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Category Archives: Law
Using a Police Search as a Free Speech Threat
That’s what is claimed by Jeff Pataky after his home was searched by Arizona police and his computers, records, wireless router, and even his cable modem (presumably to cut off his internet access so as to quit blogging) were confiscated. … Continue reading
Posted in Chris' Page, Law
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Texas Bill Introduced to Reassert 10th Amendment Rights
H.C.R. 50 has been introduced to the Texas House. Authored by Texas State Representatives Brandon Creighton, Bryan Hughes, and Leo Berman, it reasserts Texas’s rights of sovereignty under the 10th Amendment of the US Constitution. RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature … Continue reading
Posted in Chris' Page, Domestic Politics, Law, Libertarianism
Tagged 10th amendment, bill of rights, sovereinty, states rights, Texas
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The Abolition of Marriage
Having failed to legalize gay marriage almost everywhere by democratic means, a proposed new approach by its advocates is to revoke marriage rights for heterosexuals, in a kind of retaliatory equalization. In effect, the idea is to abolish the legal … Continue reading
Proper Voting Attire
People are finding out that you have to be careful what you wear to the polling booth. The 40-year-old Houston Realtor was wearing one of her souvenir T-shirts when she went to cast her ballot at a Cypress polling place … Continue reading
Posted in Chris' Page, Election 2008, Law
Tagged Alaska, harris county, Houston, Voting, voting laws
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The Realism of Ward Connerly
Good Magazine takes a lengthy look at the always fascinating Ward Connerly, and his struggle to end Affirmative Action in the United States. While he continues to be vilified by the defenders of “positive discrimination” and as his ballot initiatives … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Law, Race
Tagged affirmative action, ballot initiatives, Good Managine, idealism, Race, racial preferences, realism, Ward Connerly
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Risk and Reward
Many of us, when we hear the phrase “risk and reward” think of Wall Street. Or business in general. But in reality, “risk and reward” affect us throughout our lives. Our parents take a risk when they conceive us. They … Continue reading
Posted in Law, Libertarianism, Media, Peg's Page, Philosophy, regulation, Society
Tagged Center of the American Experiment, parenting, Phillip Howard, reward, risk, Safety, Society
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When Families Fail
Because of my background in working with emotionally disturbed, learning disabled, and generally abused kids, I am often to drawn to stories about the results of extreme neglect of children. I saw some awfully hard cases with some of the … Continue reading
BDS in the Halls of Congress
You may not realize this, but the House Judiciary Committee has been holding hearings (of a sort) in an attempt to impeach President Bush. Guys, he is gone in six months. I love this line: “I am really astonished at … Continue reading
Harry Reid, Idiot
While my opposition to modern liberal left politics is pretty clear, I generally feel that name calling is rarely needed, or warranted. I certainly do not believe that any particular ideology is more or less likely to have virtuous people, … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Interviews, Lance's Page, Law, Libertarianism
Tagged Domestic Politics, Harry Reid, liberals, taxation
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Because Who Really Needs Evidence Anyway?
Unbelievable: The Motion Picture Association of America said Friday intellectual-property holders should have the right to collect damages, perhaps as much as $150,000 per copyright violation, without having to prove infringement. “Mandating such proof could thus have the pernicious effect … Continue reading
Kelo 3 Years Later
Damon Root at Reason takes a look at what’s happened in the three years since Kelo v. City of New London. By now, even non-cynical people can’t be surprised. So what’s the status of the “comprehensive” and “revitalized” development site … Continue reading
Posted in Chris' Page, Domestic Politics, Law
Tagged kelo, kelo v. city of new london, reason
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Boumediene — The Great Sandbagging
UPDATE: Welcome QandO readers. Please look around after you’ve finished with this post, but McQ says you have to go back over to QandO when you’re done … but I won’t tell if you won’t. _____________________________________________________________ The recent Supreme Court … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Foreign affairs, Law, MichaelW's Page, Military Matters, Notes on the war
Tagged 9/11, Afghanistan, Boumediene, CSRT, detainees, Gitmo, GTMO, Guantanamo Bay, habeas corpus, Hamdi, Iraq, Law, September 11, U.S. Supreme Court, war
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Greatest Judicial Opinion of Our Time
This has to be seen by all judicial and college football fans. I’m not sure what the original complaint was, but the opinion is great. Pay special attention to the footnotes to learn that it is the official opinion of … Continue reading
Posted in Chris' Page, Humor, Law
Tagged Arkansas, court, game of the century, judges, Texas
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Backdoor Kyoto — The Next Chapter
The march of the watermelons towards control of US policy continues apace: Polar bears will now be listed as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act. But in announcing the listing, Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne said the decision should … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, energy, Environment, Law, MichaelW's Page, regulation, science
Tagged capitalism, climate change, climate policy, Dirk Kempthorne, Endangered Species Act, environmentalists, ESA, global warming, globalization, greenhouse gases, polar bears, socialism, Supreme court, threatened species, watermelons
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This Kid Has a Bright Future Ahead of Him
Ralph Hardy, a 13 year old from Newark, Texas confessed to ordering an extra credit card from his father’s existing credit card company, and took his friends on a $30,000 spending spree, culminating in playing “Halo” on an Xbox with … Continue reading
Posted in Chris' Page, Humor, Law
Tagged halo, newark, politicians, prostitution, ralph hardy, tx, world of warcraft, wow, xbox
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Hoist by His Own Petard
John McCain was one politician I admired greatly. While I still believe that the man is a true hero, and while I still do applaud some of what he does, the veil has been lifted from my eyes for one … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Law, Libertarianism, Media
Tagged campaign finance, Domestic Politics, Election 2008, John McCain
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Hear, Hear
One of my girlfriends is smart as a whip and a talented artist to boot. Cathy is also hard of hearing. While Cathy can read lips and she also has a device that allows her to converse in very small … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Law, Media, Peg's Page, regulation
Tagged deafness, minnesota, regulation
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Get Over It!
Justice Antonin Scalia will appear on 60 Minutes this coming weekend. A preview of what he has to say is here. “I say nonsense,” Scalia responds to Stahl’s observation that people say the Supreme Court’s decision in Gore v. Bush … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Law, Peg's Page, Society
Tagged Antonin Scalia, Bush vs. Gore, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme court
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Where Charlton Heston Stood
Over at Where the Buffalo Roam Peter gives us Charlton Heston’s 1999 NRA Convention Keynote Speech in Denver, which was scheduled shortly after the Columbine shootings in Colorado. A perfect reminder of what he stood for, and against. Update: Here … Continue reading
Posted in Firearms, Lance's Page, Law, Libertarianism
Tagged Charlton Heston, NRA, Second Amendment
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FEC Complaint Filed Against McCain
Some people are hoping to hoist John McCain on his own campaign finance petard. As satisfying as it would be to see the Senator receive a healthy dose of his bitter medicine, however, the complaints filed against him with the … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Law, MichaelW's Page, regulation
Tagged campaign finance, collateral, complaint, DNC, Election 2008, FEC, federal matching funds, Jane Hamsher, Jihn McCain, loan, security, spending caps
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Spitzer Resigns
But there’s no plea deal regarding the potential federal charges. Is it possible that the feds are going to do to Spitzer what Spitzer paid to do to “Kristen”? (HT: JOM): Eliot Spitzer’s tumultuous tumble from the zenith of a … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Law, MichaelW's Page
Tagged David Paterson, Eliot Spitzer, Governor, Michael Garcia, New York, plea deal, prostitution ring, resigns, scandal
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Perverse Consequences
Does it strike anyone else as tragically ironic that, if indeed John McCain were declared not to be a “natural-born citizen” due to the locus of his birth, then an “anchor baby” could be elected President but the child of … Continue reading
Citizen McCain
THE LATEST non-issue hyped by (who else?) the New York Times is that “some” people are questioning whether or not John McCain is eligible to be a sitting President: The question has nagged at the parents of Americans born outside … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008, Law, Media, MichaelW's Page
Tagged bias, Constitution, false issues, John McCain, Media, natural-born citizen, New York Times, Panama Canal, smear, U.S. President
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Wesley Snipes has put tax protesters in the cross hairs of the IRS
Actor Wesley Snipes was found not guilty of federal tax fraud and conspiracy charges earlier this month. Basically he blamed it on the tax advice he received. Whether one believes that he didn’t know that when one earns $38 million … Continue reading
Posted in Lance's Page, Law
Tagged IRS, tax deniers, tax policy, tax protesters, taxes, Wesley Snipes
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Seeking Justice
Attempting to achieve absolute equity and fairness in our justice system is impossible. I could list a dozens reasons why this is so – and I doubt that many would seriously argue with me that it is so. Still, that … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Law, Peg's Page
Tagged Asa Hutchinson, cocaine, crack, JC Watts, Law
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Free Will
As a philosophy student, issues of free will were some of the most complex and intriguing that I studied. Is free will real or a chimera? If real, is it always applicable? How do we judge such questions? At one … Continue reading
Posted in Law, Peg's Page, Philosophy
Tagged crime, fre will, medical science, pedophilia, Philosophy, tumor
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Talking points for the modern Muslim
Ali Eteraz gives his fellow Muslims the rationale for opposing Sharia courts being imported into the west: 14 – Liberal democracy, as is, is perfectly compatible with Islam You aren’t making your country more Islamic or even earning more reward … Continue reading
Sharia Law Enforced in Texas!
Well, kinda. After the whole row over the Archbishop of Canterbury’s declaration that Sharia Law in Britain is “unavoidable“, Eugene Volokh notes that it has been allowed in some US court, in a way. It seems some parties entered into … Continue reading
Posted in Chris' Page, Law, Religion and theology
Tagged archbishop of canterbury, Law, sharia, Texas
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Good Intentions; Frightening Results
This morning, I read a column from the Wall Street Journal about race. Just when we thought we’d heard everything from the diversity police, here they come trying to prescribe even the color of charity. The California Assembly last … Continue reading
Posted in Eugenics, Law, Peg's Page, Race, Society
Tagged charity, Greenlining Institute, Holocaust Museum, Race
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Better off Dead
Kim at Wizbang links to this story about eugenic thinking in Brittan. The comments came as the Lords debated an amendment, [...] that would have protected unborn disabled children from abortion after the 24 week gestational time limit. The amendment … Continue reading
Posted in Eugenics, Health Care, Law, Synova's Page
Tagged abortion, disabilities, Domestic Politics, Eugenics, reproduction
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Mukasey on Waterboarding (UPDATED)
Attorney General Michael Mukasey sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding the interrogation technique known as waterboarding. Mukasey remarked that it is not an authorized interrogation technique, and that it “is not, and may not be, used in … Continue reading
Labour regulations in China and India: Economic Freedom in Relief
This is a stunning statistic: …the annual expansion in China’s trade has been larger than India’s total annual trade during last several years. Tyler Cowen hones in on this point, amongst a bounty of good points: The most important factor … Continue reading
Pining Away For Jihad Johnny
The aptly named Unqualified Offerings has had its share of troubles lately, and I’m not usually one to pile on, but this is simply beyond the pale (emphasis added): Have We Given Justice to Lindh? By Mona American citizen John … Continue reading
Halliburton/KBR and U.S. Government Accused of Covering Up a Gang-Rape (UPDATED)
This is one of the most bizarre and disgusting stories I’ve heard in quite a while: A Houston, Texas woman says she was gang-raped by Halliburton/KBR coworkers in Baghdad, and the company and the U.S. government are covering up the … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Law, MichaelW's Page, Notes on the war
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Happy Repeal Day!
For information on Repeal Day you can visit www.repealday.org: The turn of the twentieth century was a dark time in America. The Women’s Christian Temperance Union, which had been promoting Prohibition for many years, believed alcohol was the cause of … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, History, Lance's Page, Law, Libertarianism, Society
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Attorney-Gate: Leahy’s New Ploy
Sen. Patrick Leahy is running a new gambit in order to force White House officials to testify before Congress, although I think there is another less-obvious goal here as well: A Senate chairman acknowledged explicitly on Thursday that President Bush … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Law, MichaelW's Page
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The Higazy Conundrum
For anyone who has been following the Higazy case and the puzzling circumstances under which a Second Circuit opinion was issued, withdrawn, and then reissued in redacted form, here is some information that seems to have been missed in the … Continue reading
Posted in Law, Media, MichaelW's Page, Notes on the war
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Bad News in Housing
Foreclosure rates could drop!!! That is bad news? It is if it is because courts are throwing out cases because mortgage companies holding securitized mortgages don’t have the actual note. I’ll let Luke explain: The problem has arisen because most … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Lance's Page, Law
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White House — Contempt of Congress
Since the resignation of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales the Attorney-Gate charade has basically fallen off the map. That’s a good thing for the most part because there never was any “there” there, at least not with respect to the politically … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Law, MichaelW's Page
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“Constitutional Scholar” Follies
Noted constitutional scholar, conspiracy theorist, sock puppet and all around frustrated guy, Glenn Greenwald, has a melt down over the spinelessness of the Democratic majority. Not to disagree with him, I agree they are spineless, but this little diatribe is … Continue reading
Dershowitz on Waterboarding and the Democrats
In the WSJ: Consider, for example, the contentious and emotionally laden issue of the use of torture in securing preventive intelligence information about imminent acts of terrorism–the so-called “ticking bomb” scenario. I am not now talking about the routine use … Continue reading
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Courage Required Of Leaders
ED MORRISSEY: Waterboarding is torture and Congress should outlaw it. That would, however, require courage. Hmmm, didn’t someone around here (and over there) say that recently??? OK, certainly not as eloquently, or verbosely, but it’s the same point all the … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Keith's Page, Law
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Stupid Human Tricks
Here are things not recommended to try in Indiana. A) Speeding through a construction zone. You see orange cones (which seems like all the time around here) slow down. B) Running from the cops, after speeding through a construction zone. … Continue reading
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Zero Tolerance Idiocy
Hugging friends is equal to sexual harassment? What has replaced commonsense in school administrators these days? Risk aversion is one thing, defining a problem down to a list of “must not do” activities isn’t the way of solving it. http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/illinoisnews/story/32B579E2975B8BA08625738B007B4E1B?OpenDocument … Continue reading
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Levin and the shocking torture memo’s
Marty Lederman has a nice post up on the revelations of Daniel Levin about the development of the “torture memo’s.” Read the whole thing. I do have some caveats. He refers to Jack Goldsmith’s book which criticizes these memo’s and … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Lance's Page, Law
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Clinton and Obama not fit to be Attorney General
I think this hits the nail on the head: Clinton, Clinton, Obama and Schumer. They have all, to a greater or lesser degree, embraced the concept of coercive interrogation (some, even torture — which is unquestionably illegal), and they have all … Continue reading
Posted in Domestic Politics, Lance's Page, Law
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Ethnic Cleansing In LA
Who would have thought this kind of thing would happen in this day and age, in America. But, add one part “War on Drugs,” and one part “Illegal Immigration,” and you get volatile results. A south Los Angeles Latino street … Continue reading
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The Law Explained: FBI Interrogation Edition
The Appearance Of Impropriety There is a minor brouhaha percolating at the blog-level right now regarding a Second Circuit decision that was issued, withdrawn, and then re-issued in redacted form. The small bit that was redacted is what’s causing all … Continue reading
Posted in Law, MichaelW's Page
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