I was canvassing in Louisiana in favor of the restoration of the Gulf Coast.  While doing so, I encountered certain ordinances or other restrictive regulations that restrict access to housing in certain areas, like closed subdivisions or limit access at certain times.  I believe that having an executive government in place at the federal level that tries so hard to keep information from its citizens, allowing these type of restrictions that negatively impact canvassers's ability to disseminate information to the public is very bad.  Since it seems to be local government bodies and public officials that have either put these restrictions into place directly or else have allowed them to be adopted, we need to take a closer look to see if these actions run afoul of the First Amendment.

I'll be honest: I don't like President Bush very much. In fact, it's pretty hard for me to fathom the depths of my disgust with his administration, and I'll wager the majority of people who read this blog entry at least partially agree with me. Yet if you asked me to articulate why, exactly, I am so exasperated with the Bush administration, it would be difficult for me to explain. See, there's just so much to dislike, it's hard to boil it down.