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N.C. Constitution Bars Atheists from Public Office – group of redneck morons thinks that the ban is valid.
Cecil Bothwell is a city councillor in Asheville, North Carolina. That in itself is not remarkable, but Bothwell ran as an openly-atheist candidate.. Well, ol “Ain’t no gawd Cecil” dun tickery won the dag gum election. It seems that now, his opponents are seeking to have him stopped from taking office, because he doesn’t believe in an imaginary magic space zombie jew. (source) Article 6, section 8 of the North Carolina Constitution says: “The following persons shall be disqualified for office: First, any person who shall deny the being of Almighty God.” And it isn’t the only state that has such a requirement. (source). Of course, those who seek to keep Bothwell from taking his seat seem to have forgotten
Bitter Lawyer Profiles Randazza
Bitter Lawyer has been one of my favorite legal humor sites for some time. Thus, imagine my joy when they emailed me asking to do a profile on me. Well, it came out today. Here it is. Enjoy.
Marc Randazza: His Profane, Pornographic, Anti-Glenn Beck World
There’s probably no other lawyer like Marc Randazza. He’s irreverent, outspoken, foul-mouthed, endlessly entertaining and on a hot streak. When he’s not defending the First Amendment rights of porn studios and bloggers, he might be on the beach, cooking up a tasty stingray … Read more …
Congratulations to Gloucester High – Fishermen are Super Bowl Champs Again!
Last night, the Gloucester Fishermen defeated Bridgewater-Raynham 33-13 in the Massachusetts Division 1A Super Bowl at Gilette Stadium. This victory caps a perfect season, and GHS’ second title in three years. See Gloucester Times coverage.
Man "finishes" World of Warcraft
What’s with the “hugging”? ‘Little Gray” beat the game after killing 390,895 creatures, administering 7,255,538,878 points of damage, completing 5,906 quests (averaging 14 quests a day), raiding 405 dungeons and hugging 11 players. I believe we can safely add another statistic to the numbers — he has had sex 0 times during this period. (source)
The Bread Hunter
Totally off topic… but totally awesome. The Bread Hunter. The author’s book is here. I want it. When I lived in Sicily, my friends had an outdoor stone oven. Talk about bread from heaven.
Indianapolis … at it again
Yes, the city that brought you MacKinnon’s anti-pornography ordinance (struck down by American Booksellers Ass’n. v. Hudnut, 771 F.2d 323 (7th Cir. 1985)) now brings us a public school internet content filtering policy, which includes this little gem. Alternative Spirituality/Belief: Sites that promote and provide information on religions such as Wicca, Witchcraft or Satanism. Occult practices, atheistic views, voodoo rituals or any other form are mysticism are represented here. Includes sites that endorse or offer methods, means of instruction, or other resources to affect or influence real events through the use of spells, incantations, curses and magic powers. This category includes sites which discuss or deal with paranormal or unexplained events. (source) (link courtesy Freedom From Religion Foundation) The way
Don't let truth get in the way of your superstition-politics
“It is the ultimate Grinch to suggest there is no God during a holiday where millions of people around the world celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ,” said Mathew D. Staver, founder and chairman of the Liberty Counsel, a conservative religious law firm, and dean of Liberty University School of Law in Lynchburg, Va. “It is insensitive and mean.” (source) This coming from the same fucking scumbag who has fought tooth and nail against both gay marriage and gay adoption – preferring to see kids ripped from the homes of gay foster parents. Of course, if I was married to a bitch that looked like an Amish man, I’d be a bit screwed up too. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-5yFNpNbSc]
ABA Blawg 100 Voting Update
I was perusing the ABA 100 voting, and I see that the front runners are pulling away from the pack. But, there are a couple of blawgs that are still in the running that I personally think deserve a blast of support. New York Personal Injury Law Blog is written by Eric Turkewitz, one of the Lions in the Blawgers Den, and should have a hell of a lot more support. Click here and please toss a vote to New York Personal Injury Law Blog. Don’t confuse it with that other New York Personal Injury blog. Then cast your attention to Simple Justice. My only critique of Greenfield is that he cranks out so damn much content, that I have
Flori-duh can't get Christian themed license plate, so goes for what it meant in the first place
The state of Flori-duh failed to get its “I Believe” license plates. So now its getting the next best thing, a Confederate Flag license plate. There still are an awful lot of Floridians who are pissed off that they don’t get to own negroes anymore. Well, now there is a license plate for those peckerwoods. I do hope that every single car that has one of these tags on it gets keyed in the Wal Mart parking lot. Of course, I can’t imagine this being on anything but a rusty assed pickup truck.
Brüno may have stepped in it….
We got a pile of frivolous, stupid, and unsupportable lawsuits out of Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat. Cohen’s latest, Brüno, might just mar Cohen’s record. It seems, if the allegations are true, that Cohen identified a Bethlehem grocer as a leader in the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades. However, the grocer claims that he is no such thing. Cohen also claimed on a promotional tour for the movie that he had to be brought to a “secret location” to interview the guy … the “secret location” turned out to be a hotel next door to an Israeli military post. Complaint here. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlbxZRwnBws]
A Likelihood of Confusion and Cameltoe Camouflaging
By: Zac Papantoniou H/T to Ryan Gile at Las Vegas Trademark Attorney Blog, for bringing this trademark infringement suit involving cameltoe-covering undies to light, and thus making it clearly visible for us here at the Legal Satyricon to find (Note – Due to the nature of this case, and my juvenile sense of humor, I take no responsibility for making really bad puns). Ryan Gile wrote an interesting post yesterday, regarding a trademark infringement lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. The plaintiff and defendant in the suit are competing makers of cameltoe covering underwear for women, who both (at some point) have used a variation of the word “camouflage” to identify the brand
Big Firm Blogs Are Boring
No friggin shit. In other news, the sky is blue, water is wet, and Gail Dines has a penis.
Red Hat Club case results in $100,000 award for plaintiff. A dark day for American literature
I wrote about the Red Hat Club case in April of 2008 in The Georgia Court of Appeals commits attempted murder on American literature in “Red Hat Club” case. Without re-writing that post, which tells the story enough, the case was a “libel in fiction” case. An author based a fictional character on a person, that person saw a pay day, and she got it.
You Sinful Front Huggers Can Go to Hell! You Go to Hell and Die!
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_Oj0-splZw] I’m almost positive this is for real and not parody. The rough riders for Christ part is what kills me. Lawd, I can’t take much more.
The People's Republic of Brooklyn
by Jason Fischer “All your property rights are belong to us!” Thanks to the socialist wing of our highest court, the language of the Fifth Amendment has been perverted to include economic development as a justifiable reason for disregarding private property rights. In the latest episode of “how can the government make sex to me, without even buying me a drink first,” a developer in New York has convinced that state’s highest court that the New Jersey Nets need a new arena more than 146 people need to keep their homes (source). In case you’re not familiar with United States property law, I’ll give a quick primer. Owning “real property,” here in the U.S., essentially amounts to having the privilege
Palin Confusion
Many people are confused by Sarah Palin. But, it seems that a recent parody of her book has confused a lot of people as to which one is the real Palin product. Of course, when the author of a book is, herself, a joke and a walking talking parody, it can be confusing to try and figure out which one is the parody and which one is actually trying to be real. Quick quiz: Why isn’t this filed under “trademark law?”
Newsflash: People Can't ACTUALLY Be Douchebags!
This just in, you guys: a person can’t actually be a douchebag! Breaking Freaking News! Someone get that Drudge Report Siren up. Done! This is totally news to me, because until the Supreme Court of New York for New York County (phew) held differently, I really thought that when people called me a douche, they meant I was an actual, factual walking vaginal bulb syringe. It was always so confusing. All is made clear by this case. Here, the principal of PR firm Four Corners Communication, Drew Kerr, registered the domain name www.rosstorossian.com, in order to criticize Ross Torossian, some rival douche in the sharks-and-jets world of PR, and placed a picture of a Summer’s Eve ad on the website.
Killing a fly with a bazooka – Wisconsin prison guards use grenade inside cell and try and cover up the evidence
File this under “holy shit!” Wisconsin prison guards decided to toss a “non lethal” grenade into a prisoner’s cell. This grenade usually is used for outdoor crowd control. Naturally, the use of such a device on a 135 lb inmate seemed like excessive force, and the inmate received a $49,000 settlement. But then the Wisconsin prison officials didn’t want to release a video of the incident. They complained that it would compromise guard safety. The department initially denied the request for the video, claiming that release could jeopardize the prison’s camera surveillance system and allow inmate viewers to plot against guards. Later, the department admitted the footage was taken by a guard with a hand-held camera, not by the prison’s
The Weblog Awards
Whatever. I mean, yeah, it would be sweet as hell to win. I’m not holding my breath though. Nevertheless, if you want to go vote for us, click here and vote up the generous nomination that Mr. King provided.
