A Secret Vice is the title of a lecture held by J. R. R. Tolkien in 1930 at an Esperanto congress. It deals with constructed languages in general, and the relation of a mythology to its language. Tolkien contrasts auxiliary languages with artistic languages constructed for aesthetic pleasure. J. R. R. Tolkien in 1972, in his study at Merton Street (from by H. Carpenter) John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (January 3, 1892 – September 2, 1973) was the author of The Hobbit, its sequel The Lord of the Rings. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Esperanto flag Esperanto is the most widely spoken constructed international language. ... An artificial or constructed language (known colloquially as a conlang among aficionados), is a language whose vocabulary and grammar were specifically devised by an individual or small group, rather than having naturally evolved as part of a culture as with natural languages. ... Mythology is the study of myths: stories of a particular culture that it believes to be true and that feature a specific religious or belief system. ... An international auxiliary language (sometimes abbreviated as IAL or auxlang) is a language used (or to be used in the future) for communication between people from different nations who do not share a common native language. ... An artistic language (or artlang) is a constructed language (conlang) designed for aethestic pleasure. ...
Secret Service responsibilities were broadened to include "detecting persons perpetrating frauds against the government." This appropriation resulted in investigations into the Ku Klux Klan, non-conforming distillers, smugglers, mail robbers, land frauds, and a number of other infractions against the federal laws.
Secret Service headquarters returned to Washington, D.C. The first commission book and a new badge were issued to operatives.
Congress expanded coverage to include the vice president (or the next officer to succeed the president) and the vice president-elect.
The Supreme Court accepted the case after the Vice President lost his appeal of a lower court decision directing him to respond to discovery requests by Judicial Watch about the membership of the Task Force.
Vice President Cheney maintains that he does not have to respond to Judicial Watchs discovery and does not even have to invoke executive privilege arguing that he is immune from such lawsuits.
The Vice Presidents unprecedented claim of immunity already has been rejected by three courts.
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