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I watched an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation called The Drumhead which I have entitled this post.
The Drumhead Mish 2008
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I watched an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation called The Drumhead which I have entitled this post.
Archive 2008-12-01 Mish 2008
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And that is what is known as a Drumhead Ceremony at 10: 30 a.m.
Background Briefing On European Trip And D Day Events ITY National Archives 1994
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Perhaps even that one-shot character from 'Drumhead', a 'TNG' episode - Simon Tarses, whose grandfather was a Romulan.
NEXT "TREK": AN EXPANDED PROPOSAL Toby O'B 2005
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A Conservative in the Star Trek universe would be the lady from the Drumhead (the episode with McCarthy style trials vs supposed Romulan sympathizers).
Matthew Yglesias » The Trouble With Standing Athwart History 2009
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Drumhead court martial was their portion, and military execution their end.
Chapter 16: The End 2010
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Drumhead courts martial meted out a very rough justice even though the federal courts were functioning in those areas under nominal Union control, see, e.g., ex parte Milligan, a USSC decision that has some relevance even today.
Today’s History Lesson: Lincoln’s Disagreement with Obamaism - Warner_Todd_Huston’s blog - RedState 2009
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In the TNG episode "The Drumhead," an alien security breach on the Enterprise unleashes a wave of xenophobia and demands for security crackdowns but Picard has none of it, cautioning that "the path between legitimate suspicion and rampant paranoia is very much shorter than we think."
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A kangaroo court or kangaroo trial, sometimes likened to a drumhead court-martial or Drumhead trial, is a sham legal proceeding or court.
Hullabaloo 2008
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The morning after our grand dinner, I met Princess Diana for the first time at the Drumhead Service, a traditional religious ceremony for “the Forces Committed,” the point at which troops cannot be pulled back from battle.
Living History Hillary Rodham Clinton 2003
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