diff -up modr8-5.x-2.4/modr8.module modr8/modr8.module
--- modr8-5.x-2.4/modr8.module	2008-04-08 19:05:35.000000000 -0700
+++ modr8/modr8.module	2008-10-23 16:07:00.000000000 -0700
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 // $Id: modr8.module,v 1.5.2.15 2008/04/09 02:05:35 pwolanin Exp $
 
 /**
+ * HACK: This module has been altered by Jason Arnold <jason@postcarbon.org> to 
+ * provide a 'bypass content moderation' capability that may be granted to arbitrary roles
+ */
+
+/**
  * @file
  * Easy dedicated content moderation
  */
@@ -66,7 +71,14 @@ function modr8_menu($may_cache) {
  * Implementation of hook_perm().
  */
 function modr8_perm() {
-  return array('moderate content');
+
+  $perms = array();
+  foreach (node_get_types('types') as $n) {
+    $perms[] = 'bypass ' . $n->name . ' moderation';
+  }
+  
+  $perms[] = 'moderate content';
+  return $perms;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -114,6 +126,9 @@ function modr8_settings() {
  */
 function modr8_nodeapi(&$node, $op, $teaser = NULL, $page = NULL) {
   // add messages here..
+  
+  global $user;
+  
   switch ($op) {
     case 'load':
       return db_fetch_array(db_query('SELECT n.moderate FROM {node} n WHERE n.nid = %d', $node->nid));
@@ -133,7 +148,11 @@ function modr8_nodeapi(&$node, $op, $tea
       break;
     case 'update' :
     case 'insert' :
-      db_query('UPDATE {node} SET moderate = %d WHERE nid = %d', $node->moderate, $node->nid);
+      $typename = node_get_types('name', $node->type);
+      if (user_access('bypass ' . $typename . ' moderation') && $node->uid == $user->uid) {
+        $node->moderate = 0;
+      }
+        db_query('UPDATE {node} SET moderate = %d WHERE nid = %d', $node->moderate, $node->nid);
       if ($node->moderate) { //cut this?
         theme('modr8_message', FALSE, $node->type, $op);
       }
@@ -160,7 +179,10 @@ function modr8_form_alter($form_id, &$fo
       '#weight' => 24,
       '#description' => t('This %type will be placed in moderation if the %moderate checkbox is selected.', array('%type' => node_get_types('name', $form['#node']), '%moderate' => t('In moderation queue'))),
     );
-    if (user_access('administer nodes')) {
+
+    $typename = node_get_types('name', $form['type']['#value']);
+    
+    if (user_access('administer nodes') || (user_access('bypass ' . $typename . ' moderation'))) {
       $form['options']['moderate'] = $moderate_checkbox;
     }
     elseif (user_access('moderate content')) {
diff -up modr8-5.x-2.4/modr8_admin.inc modr8/modr8_admin.inc
--- modr8-5.x-2.4/modr8_admin.inc	2008-04-14 16:58:13.000000000 -0700
+++ modr8/modr8_admin.inc	2008-10-21 22:41:00.000000000 -0700
@@ -105,6 +105,13 @@ function modr8_settings_form() {
     '#default_value' => variable_get('modr8_noact_text', $noact_default),
     '#description' => t('Replacement strings are: %macros', array('%macros' => $macros)),
   );
+  
+  
+  $nodetypes = array();
+  foreach(node_get_types('types') as $t) {
+    $nodetypes[$t->type] = t($t->name);
+  }
+  
   $form['#validate'] = array('modr8_settings_validate' => array());
 
   return system_settings_form($form);