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"Geneva? Who is this Geneva, and what do I care about her conventions" sputtered the red-faced chief executive. "This is the United States of America. These judges need to remember that their role is interpreting the law, not creating it. That's the president's job. If you doubt that for a second, just take a look at the First Addendum. Course, you can't."

The First Addendum, sometime referred to as the Jefferson Codex, is a part of the Constitution that is so secret that even the President and Attorney General are not allowed to see it except in times of 'a humdinger of a war'. It's contents are not known to the general public, but it has been claimed by previous presidents to grant wide ranging powers to the Chief Executive.

Lawyers for the administration say they intend to argue that since members of the Supreme Court have never seen the Jefferson Codex, they have no jurisdiction to rule on it. "We could show it to them, I suppose," said Attorney General Gonzales, "but then we'd have to kill them."

"Geneva? Who is this Geneva, and what do I care about her conventions" sputtered the red-faced chief executive. "This is the United States of America. These judges need to remember that their role is interpreting the law, not creating it. That's the president's job. If you doubt that for a second, just take a look at the First Addendum. Course, you can't."

The First Addendum, sometime referred to as the Jefferson Codex, is a part of the Constitution that is so secret that even the President and Attorney General are not allowed to see it except in times of 'a humdinger of a war'. It's contents are not known to the general public, but it has been claimed by previous presidents to grant wide ranging powers to the Chief Executive.

Lawyers for the administration say they intend to argue that since members of the Supreme Court have never seen the Jefferson Codex, they have no jurisdiction to rule on it. "We could show it to them, I suppose," said Attorney General Gonzales, "but then we'd have to kill them."

It's no good no more, the E. It's overplayed and overseen. It's saturated to the max, and can't take on more meaning. The essences it's held have mingled, grayed like dirty mop water.

E slipped so swiftly from major player to irritation to obfuscation. An actor with a hit or two, aging past the good parts.

No other letter of recent vintage has seen such rampant action. X has had a good run of years, and here's to seeing many more. A few have seen there day in the sun: O and V come to mind. W has been sullied, but just you wait, it'll bounce back. It's still to early to call on I, but there could come a day when much like E it will make it's move to a lower caste, from personal pronoun to vaguely descriptive adjective. Another eulogy at hand.

 Was at time when all E stood for was an insider's name for Elvis, and then it spread to Presley's masses, fans so loyal that they only needed one letter to get their imaginations flaming.

Take that Edge. You've got it down to four, but you'll never get no further. Madonna won't be M, and Cher will never be a... hold that thought.

E television was a catchy brand, but it's name required a question. Whatchu watchin? E.

And then came E everything. eCommerce. eTravel. eBay. eBanking. eWanking. It was a shortcut, a way to inform the citizen that this is modern, dammit. Needless information, information that you scan right through without mental process.

I read the news today: 'Violence Flares in E Timor'. Was a time that wouldn't make me pause.

E. So overdone. So over.

It's no good no more, the E. It's overplayed and overseen. It's saturated to the max, and can't take on more meaning. The essences it's held have mingled, grayed like dirty mop water.

E slipped so swiftly from major player to irritation to obfuscation. An actor with a hit or two, aging past the good parts.

No other letter of recent vintage has seen such rampant action. X has had a good run of years, and here's to seeing many more. A few have seen there day in the sun: O and V come to mind. W has been sullied, but just you wait, it'll bounce back. It's still to early to call on I, but there could come a day when much like E it will make it's move to a lower caste, from personal pronoun to vaguely descriptive adjective. Another eulogy at hand.

 Was at time when all E stood for was an insider's name for Elvis, and then it spread to Presley's masses, fans so loyal that they only needed one letter to get their imaginations flaming.

Take that Edge. You've got it down to four, but you'll never get no further. Madonna won't be M, and Cher will never be a... hold that thought.

E television was a catchy brand, but it's name required a question. Whatchu watchin? E.

And then came E everything. eCommerce. eTravel. eBay. eBanking. eWanking. It was a shortcut, a way to inform the citizen that this is modern, dammit. Needless information, information that you scan right through without mental process.

I read the news today: 'Violence Flares in E Timor'. Was a time that wouldn't make me pause.

E. So overdone. So over.