up funding for States is going in under Bush. workers’ rights and anti- I don’t like conservatives, I abusive child labor efforts, don’t like liberals, but I also and more forceful efforts to don’t like it when someone for an airline when Clinton, the economy is improving, stop illegal currency manipu- proposes such sweeping Gore, and Congress heated up and doing it slowly, I’d rather lation by China and other reforms without consideration the last boom and I did not keep the status quo. I know I countries. You can sign me up of the impact of potential care for the cooling off can afford to keep driving for this, too, but why does failure on, well, me. I hope process. We felt it in the this model for a while – at China care if we investigate that everyone who reads this airline business as early as least it’s paid for. them? More than that, by will also choose to go and 1998. I’m in law school now, whose authority can we even think for themselves. Read thanks in large part to that investigate? Isn’t this also an what John Kerry has downturn. For my money, of invasion of China’s sover- proposed and imagine that which there is about 66% less eignty, much like what many you are in charge of the now than there was then people accuse Bush of doing checkbook. Try to pay for all because of my self-induced to Iraq? It isn’t the same of his plans and goals. They paycut, there is nothing thing as a military invasion, are truly wonderful, I will wrong with slow growth, so of course, but if China tells admit, but so is that lovely long as it is sustained. Since Kerry to take a flying leap, as Mercedes Benz CLK class Hussein did to the entire UN, convertible. I would like to what will we do then? buy it, but it just would not Complain to the World Trade fit the budget of a $15 per “One of the penalties for refusing to Organization? How about the hour clerk. The same is true UN? It sure did a lot of good of Kerry’s plan – I want to participate in politics is that you end when Saddam Hussein was vote for it, but I don’t think I sanctioned by that august can afford it. assembly. I don’t think I have up being governed by your inferiors.” I was around and working ever seen a world leader back Plato The Opinion • October 2004 Page 23 There is Help & Hope: Minnesota’s Lawyer Assistance Program by Diane Anastos students impaired with: anxi- facilitated mental health from those who wish to help ety, depression and other support group, co-ed therapy or don’t follow through on This is a reprint of an article stress related issues, as well as group or even matched with a treatment advice. This pres- from the Minnesota Women’s alcohol, drugs, gambling and mentor. ents a challenge to LCL staff, Lawyers Journal. Article reprinted other addictions. The need for friends and family alike to with author’s permission. Some clients call LCL regard- programs like this is clear ing one specific issue, not support the impaired person “There is Help and Hope”. considering that national realizing that a mixture of and prevent suicide. Simple but powerful, these studies indicate that three out issues or dual-diagnosis may Constant communication words wallpaper Minnesota of every ten lawyers are emerge (depression and alco- and support are critical, some- Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers subject to depression, while holism, for example) through times life-saving. LCL offers web site pages and program approximately one-third abuse counseling or treatment. QPR: Q(uestion), (P)ersuade, brochures, as a reminder of alcohol or other substances. Colleagues or judges will (R)efer, suicide prevention what we are all about. Our mission is to help contact LCL when they observe training. The executive direc- Founded in the 1970’s, members of the legal commu- unusual behavior displayed in tor, a certified QPR trainer, Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers nity who suffer and those who the courtroom, and need guid- trains gatekeepers in how to (LCL) began as a volunteer are affected. Ultimately, our ance as to what action to take. recognize and appropriately program providing education, goal is to improve their lives In addition, family members, respond to a person in intervention, and support to and the delivery of justice. partners or colleagues may be distress. Any law firm in alcoholic and drug addicted The core service components challenged when dealing with Minnesota may contact LCL to lawyers and judges. A paid of LCL are: crisis response, an afflicted lawyer’s unwilling- schedule the training. coordinator performed the assessments, referrals, mental ness or inability to recognize LCL also offers CLEs which administrative functions, while or chemical health interven- her or his condition. cover disabilities related to a volunteer board of recover- tions, short term counseling, Colleagues, friends and chemical and mental health, ing chemically dependent legal on-going support through a family may get directly professional competence and professionals provided direc- mentorship program, peer involved by conducting an balance, and collaborates with tion. Today, a volunteer board facilitated mental health intervention with the assis- local bar associations and of directors with diverse back- support group, mental health tance of LCL staff or other to participate in grounds in addiction, abuse, therapy group and continuing volunteers, or choose to programs dealing with subjects mental health and the legal legal education curriculum communicate their concerns such as the impact of addic- profession makes policy, while which deals with professional about the lawyer, law student tion and mental illness in the an executive director and development and the effect of or judge’s behavior to LCL for courts and disciplinary system assistant carry out the admin- chemical and mental health guidance. At times, the and prevention-related istrative aspects of the disorders on the legal commu- concerned parties can emphat- subjects such as life balance organization, and a private nity. ically encourage and support for lawyers, law students, employee assistance company Contacting LCL is as easy as the client and persuade her or judges, women and minorities. provides 24 hour crisis coun- picking up the phone. him to seek treatment. Formal Anyone who in interested in seling, assessments and Information seekers may also interventions are very effec- these subjects or becoming a short-term counseling. get answers to questions tive in motivating someone to member is strongly encour- In 2001, The Supreme Court through our web site, emailing accept the help she or he aged to check LCL’s redesigned issued a grant to LCL, expand- us or visiting our office. When needs, as well as educating and top-notch web site for ing its services to include someone calls LCL for the first friends, family and colleagues more information. Class list- mental health and administer time, she/he can expect staff about the nature of addiction ings, upcoming events, Minnesota’s lawyer (judge and to conduct a brief initial inter- or other behavioral health treatment resources, articles, law student) assistance view to determine how best to disorders and the approach LCL’s newsletter and other program. LCL places an assist the client. 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ORY: A PMBR SUCCESS ST SPOTLIGHT ON one of ee, a PMBR graduate, is Houston’s Tony Buzb ars, . Over the past five ye lawyers in the country the top ments that exceed $225 won verdicts and settle Buzbee has by Texas Lawyer e was recently named million. Buzbe in commercial f five “Go-To Lawyers” magazine as one o as. Buzbee fs in the State of Tex litigation for Plaintif ation. In h-profile, cutting edge litig routinely handles hig d antitrust settled the first of its kin fact, Buzbee brought and hich rilling industry, a case w e against the offshore d the cas Buzbee was retained by or $75 million. Recently settled f recovery after the sink- ernment in Spain to seek Basque gov in an oil spill and Prestige, which resulted ing of the M/T results. So does g $1 billion. Buzbee gets damage exceedin PMBR course school, Buzbee took the PMBR. While in law st score in e multi-state, the highe and scored a 190 on th Texas that year.

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