We all know the next Star Wars prequel is “Revenge of the Sith.” The Sith, of course, are the Dark Side version of the Jedi. But where does the name Sith come from? It’s an Irish word for faeries. It comes from sidhe, which in turn comes from aes sidhe, people of the hill. (Banshee, or ban sidhe, is woman of the hill, or woman fairy.) So, you see, it always comes back to Ireland.

Article I, Nobody talks about the World State.
Article II, Nobody talks about the World State.
Article III, Single payer system for groceries.
Article IV, Josh Rubin, President for Life.
Aricle V, All naked statues worldwide shall be covered by a curtain.
Article VI, Establishes state-run media to be headed by Matt Drudge.
Article VII, Freedom fries are outlawed.
Article VIII, Anyone speaking French shall be shot on sight.
Article IX, Root beer is neither root nor beer. (Congress shall discuss.)
Article X, Should President Rubin become verklempt, he shall give Congress a topic.
Article XI, Wherein 5-scoop Reese’s pieces Sundaes shall be the state delicacy.
Article XII, Wherein Friendly’s is given a no-bid contract for food service at the World Capitol in Geneva.
Article XIII, In which no member state shall be required to recognize heterosexual marriage.
Article XIV, Mmm… donuts.
Article XV, No citizen shall be convicted of treason unless there are two eyewitnesses to the same overt act, and/or if said citizen criticized President Rubin in a blog comment.
Article XVI, We reserve the right to prosecute ex post facto laws.
Article XVII, No person of short stature may bear the surname Long.
Article XVIII, Non-redheads shall count as three-fifths of a person.
Article XIX, Congress shall make no law abridging the right to keep and arm bears.
Article XX, Glenn Reynolds shall be the lifelong Minister of Information. His official title shall be InstaMinister.
Article XXI, Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech, except in the case of stupid liberal blowhards. (Michael Moore, this means you.)
Article XXII, All citizens shall be required to listen to stupid conservative blowhards.
Article XXIII, O.J. is guilty.
Article XXIV, Thou shalt have no other state before me.
Article XXV, You cannot pass. I am the Servant of the Secret Fire, Wielder of the Flame of Anor.
Article XXVI, Mmm… chocolate.
Article XXVII, Habeas corpus? You know I don’t speak Spanish.
Article XXVIII, Great Odin’s raven!
Article XXIX, Learn English! Get a job!
Article XXX, All movies not quoted in the Constitution shall be banned.
Article XXXI, Catnip? Uh… that’s not mine.
Article XXXII, The meek shall inherit the earth, and then shall give it to the nerds.
Article XXXIII, Ni!
Article XXXIV, Give us a shrubbery!
Article XXXV, Give us us free!

Ratified on this day August the 2nd in the year of Your Lord 2004, in Congress assembled.

Friendly’s
Newington/Berlin Border

Signed:
Sean Vivier
Brendan Loy

UPDATE BY THE WEBMASTER: Here’s a photo of the Constitution. Note the chocolate spilled near Article XXVI.

Something I told Brendan about from The Light of Reason. A good atheist’s perspective on a man inspired to write a “Christian Harry Potter.” The evil pagan witchcraft of Potter, like snot-flavored candy, stands against good Christian values, like mutilating your children.

Tom Tomorrow: “Okay, sure, they were right and I was wrong - - but they weren’t as SENSIBLE as me!”

A lovely little story about bloggers at the DNC.

As my test entry, I’ve decided to give a shout out to my favorite blog (ahem, second favorite blog), The Light of Reason. Arthur Silber is a 55-year-old gay atheist libertarian Objectivist. If you want a good source for libertarian thought, it’s the place to be. I find my disagreements with him are mostly minor quibbles, such as points of style. And unlike some other libertarian bloggers I could name, he actually is one.