The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution doesn’t apply everywhere. Specifically, it doesn’t apply in South Carolina’s legislative building. There, assembling peacefully to petition your elected representatives for redress of grievances is a crime for which you can be arrest[...]
Archive for June, 2014
June 10th, 2014 - 10:41 am § in Uncategorized
Beware Homeowner-Unfriendly Laws
If I lived in Texas, I wouldn’t buy a new home there, because a builder-friendly state government has taken away the right of homebuyers to sue builders for shoddy workmanship. Instead, they’re forced into an arbitration process run by builders. In other words, if your shiny new million-[...]
June 10th, 2014 - 10:38 am § in Politics, The Ave Scene
Funding the Schools: Liberal Hypocrisy
PUBLICOLA reports that the much demeaned democrat, Rep. Ross Hunter (D-48, Medina), is coming out at an Association of Washington Business forum for a levy swap, The swap would replace the local K-12 property tax levies with a state property tax increase. Last year, Hunter, who earned the[...]
OBAMA DOCTRINE: Putin Loses?
Defying Russian warnings, Moldova and Georgia head for EU pact By Margarita Antidze and Alexander Tanas CHISINAU/TBILISI (Reuters) – – Undeterred by the conflict triggered by Ukraine’s swing towards Europe, the former Soviet republics of Moldova and Georgia will sign a trade and po[...]
June 10th, 2014 - 10:06 am § in The Ave Scene
BREAKING NEWS: Another school goes under the gun
Troutdale, OR – Deputy: Suspect Dead In Shooting At Oregon School Today 12:31 PM Troutdale, OR – Authorities say a shooter is dead at a high school in the Portland, Oregon, area, and the situation is stabilized. The Multnomah County sheriff’s office said there were reports of shots[...]
European Anti Semitism
Bernard-Henri Lévy , has written a powerful essay on European anti Semitism published at the Daily Beast The essay is very powerful, focused on the hypocrisy of Belgium and France in dealing with the all too real problem of Islamic fanatics. As horrible as Islamic anti Semitism is, [...]
June 9th, 2014 - 12:11 pm § in Misc.
Obama’s Approach to Foreign Policy
Herzliya Israel – Israeli Spy General Says Iran Serious In Negotiations On Nuclear Deal Herzliya Israel – Iran is negotiating seriously on a deal to curb its disputed nuclear program, a senior Israeli intelligence officer said on Monday… Read More »[...]
June 9th, 2014 - 12:06 pm § in Uncategorized
North Carolina’s Unfriendly Laws
Thousands of North Carolina families whose health was damaged by contaminated drinking water can’t sue the polluters because of a state law. The U.S. Supreme Court decided today the state law trumps federal environmental laws. Thus, North Carolina state legislators are to blame for protect[...]
June 9th, 2014 - 11:46 am § in Environment, The Ave Scene
An Atmospheric Physicist On Climate Speech
Commentary by Halstead: Hi, .. St. Paul the Krugman’s OpEd today suggests that climate skepticism stems less from economic opposition [‘industries fight their replacement’] than from ‘ideology and anti-intellectualism’. I wonder. As it seems to me, there are two types o[...]