Magna Carta, the Great Charter that established the rights of the subject versus the sovereign, including the fundamental right of Habeas Corpus, was signed - technically, had the King's seal affixed - on today's date in 1215, 793 years ago. That's certainly worth remembering, given that even the passage of almost eight centuries has not been sufficient to create a proper respect for this fundamental right among so-called "conservatives". So today, raise a glass to Magna Carta and the five Supreme Court Justices who just, again, reminded George Bush and his co-conspirators that the fundamental laws of the land remain in force. Thankfully, the nation can look forward to the end of Bush's term in office in just, at this writing, 218 days; that may just be worth raising another glass over.