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So, this is awkward, but, as it turns out, North Dakota may not actually even be a state at all, thanks to a constitutional conflict only recently discovered by an 82-year-old resident of Grand Forks. How embarrassing!
According to John Rolczynski, North Dakota's state constitution omits "the executive branch, the Governor and other high ranking officials when it explains who needs to take the oath of office." Since this places it in conflict with the federal constitution, it theoretically renders the state constitution invalid, and means that North Dakota has been a territory for the past 120 years or so.
And, honestly, we would be okay with North Dakota being a territory! I mean, Christ, we have two Dakotas right now, for no reason. And this one doesn't even have a giant mountain of president-heads! It might even might be an improvement, given that North Dakota has the population of an average congressional district and yet gets two whole senators, all to itself, who are free to do silly North Dakota-type things like call themselves "deficit hawks."
Unfortunately, State Senator Tim Mathern is trying to fix the constitution through an amendment that'll be voted on next year. Oh well! Next up for Rolczynski: Fixing the other mistake in the constitution, which incorrectly defines the territory's lower boundary. (Guys! Proofread!)
http://gawker.com/5820646/north-dakota-may-not-actually-be-a-stateSo, this is awkward, but, as it turns out, North Dakota may not actually even be a... more
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Attending a sprawling congress for Neue Slowenische Kunst's imaginary state proved to be a worthwhile exercise in traumatic participation. While it is almost impossible to encapsulate what the Slovenian art movement Neue Slowenische Kunst (NSK) has undertaken, in all its manifestations, since forming in 1983, we could perhaps describe it best as an aesthetic apparatus for collective diagnosis. Its work - spanning music, theatre, philosophy, and statecraft - has served to diagnose multiple forms of repressed and sublimated desires lingering in the collective imagination: from the continuing but unacknowledged appeal of totalitarianism operating within the Yugoslav state, to the fascist dynamics found within the dynamics of pop culture....
http://www.makeahistory.com/index.php/section-blog/23882-temporary-hegemonic-zones-first-nsk-citizens-congress-Attending a sprawling congress for Neue Slowenische Kunst's imaginary state... more
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Imposing a blockade over a coastline is not legal under international law save in specific circumstances involving armed conflict: war must be declared (imposing a unilateral blockade is, in and of itself, an act of war) or Israel must be acting as a belligerent occupier (something which it strongly denies). The Law of the Sea is quite plain that, when an incident takes place on a ship on the high seas (outside anybody's territorial waters), the applicable law is that of the flag state of the ship on which the incident occurred. In legal terms, the Turkish ship was Turkish territory. http://www.makeahistory.com/index.php/recent-news/385-freedom-flotillaImposing a blockade over a coastline is not legal under international law save in... more
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Climate and Earth caused a series of disasters in different parts of the world in recent days. The Ketsana typhoon in the Philippines, the second to hit the area after the one in August, caused some 250 deaths, the earthquake that struck in the South Pacific Ocean Samoa caused 190 deaths. Much serious the toll of the Padang earthquake in Sumatra, Indonesia, more than 1,100 dead. Today the floods and landslides that have devastated the area of Messina in Italy have reached a toll of 20 dead and many wounded.Climate and Earth caused a series of disasters in different parts of the world in... more
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A well-known American psychologist, Dr. Raymond, has studied over 150 cases of near-death experiences. After many years of observation, he made an attempt to reveal the truth and common stages behind the death experience. Each description is followed by a poignant illustration that helps to give a visual representation of each type of experience.A well-known American psychologist, Dr. Raymond, has studied over 150 cases of... more
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Since these forms of aggression are pretty similar and involve the defense of something the dog considers to be of great value, I have combined their information into one article.Since these forms of aggression are pretty similar and involve the defense of... more
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Initial reports of Medvedev's address to Russia's national security council suggested he was advocating unilateral action to secure Arctic territory at a time when the five polar nations -- including Canada -- are collecting geological data for planned sea floor territorial claims under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Initial reports of Medvedev's address to Russia's national security council... more
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Argentine President Cristina Fernandez said on Wednesday her country "cannot abandon" its sovereignty claim on the Malvinas Islands (called the Falkland Islands in Britain).
Argentina must "advance with the islands' heroic deed that cannot be renounced nor denied," Fernandez said at a Veterans Day and Victims of the South Atlantic war ceremony held at El Palomar city in Buenos Aires province.Argentine President Cristina Fernandez said on Wednesday her country "cannot... more
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