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Jun. 25th, 2007 03:59 pmAs a citizen and voter, it's my responsibility to keep up with the news and be aware of the state of the world around me. Unfortunately, it's reached the point where being a responsible citizen and voter is no longer healthy for me, and I don't know what to do.
According to the United States Supreme Court, a student in an American high school cannot unfurl a banner reading "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" on school property, because the banner advocates an illegal activity, specifically bong hits. The Court does not specifically address the treatment school officials could afford another banner, which would read, "Bong hits should be legal." The clear implication is that the second banner could also be legally suppressed- even though it is, to my eye, clearly protected speech.
Why is this important to me? Well, I'm not sure. I'm not in high school anymore, so I'm still allowed to have political opinions this week. And this is certainly far less disturbing than what my country is up to in the Middle East. But I'm in a vulnerable emotional state, and I look at the world and see things getting worse and worse, and there's nothing I can do. I brace myself for the latest round of war atrocities and something like this comes along. Paying attention to the world just makes me feel sad and hopeless. I try not to talk about this, but feeling sad and hopeless really hurts.
I'm going to talk about Doctor Who now.
According to the United States Supreme Court, a student in an American high school cannot unfurl a banner reading "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" on school property, because the banner advocates an illegal activity, specifically bong hits. The Court does not specifically address the treatment school officials could afford another banner, which would read, "Bong hits should be legal." The clear implication is that the second banner could also be legally suppressed- even though it is, to my eye, clearly protected speech.
Why is this important to me? Well, I'm not sure. I'm not in high school anymore, so I'm still allowed to have political opinions this week. And this is certainly far less disturbing than what my country is up to in the Middle East. But I'm in a vulnerable emotional state, and I look at the world and see things getting worse and worse, and there's nothing I can do. I brace myself for the latest round of war atrocities and something like this comes along. Paying attention to the world just makes me feel sad and hopeless. I try not to talk about this, but feeling sad and hopeless really hurts.
I'm going to talk about Doctor Who now.
