This one should get people talking: HATCH: Let’s be honest about it, in the First Amendment, religious freedom, religious expression, that really express matters to the Constitution. So, if the Muslims own that property, that private property, and they want to build a mosque there, they should have the right to do so. The only […]
Leave it to Joe Lieberman and Susan Collins to figure out ways to let the government extend their reach even more: Lieberman and Collins’ solution is one of the more far-reaching proposals. In the Senators’ draft bill, “the President may issue a declaration of an imminent cyber threat to covered critical infrastructure.” Once such a […]
We all knew this would end up happening: Unable to win the votes on health overhaul, Republicans are eyeing a battle in the courts. Their strategy? Have the overhaul’s requirement that everyone in the country have health insurance declared unconstitutional. If uninsured people don’t buy coverage, they would be penalized to the tune of $750 […]
A day camp in Philadelphia, composed mostly of black kids decides to cool off on a hot summer day at a swimming pool. The pool is owned by a private club that has open membership and the group did pay for it. So how were these kids received? “When the minority children got in the […]
After years of being involved in administering different online communities, as well as developing the software for them, one thing never stops shocking me. When you get a user that crosses the line and you ban them, or take any action so they can no longer contribute to your online community, they start yelling that […]
That’s right, we have self proclaimed lawyers on the right, and they are not happy with a judge’s decision yesterday to allow Dennis Kucinich in tonight’s MSNBC debate: However, the judgement is absurd on its face. In the first place, the state courts wouldn’t have jurisdiction for a national broadcast. Constitutionally, this case belonged in […]
Via democrats.com By davidswanson Created 2005-08-08 19:10 I got Cindy on the phone and she continued to maintain that the threat of arrest was real, but said that it came to her via Diane Wilson. I spoke to Diane, who said that it came from Texas State Rep Lon Burman, a Democrat. She said that […]