Here is a link to the California Secretary of State’s web page for election returns, for the 39th Assembly race. Only seven votes separate one of the Democrats from the other Democrat, as of 5:44 p.m. Pacific time on November 10. There are many ballots remaining to be counted. …read more
See this story, which explains why Alaska vote-counting takes so long. As of November 10, there are 53,000 uncounted ballots. …read more
Because most states had unusually low turnout in the November 2014 election, and because most states that have the initiative process base the requirement on the number of votes cast in the last election, it seems that the number of signatures to qualify initiatives for the ballot in 2016 will be markedly easier than in(More)… …read more
This OKC cop has already been charged with several counts of first-degree rape, forcible oral sodomy, sexual battery, indecent exposure, and one count each of first-degree rape by instrumentation, first-degree burglary and felonious stalking.
Oklahoma City, OK — After two adults and one minor have come forward with allegations of being sexually assaulted, former Eastern Michigan University football player and current Oklahoma City police officer Daniel Ken Holtzclaw, now faces 6 more counts of sexual assault.
According to mlive, the most recent charges allege that two adult women and a 17-year-old female were sexually assaulted by the Oklahoma City police “officer being …read more
Oddly enough this is the second attack on police in a very small time frame with objects designed for chopping wood.
Washington D.C. — A manhunt has been underway for 9 days now for a man who attacked a D.C. police officer with an ax.
Police officials say a man armed with an ax attacked an officer in the 3800 block of 13th Street NE shortly after 3:00 a.m. on October 31. Spokesperson Gwendolyn Crump says the attack was unprovoked. She adds that the officer was not struck by the weapon, but was injured while trying to disarm the suspect.
The police released …read more
Law Professor Mark Osler says in this op-ed that one-party regions of the United States invariably develop bad government. It is published in the Waco Tribune, and seems aimed for a Texas audience. He uses Detroit as an example. …read more
Does civil disobedience work? There isn’t a clear “yes” or “no” answer to this question, rather the correct answer is “sometimes.” There is no denying that Martin Luther King, Jr. …
Police refuse to release charges for man arrested Friday afternoon.
Molly Gott | MORE
Ferguson, MO — On Friday, November 7 at approximately 2pm, a protester in Ferguson was arrested for allegedly rolling an apple into the Ferguson Police Department’s parking lot.
The man is currently being held at the St. Ann jail with a $1000 cash-only bond. When representatives, Missourians Organizing for Reform and Empowerment (MORE), the local community group that has been organizing jail and legal support for Ferguson protesters, called the Ferguson and St. Ann jails to inquire about the man’s charges they were told the charges are not being …read more
In Police State America, if you offend the police you can lose your job.
By William Norman Grigg | Pro Libertate Blog
When an employee in the productive sector offends the company’s customer base, he can expect to the censured, sanctioned, or sacked. Customers who complain about such an employee can expect that their opinions will be listened to politely and respectfully. After all, the owners of the company are vividly aware that the public can take its business elsewhere, so retaining their loyalty is a compelling priority.
By way of contrast, when a police officer employed in the coercive sector alienates the …read more
