July 05, 2003
o'connor in god's crosshairs
a heavy wood and steel frame collapsed yesterday at an historic independence day event.
the frame, assembled by a firm awarded the contract through affirmative action rather than merit, narrowly missed supreme court justice sandra day o'connor as it fell to the ground.
in an interview following the incident, justice o'connor, disheveled and shaken, admitted, "i'm one of 12 people in the country who has the power to stop tragedies like this from happening. i guess i should pull my head out of my ass and start doing my job."
in a further twist to the story, the near-tragedy occurred at the opening of the national constitution center in philadelphia. you'll remember it is justice o'connor and her majority in the supreme court (america's new legislative body) that have been working to systematically devalue the very constitution that the center intends to celebrate. the devaluation of the hallowed document has been initiated through recent decisions such as this one (disallowing racial equality) and this one (mocking states' rights).
in a related story, god admitted friday that he is not perfect: "i had her in the crosshairs, i just couldn't finish the job. i'll do better next time."
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