As the day progresses and people get time to read the decision, I’m sure the spin will really kick into high-RPM mode. For now, here’s the lowdown: But for now, opponents of the law have prevailed: The provisions that angered opponents will not take effect, including sections that required officers to check a person’s immigration […]
He was trying to hold a special election to replace Trent Lott. Well a judge has ruled that Barbour overstepped his boundaries. I can hear the activist judges comments coming from the right already!
Remember when Christmas was about “peace on earth and goodwill towards men”? This would be a perfect way to symbolize that sentiment. Well it is unless you live in one of those corporate run communities that have a home owners association: A homeowners association in southwestern Colorado has threatened to fine a resident $25 a […]
Damn these activist judges: A federal appeals court panel on Thursday refused to let Texas Republicans replace Tom DeLay’s name on the November congressional ballot. A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a ruling by U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks, who said in July that DeLay name had to stay […]
After some hard computer snooping, I have uncovered a citizenship test completed by George W. Bush. Apparently he wanted to try the waters and see how hard it was for illegal immigrants to become U.S. citizens. The answers are interesting. The results appear below the fold. What are the colors of our flag? Republican, White […]
The newly constructed conservative Supreme Court has made a ruling overturning the campaign finance laws of Vermont: The Supreme Court ruled Monday that Vermont’s limits on contributions and spending in political campaigns are too low and improperly hinder the ability of candidates to raise money and speak to voters. In a fractured set of opinions, […]
About time someone did this: The father of a Marine whose funeral was picketed by anti-gay protesters from a fundamentalist Kansas church filed an invasion-of-privacy suit against the demonstrators Monday. It is believed to be the first lawsuit brought by a serviceman’s family against Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kan., whose members routinely demonstrate at […]
The Judge in the Moussaoui case has accepted a compromise with prosecutors: The federal judge in the death penalty trial of al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui accepted a government compromise Friday that will allow prosecutors to present new witnesses about aviation security Judge Leonie Brinkema in a written order said prosecutors could present exhibits and a […]
As if Diebold’s crooked business practices isn’t enough of a threat to our voting rights and the basis of our democracy, we now learn that the Justice Department is also posing a harsh threat: The Justice Department has barred staff attorneys from offering recommendations in major Voting Rights Act cases, marking a significant change in […]