On February 9, the U.S. Court of Appeals in D.C. heard oral argument in Tuana v USA, 13-5272. The issue is whether the 14th amendment confers U.S. citizenship on persons born in American Samoa. The judges are Janice Rogers Brown, Laurence H. Silberman, and David B. Sentelle. Here is a Mother Jones article about the(More)… …read more
Professor J. David Gillespie has this op-ed in The State, daily newspaper for Columbia, South Carolina. The op-ed notes how few legislative races have both a Republican and a Democrat on the general election ballot, and points out that minor parties perform a useful service for voters by giving them more choices. …read more
Tampa, FL — Several of 17-year-old High School student Brittany Overstreet’s classmates accused her of being in possession of mace. After the accusation, which was proven to be false, Brittany claims that she was severely beaten by a school resource officer.
Overstreet said she was slammed against tables, suffered a broken jaw, lost consciousness and ended up in the hospital.
More than a dozen protesters gathered in downtown Tampa on Monday to demand that the charges be dropped against Overstreet.
“I’m thankful. It is very emotional,” Overstreet said in regards to the protest.
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ABC Action News reports:
According to criminal reports, three …read more
Key West, Florida– A shocking video uploaded to YouTube on Sunday shows an elderly gentleman with his hands up, posing no risk or threat to the officers, get tased in front of horrified witnesses.
The video, taken by a witness who was with his family on their way to Key West, shows officers yelling at people to get out of their vehicle. The elderly man exits the passenger side and an officer grabs and twists his arm. Another officer comes around to the other side of the vehicle yelling “let him go.” As the officer lets go, …read more
White Plains, New York – This Saturday, 52-year-old newly retired police officer Glen Hochman shot and killed his two teenage daughters and all three family dogs, before turning the gun on himself.
It was reported by the New York Post that Hochman and his wife were recently having marital problems and were considering divorce.
Neighbors heard a gunshot late in the afternoon on Saturday and called police. When police arrived at the home around 4PM, they found the horrific scene and a note that had been left behind by Hochman.
The contents of the note have not been made public.
“The department is shocked …read more
Mississippi State Senator Chris McDaniel introduced SB 2613 last month, but because it failed to advance, it is now dead. It would have provided that voter registration cards ask voters to choose a party, or independent status. McDaniel ran in the Republican primary last year for U.S. Senate. He narrowly lost the runoff primary to(More)… …read more
In Arizona, Representative Juan Mendez (D-Tempe) has introduced HB 2268, to require that vote-counting equipment be able to handle ranked-choice voting. In Georgia, five Representatives have introduced HR 399, which would set up a legislative committee to study alternatives to old-fashioned runoff elections. The Resolution mentions instant runoff voting as something that would be studied.(More)… …read more
Many Republican lawmakers are digging in their heels in the fight to defund implementation of what they see as an executive overreach by President Obama. They’re so entrenched in their …
“Math does not bow to guns.”
Las Vegas, NV– Friend of The Free Thought Project, professional poker player, chairman of the most popular Bitcoin poker website, Seals With Clubs, as well as the host of the Donk Down Radio podcast- Bryan Micon, was raided at gunpoint on February 11. The warrant was executed on behalf of the Nevada Gaming Commission while his wife and two-year-old child were present in the home.
They raided me @CassandraRules !
https://t.co/MpYX4iGIk4
— Bryan Micon (@BryanMicon) February 21, 2015
Many had been wondering what was going on, as management of Seals With Clubs was leaving and distancing …read more
