In the state with an almost Bridge To Nowhere, we now have a Bridge Too Far, perchance bridging trouble waters...
The Blog | RJ Eskow: 'Bong Hits' Case: Scalia and Starr Meet Cypress Hill | The Huffington Post: "...You know the details by now: Students in Juneau are dismissed from class to watch the Olympic torch pass by. Some students unfurl a banner across the street from the school that says 'Bong Hits 4 Jesus.' One student is caught and given detention. Said detention is increased when he refuses to name his co-conspirators.
(First they punish this kid for speech. Then they punish him for not speaking.)
Everybody wants to know: What does 'Bong Hits 4 Jesus' mean? Personally, I'm enjoying the fact that nobody knows. The spirit of Surrealism that was pioneered by Breton and his colleagues in Paris nearly 100 years ago is alive and well in Juneau, Alaska.
This case illustrates the political usefulness of absurdity, too. It forces Starr and his colleagues (including the Administration) to argue vehemently for the suppression of speech they don't even understand. That's a perfect way to illustrate the Kafkaesque nature of all repression of our civil liberties..."
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