Full Frontal LibertyFull Frontal Liberty - LiveJournal.comMedical Marijuana Vote- June 15, 2005 Congress is expected to vote Wednesday morning on a medical marijuana amendment -- introduced by U.S. Reps. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) and Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) -- that would bar the U.S. Department of Justice from raiding, arresting, and prosecuting patients who are using medical marijuana in the 10 states where it's legal under state law. MPP has last-minute intelligence that many members of Congress are on the fence and need to hear from their constituents. This is where you come in.We are...http://rachelmills.livejournal.com/51279.html Haiti - Killing with Kindness- June 6, 2005 Haiti is a favorite pet subject of mine largely because I spent 3 years of my adolescence there and have somewhat of a grasp of the culture and climate. It has changed a lot. When I was there, it was pretty safe, at least at first. Poor, but safe. My mother and I could drive and walk in most areas of Port-au-Prince without fear of being robbed or kidnapped. Haitians were poor, but they were not starving. You never heard of Haitians starving.Then Aristide rose to power on a message of class.http://rachelmills.livejournal.com/51180.html Madagascar- June 2, 2005 We saw it last night on a whim. We had to see it for the penguins, really.I was a little concerned it would be some drippy animal rights piece hating on the unnatural confinment of zoos, but I was pleasantly surprised at its lack of preachiness. They didn't let agendas get in the way of just a really cute story. I'm not going to spoil it with a synopsis tho. Its really the characters that are super adorable. Especially David Schwimmer's hypochodriac giraffe, the para-military operative...http://rachelmills.livejournal.com/50909.html |