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A Tax Compromise
There are a certain number of McPalin supporters who are voting for them because they see Palin as the next incarnation of Bush. They don’t expect McCain to live long, and then the neocons can move back into the White House. Those boneheads can stop reading now. Ok, so what does that leave? Bigots.. you can leave too. So can those who have so bought into the Republican “brand name,” that you couldn’t get them to vote Democrat if Ronald Reagan came back from the dead and ran as a Democrat. Now, what do we have left? A pretty healthy number of people who have been swayed by this awful idea that Obama is going to expect the uber-wealthy to
Max Hardcore Must Remain in Prison Pending Appeal
Judge Bucklew issued an unsurprising order, Paul Little, a/k/a Max Hardcore, must remain in prison rather than being able to remain free on bond pending the resolution of his appeal. Under 18 U.S.C. § 3143(b)(1), a person convicted of a federal crime is eligible for release pending appeal if he can show by clear and convincing evidence that he is unlikely to flee or pose a danger to others, and that the appeal: . . . raises a substantial question of law likely to result in— (I) reversal, (ii) an order for a new trial, (iii) a sentence that does not include a term of imprisonment, or (iv) a reduced sentence to a term of imprisonment less than the total
Is "Jack" the Enlightened One?
Bob Ambrogi at Legal Blog Watch writes: “Jack” is a Washington, D.C., lawyer who hopes someday to be to the legal profession what Siddhartha was to Buddhism — one remembered for giving up a life of luxury to pursue the path of simplicity. Unlike Buddha, Jack has a blog, “Adventures in Voluntary Simplicity,” where he anonymously chronicles his self-charted conversion from highly paid lawyer to pilgrim of simple happiness. (source) Jack has the luxury of not feeding a wife and a child… so, that makes it a little easier to be Buddha-like. I love what I do and all… so, I’m not sure that I would follow Jack. However, that doesn’t change the fact that I have mad respect for
McCain in Vain – McCain in Pain
Ol’ man McCain says that Ted “series of tubes ” Stevens should resign — that’s after 26 years of palling around with him. Track #19 on London Calling, anyone? Meanwhile, as a consolation prize for all the conservatives who have broken ranks and backed Obama, McCain picked up a big endorsement – from Al Qaeda. Johnny Chimpo is still undecided and could not be reached for comment.
The World of the Framers: A Christian Nation?
Geoffrey Stone writes: Whether you fancy yourself an originalist or an interpretivist, a champion of a living Constitution or a dead hand, when you puzzle over the meaning of the Establishment Clause, the Free Exercise Clause, the Ninth Amendment, the Due Process Clause, or the Free Speech Clause, when you consider whether the Constitution allows the government to have faith-based initiatives, deny homosexuals the right to marry, prohibit obscenity, forbid abortions, the use of contraceptives, or stem-cell research, teach creationism, dip the flag to Jesus, or ban the word “fuck” in public, it helps to know the truth about the Framers, about what they believed, and about what they aspired to when they created this nation. See Geoffrey Stone, The
Where are all the Cartoon Characters' Pants?
With a baby on the way, I’ve been re-connecting with all my childhood cartoon characters. My wife seems to have a particular love for Winnie the Pooh. So, I’m looking at all these delightful, whimsical characters and wondering… what gives with cartoon characters wearing shirts… but no pants? Not that I’m a big fan of wearing pants… but this is very confusing. HT to Lisa for inspiring this post and for providing this link to the Urban Dictionary’s definition of “Porky Pigging” after she read this entry.
Defense of Marriage Act Challenged on First Amendment Grounds
Free Thought Activist, Charles Merrill has filed papers with the U.S. Tax Court, defending his decision to refuse to pay federal taxes due to his objection to the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Merril argues that DOMA violates the Establishment Clause. Merrill, a life member of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, claims: DOMA is in violation of the Establishment Clause under any of the three tests the Supreme Court has created: first, under the lemon test. DOMA was motivated by a religious purpose, and its effect has been to unconstitutionally establish religion. Next, under the endorsement test, DOMA’s purpose and effect were both the endorsement of one religious view to the exclusion of all others. Finally, under the coercion test,
Ted Stevens Guilty
A jury found U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska guilty Monday of all seven counts in his federal corruption trial. The jury found Stevens guilty of “knowingly and willfully” scheming to conceal on Senate disclosure forms more than $250,000 in home renovations and other gifts from an Alaska-based oil industry contractor. Stevens faces a maximum sentence of up to to 35 years in prison — five years for each of the seven counts. (source) Ted, we’ll miss comedy fodder like your “series of tubes” rant, courtesy of your campaign donors. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cZC67wXUTs]
Pedobear Caused the Mortgage Crisis
McCain blames Obama. Moveon.org blames McCain. They are both wrong. So, lets either blame Pedobear or lets get it straight, there is plenty of blame to go around — and, to a large extent, the people losing their homes are to blame as well. See Who Caused the Economic Crisis? So, what’s the real answer? I boil it down to this — WE caused it. WE bought overpriced houses. WE didn’t punch our realtor in the mouth when she tried to up-sell us, WE didn’t break a stapler across our mortgage broker’s jaw when he tried to get us to try his interest-only loans. Yeah, yeah, we can point at the big boys all we want, but when it comes
Just a Hockey Mom…
John Edwards was an elitist and out of touch with the American people for getting $400 haircuts. Caribou-Moron Barbie spent $22,800 on two weeks worth of makeup, $150,000 on clothes that she claims she’s going to give to charity (yeah, Goodwill would love that Prada stuff), $17,000 in per diem charges for sleeping in her own house, $21,012 in state funds to fly her kids around, and $50,000 to redecorate the Wasilla mayor’s office — which is in a strip mall. Now, I’m not calling her an “elitist,” but she’s revealed herself for what she truly is — not a pit bull with lipstick, but rather George W. Bush with lipstick — $22,800 worth. After eight years of Dick Cheney,
Look Who John McCain "Pals Around With"
The next time some moron neocon tries to feed you the “pals around with terrorists” line about Obama, remind them of the guy who was McCain’s campaign chair in Flori-duh. Well, that is until he got caught offering an undercover cop $20 for the privilege of giving him a blowjob in a dirty public rest room. He later tried to say it was all a misunderstanding arising from his fear of Teh Negroez. I find nothing wrong with Bob Allen being gay. I do find something wrong with his race-baiting. I find nothing wrong with him offering a guy $20 for a sex act. I think that both prostitution and homosexuality are personal choices, and well, live-and-let-live, whatever-floats-your-boat, etc. I
Homeland Security: Keeping you "Safe," one Artist at a Time
The “War on Terror” is over. We lost. We have turned into a nation of mewling cowards — prepared to sell our freedom for mere “security theater.” Want proof? Take a look at this threat to national security. Jerilea Zempel was detained at the U.S. border because she had that drawing in her sketch-book. (source) The drawing represents an idea for a yarn covering for a Sport Utility Vehicle. The border agents told Zempel that they suspected her of “copyright infringement.” “I wanted to turn an oversize, macho, gas-guzzling vehicle into a technological ghost by shrouding it in a white, fuzzy cover reminiscent of women’s handiwork from another time, another place.” (source) Zempel was locked in a room while Homeland
Pinota, Welcome to the Adult Entertainment World
A Canadian company hopes to bring the BlackBerry out of its “business only” mold. Pinota is launching a BlackBerry – oriented adult entertainment service. Pinota is the first and only adult entertainment network dedicated exclusively to BlackBerry users. We choose the name Pinota as a nod to classic pin-up girls of the past and now ‘Over-The-Air’. Our members will find adult videos, photo galleries and introducing our founders Missy and Maggie’s sex blogs. (source) HT: Snark Hunting
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Big Shocker: Anger, Fear, and Racism at a Palin Rally
You have to watch this video. I suppose that it is no great surprise. There are legitimate reasons to vote for McCain or against Obama, as the case may be. Jason Fischer put forth an excellent case and never descended into race-baiting, Ayers-baiting, Wright-baiting, master-baiting, or any other “baiting”. Unfortunately, conservatives like Fischer seem to have been pushed to the margins of the current conservative movement. Instead we have nut-balls like Gayle Quinnell, the “crazy McCain lady.” (Not to be confused with Sarah Palin — Palin has a much nicer wardrobe). Worse yet, we have downright lowlives like James Dobson, Don Wildmon, and John Stemberger speaking for the conservative side of the aisle, and following them are these uneducated, unintelligent,
Anger, Fear, and Racism at Palin Rally
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The Blog Loot!
Editorial and Comments by Zac “Rediculous” Papantoniou The “Blog Loot” is a new, weekly post, here on the Legal Satyricon. Essentially, it’s showing a little love to the blogs that make up our list of “Recommended Blogs” by running around to our favorite blogs and looting them of some of their more interesting recent content. 1. Someone call Gil Grissom… Maryland criminal defense attorney/blawger Jon Katz, of the Underdog Blog, asks (and attempts to answer) an age-old question of law, ”Should fingerprint evidence be banned from court?” [Props to the Underdog Blog] 2. A Jacksonville, FL, church attempted to redefine their “fire and brimstone” Sunday-sermon… “Members of Christ Church Anglican . . . gathered [last] Sunday for an unusual religious
