She also knows that she and her Kourt are accountable to no one….

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Entelechy on February 18, 2008 at 6:40 PM

But she knows this falsely, Entelechy; when no judge is available on earth, it’s available to everyone to appeal to heaven when he thinks fit. The concluding sections of Locke’s Second Treatise, including section 242, leave Locke’s intention obscure.

Scroll to about 13 minutes in to this podcast on Shire Network News, where Ezra Levant notes that Shirlene McGovern, the “human rights officer” who interrogated Levant in the YouTube clips that rocketed through the Blogosphere in early January has……

We may marvel at Levant’s eloquence as he denies the Kourt’s right to put him through this inquisition, which has so far cost him some $100,000. We may marvel at his courage, his pluck, and the unassailable logic of his arguments.

But what is more marvelous still is the bovine indifference of the hearing officer. Levant would have done little worse, talking to a bottle of carpet cleaner.

What we see here is a petty bureaucratic tyrant who knows that the accusation alone is enough to find the defendant guilty, and that the whole procedure, as she understands it, is a waste of breath. She knows she’s not obligated to listen to a word the defendant says. It’s all she can do to restrain herself from cutting out paper dolls while Levant speaks.

She also knows that she and her Kourt are accountable to no one; that they, and they alone, decide what is permissible speech in the Province of Alberta; and finally, she knows that the Kourts have a 100% conviction rate. It’s Stalin’s show trials all over again, without the firing squads.

Tune in to You Tube, Americans, and watch these proceedings. Take a good, long look—

Because there are uncounted hordes of politicians, academic pinheads, media mullahs, gay activists, and other “leaders” who just can’t wait to hammer these fetters onto this country. They want it so badly, they can taste it; and they think each election will bring them closer to their goal.

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I found all quotes significant enough to capture here, in the hopes that more will read…even one more reader will be better…

In modern usage, legal or administrative bodies with strict, arbitrary rulings and secretive proceedings are sometimes called, metaphorically or poetically, star chambers. This is a pejorative term and intended to cast doubt on the legitimacy of the proceedings. The inherent lack of objectivity of any politically motivated charges has led to substantial reforms in English law in most jurisdictions since that time.

Free speech -like sunlight- is the perfect disinfectant.

Slugs hate it.

Keep shining, Ezra!

profitsbeard on February 18, 2008 at 11:32 AM

Jackals favor nocturnal activities too…

Sad that this is Canada, so close to here, if we’re not careful. And, the moment for being guarded is NOW.

Can someone explain the phrase “Star Chamber.” I do not know what that means. Is it a cultural reference or a literal name?

dentalque on

I was thinking of the movie with Michael Douglas and Hal Holbrook. A group of judges put hits on violent criminals that have been let off by insufficient evidence or mistrials. Not nearly as cool a movie as it sounded.

Mark E. on February 18, 2008 at 11:45 AM

darkpixel on February 18, 2008 at 12:08 PM

Thanks. I have been meaning to ask that as I had not seen the metaphor until Mr. Levant’s case.

Shire: Iowahawk: re: Rowan Williams and the tail of the ahs haut.

Can someone explain the phrase “Star Chamber.” I do not know what that means. Is it a cultural reference or a literal name?

A reference to a super duper secret court that really existed in England from some time in the 1400s to 1641… The court was capricious and often arbitrary; a tool for oppression.

See Wikipedia

“well, you’re entitled to your opinion”

“No, I’m not” [that's why I'm here: paraphrasing]

Her name shall live on on the internet.

Slugs hate it.

Keep shining, Ezra!

Smiley-Face Fascism. I gotta read that book!