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November 2006
Oneonta
By David Swanson
There’s a small college town in New York state called Oneonta. Some of the students at the state university there organized an event Monday night that had terrific turnout, and for once the crowd at a college political event was made up of mostly college students. I’m used to seeing adults in the majority at campus events related to political activism.
I was one of 10 speakers on a variety of topics related to the influence of campaign “contributions”.
To the Virgins, to Make Less of Passing Legislation
By David Swanson
So you think you can pass bills now
You’re dipping your quills now
You’re ready to legislate
Scattering flower seeds on asphalt
Instructing lions in vegetarianism
Writing a contract with a stick in the sand
Teaching surgery to your rhinoceros
Thinking with the television on
Filling out college applications in your death bed
Blow drying your hair in a rain storm
Passing legislation with a dictator in the White House
Are laws for framing on your wall or enforcing?
What
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