Free Britney

Free Britney! I admit that I do not know just what Ms. Spears’ current mental condition is, or how much of a mess she is likely to make of her own life, as compared to how much harm is being done to her by her father and others. I have, however, heard of other cases of people being put or kept under guardianship or conservatorship for questionable reasons, and sometimes with evil intent, and I do believe that the presumption should be in favor of autonomy.

One reason to hold libertarian views on such issues is that, even when someone is not notably prudent, or inclined to make sound decisions for herself, someone else appointed to run her life for her may also be prone to poor decision making, and may look out for his own interests rather than hers.

The Red Queen’s Race

This week, I got three amendments on my Amended docket, and completed an Office Action on the single amendment I had had previously, so I’m now at three amendments.

I have two oldest Regular New amendments this biweek, one genuinely new, and one a Request for Continued Examination case. I worked on the RCE, and left a voicemail for the patent attorney, hoping we could work out the remaining problems. While waiting to hear back, I have been working on the other oldest Regular New case.