So this is Christmas... and what have you done?

Merry Ho Ho!
Whether you believe in any kind of god, or not, is not relevant.  What matters is how you treat other beings - human and otherwise - on a daily basis.  It also matters how you treat yourself.  Indeed, what you eat, what you drink, what you bathe in, etc., is not only important but pretty much crucial to your health and well-being, to you whole concept of survival.

S.1867 aka NDAA 2012

First came The Patriot Act.
Now, NDAA has just passed the Senate. 
It is now up to President Obama to veto it, but will he?
Is this the end of American Constitution and the Bill of Rights?
Some already call it USSA.  Others, UPSA...  Just google it.
And, as you're at it, google NDAA and S.1867, and pay particular attention to the "Subtitle D - Detainee Matters".
On that note, I will leave you with a couple of links...

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c112:2:./temp/~c112q4VSKK::

http://www.thecanadiancharger.com/page.php?id=5&a=1132
-  the government can interpret just about anything as engaging “in a deliberate and substantial act that directly supports their efforts against us in the war on terror”. -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q50h7u2L5Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeCpLcjxOq4&feature=related