Articles Posted by BCrago66
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The Independence Institute held a press conference on May 17, 2013 announcing the lawsuit against the new anti-gun bills passed by the Colorado legislature and signed by Governor John Hickenlooper. The lead attorney is Dave Kopel.
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Though extensive due process protections apply to the investigation of crimes, and to criminal trials, perhaps the most important part of the criminal process -- the decision whether to charge a defendant, and with what -- is almost entirely discretionary. Given the plethora of criminal laws and regulations in today's society, this due process gap allows prosecutors to charge almost anyone they take a deep interest in. This Essay discusses the problem in the context of recent prosecutorial controversies involving the cases of Aaron Swartz and David Gregory, and offers some suggested remedies, along with a call for further discussion.
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Inmates at the Rockland County jail are taunting corrections officers by saying they know the guards' home addresses -- information they got from the list published by Westchester-based newspaper, Rockland County Sheriff Louis Falco said.
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In the wake of the Newtown massacre, the bright lights at Gannet’s The Journal News decided it was high time to criminalize ordinary, law-abiding gun owners in the area. Under the guise of providing “public information,” the Journal News’ editorial hit squad, led by publisher/hitwoman Janet Hasson, created an interactive digital map on their lohud.com website showing the exact address of every pistol permit holder in Rockland and Westchester County.
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EXCERPT: Moreover, the First Amendment does not require citizens to accept assurances from the government that, if the government later determines it has made a misstep, it will take ameliorative action. There is no, "Trust us, changes are coming" clause in the Constitution. To the contrary, the Bill of Rights itself, and the First Amendment in particular, reflect a degree of skepticism towards governmental self-restraint and self-correction. See Florida Cannabis Action Network, Inc. v. City of Jacksonville, 130 F. Supp. 2d 1358, 1362 (M.D. Fla. 2001) ("The whim, self restraint, or even the well reasoned judgment of a government official...
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A fun bit of polling from Suffolk of towns and counties that usually get their presidential picks right, and get them near the right percentage:
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One of the more melancholy moments of the presidential campaign occurred for me in a screening room. The film was Rory Kennedy’s documentary about her mother, Ethel — the widow of Robert F. Kennedy. Much of it consisted of Kennedy-family home movies, but also film of RFK in Appalachia and in Mississippi among the pitifully emaciated poor. Kennedy brimmed with shock and indignation, with sorrow and sympathy, and was determined — you could see it on his face — to do something about it. I’ve never seen that look on Barack Obama’s face.
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The race for Ohio’s Electoral College votes remains very close, but now Mitt Romney now has a two-point advantage. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Ohio Voters shows Romney with 50% support to President Obama’s 48%. One percent (1%) likes some other candidate, while another one percent (1%) remains undecided.
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With a week to go until the 2012 presidential election, Mitt Romney has a decided leg up on President Barack Obama. The polls are clear. Since the fallout from the first debate in Denver on October 3, Romney has enjoyed a relatively durable lead over the president in the Real Clear Politics average of the national polls. While the lead is small, it has persisted over time, and, more important, history suggests that this is trouble for an incumbent. The only sitting president to mount a last-minute comeback against his challenger was Gerald Ford in 1976, and of course Ford...
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Former Governor Tommy Thompson and Democratic Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin are running closer than ever in Wisconsin’s U.S. Senate race. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Wisconsin Voters shows Thompson with 48% support to Baldwin’s 47%. Two percent (2%) like some other candidate, and four percent (4%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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Yesterday the bombshell Susquehanna poll, now this. Dude, is this happening? Actually, I think this is less about putting Pennsylvania in play (for now) than it is about messing with Democrats’ heads and making a pitch to southeastern Ohio next door, but it’s a fun little gambit.
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Subtitle: The president didn't just lose a debate. He lost an entire image of genius and control. After President Reagan's listless performance in the first presidential debate of 1984 raised speculation that he was too old for the job, the Gipper took command in the second debate. Of his opponent Walter Mondale, Reagan famously said that he wouldn't try to score political points by exploiting his opponent's youth and inexperience. Perhaps Barack Obama can likewise reassert himself in Tuesday evening's town hall in Long Island. But his problem is this: In Denver he didn't just lose a debate—he lost the...
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Fisher filed suit against the university and other related defendants, claiming that the University of Texas' use of race as a consideration in admission decisions was in violation of the equal protection cause of the Fourteenth Amendment and a violation of42 U.S.C. Section 1983. The university argued that its use of race was a narrowly tailored means of pursuing greater diversity. The district court decided in favor of the University of Texas, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's decision. Fisher appealed the appellate court's decision. ... Question Does the Equal Protection...
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Mitt Romney continues to surge in the FiveThirtyEight forecast, and Friday may have featured his best set of polls all year. The best way to track a change in the polls is to look for instances in which the same firm has surveyed the same state (or the national race) multiple times. The FiveThirtyEight forecast model relies on a procedure very much like this to calculate the overall trend in the race.
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A little event before the main event tonight. Atlas Shrugged II is released in over 1,000 theaters tomorrow, BTW. Go see it. The more people see it, the the bigger the 1st weekend gross, the more local theaters will be convinced to continue this movie's run.
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Newt Gingrich gave this speech, which runs 44 minutes, within the past week. Haven't listened to the whole thing yet, but I know it's basically about causing regime change in Iran by supporting dissident groups.
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Sunday morning on CBS’ Face the Nation former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) battled over Vice President Joe Biden‘s recent string of perceived gaffes and whether he is “competent” to serve as president, should he ever need to take on such a role.
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Former Federal Prosecutor Andrew C. McCarthy, who prosecuted the case against "the Blind Sheikh," Omar Abdul Rahman, speaks about the Brotherhood's "influence operations" and the allegations made by five members of Congress that federal employees, including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's Deputy Chief of Staff Huma Abedin, have ties to the group.
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Former U.S. defense secretary tells Fox News that international sanctions have had no impact on the Iranian regime • Given leaks at White House, Rumsfeld says he would not notify U.S. of Iran plans if he were in the Israeli government.
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Recorded live from Young America's Foundation's 34th Annual National Conservative Student Conference at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
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