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myles spicer

minnetonka, MN
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Posted on 06/04/13 at 12:59 pm in response to Babak Armajani 'taught that change unleashes energy'

Though I never met Babak, I do have a connection with him. As a student at the University of Minnesota in the early 50's, I had heard about his father Yaya. As I recall, he taught Religion at Macalester, and had a reputation of teaching a fabulous course on the subject. (again from memory 60 years ago), I took his class outside the U's curriculum, and it was wonderful -- learning things about various religions most Americans do not study or generally care to study. There are some teachers...

Posted on 04/22/13 at 12:49 pm in response to Examining the boundaries of the Second Amendment

Until we repeal and adopt a successor to the Second (as I noted in my Comm Voices piece of 1/8 below)

http://www.minnpost.com/community-voices/2013/01/it-time-repeal-second-a...

The reasons are simple -- the Second provides cover for those who want zero regulations on guns. Between the NRA and...

Posted on 04/18/13 at 12:54 pm in response to Tea Party Express on gun bill defeat: Constitution - 1, Obama - 0

There is no polite way to say this: as Obama stated: "they lied" about this bill. Congress has been in disgrace for for years now, but this time the cloak of respectibility has been torn away, and the power of the lobbyists revealed. The question now is, will this (finally) have some impact on the voters the next election?

Posted on 04/18/13 at 01:09 pm in response to Trouble ahead: Justices’ rulings on gun rights raise thorny questions

well written and much needed now.

Regarding the sacrosanct belief in SCOTUS decisions, as I noted in my piece (Time to repeal the Second Amendment) in Minnpost of 1/8:

"... the fact is the Second Amendment is subject to vague interpretation. Indeed, 
since it was adopted in 1791, it has been the subject of more than 31 federal
 court cases of various kinds: six in U.S. District Courts; 19 in U.S. Courts
 of Appeals; and six that ended up in the Supreme Court. To describe the 
...

Posted on 04/18/13 at 12:50 pm in response to Resolving the journalism vs. justice argument isn't always easy

In today's LA Times, Meghan Daum, an incisive commentator for the Times wrote (regarding the premature, inaccurate, and sloppy reporting in the Boston bombing case) a piece noting the introduction of Social Media into the news stream:

"Now there's an almost universal need to be in the mix somehow, a player not a spectator. The deluge of false information isn't a sign of irresponsibility and impatience, as much as as a desire not to be left out. Which means civilian tweeters and paid...

Posted on 04/17/13 at 10:50 am in response to Gun rights in the 1780s and today

Those who fear the tyranny of the Federal government (thus the need to arm ourselves) seem to forget we, as a people, have a much stronger weapon to fight alleged battles with our government's military. It is called: the ballot box. And it has worked to preserve our democracy (through many crisis) for over two centuries. I would urge these folks to spend more time on making sure we have the right elected officials rather than prepare for a battle that will not take place...and they could not...

Posted on 04/17/13 at 01:41 pm in response to Gun rights in the 1780s and today

I quickly remind you, America is NOT Iran. We have the longest standing democracy in the world; I ran has none.

Posted on 04/16/13 at 10:19 am in response to The Second Amendment is a mess

I would invite your to read my Minnpost article of 1/8
"It's time to repeal the Second Amendment"

http://www.minnpost.com/community-voices/2013/01/it-time-repeal-second-a...

Posted on 04/16/13 at 02:52 pm in response to The Second Amendment is a mess

The Constitution is a living document, and our Founding Fathers made provision FOR CHANGE.
It has been amended 27 times -- and once the REPEAL a previous amendment (the 21st repealed the 18th Prohabition). There would not a precedent if we repealed the Second and replaced it with a new amendment still allowing ownership of guns, but now with certain stronger regulation. And amendment that would bring gun ownership innto the 21st Century, which is far different than the 1700s

Posted on 04/06/13 at 11:32 am in response to Political brinksmanship puts the U.S. at economic risk

Clearly our politics are disfunctional (and pretty disgusting); however I think and even larger factor is not the demise of America, but rather the world is catching up, and we may never be a preeminent again (the wolrd is flat). In the industrial age, right up to WWII, the development of an industrial society was capital intensive and required lots of parts (like natural resources, industrial plants etc). Now we live in a technological age -- and ideas, developments, technology can more...