But she spent four months in jail, anyway, because Idaho is a lousy rotten state. Laurie Erickson of Boise, Idaho, is an ex-convict. When she was released in 2018, the department of corrections didn’t tell her she couldn’t vote. While she was still on probation in 2020, the secretary of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Bad States’
October 17th, 2024 - 5:34 pm § in Law and Courts
Yes, government has the power to kill you
You may think we’re a free people, living in a free country, but the government can kill you even if you’re innocent. Our legal system, generally speaking, allows government officials to arbitrarily take your life. Our political leaders can embroil our country in a war, enact conscriptio[...]
Texas is still trying to imprison Crystal Mason for voting while black
I’ve posted numerous voting fraud stories on this blog. Nearly all involve Trump supporters who knowingly and intentionally voted in two states, or voted the ballot of a dead spouse or parent. I’m not picking on Republicans; they’re who’s committing the voting fraud. All got off with misdeme[...]
Texas constable tried to send school librarians to prison for having LGBQT books
Scott London (photo, left) is a small-town constable in Texas with deep ties to extremist politics. London is involved with the “constitutional sheriffs” movement, which falsely argues county sheriffs can “nullify federal laws,” and Oathkeepers, a rightwing militia that playe[...]
Is Oklahoma the worst state?
It’s sure trying to be. Peruse the list below of my previous posts about Oklahoma. But first, the reason for this post is the state schools superintendent’s thinly-disguised efforts to impose mandatory Bible instruction on Oklahoma public schools. This isn’t especially shocking, gi[...]
May 21st, 2024 - 4:11 am § in Law and Courts
Cussing at a cop while black
This began as a driving while black case. Reginald Burks was taking his kids to school in Ozark, Alabama (pop. 14,000) when the white cop pulled him over for speeding in a 25 mph zone. Burks asked how fast he was going. The cop didn’t know. His radar didn’t work, so he estimated Burks[...]
Alabama law punishes employers friendly to unions
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (photo, left) signed a law penalizing employers in her state who accept unions, Huffington Post reported on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 (read story here). It yanks state economic incentives, grants, loans, and tax credits away from any company that recognizes a union instead of forci[...]
April 30th, 2023 - 3:14 pm § in Politics, Republicans
Is she America’s worst governor?
Some people would argue that for partisan nastiness, Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis is without peer, and that may be so; but Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders clearly wants to be in any race to the bottom. Sanders, if you don’t know, is the daughter of former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, a former[...]
April 28th, 2023 - 1:41 pm § in Law and Courts, Racism
Another Mississippi lynching
Before being murdered last fall, Rasheem Carter, 25, went to the police in Taylorsville, Mississippi. He’d told his mother that “three truckloads of white guys [were] trying to kill him,” so she told him to seek police protection. When, in February 2023, his dismembered remains wer[...]
Term limits for thee, but not for me
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is sponsoring a bill that would limit U.S. senators to two 6-year terms (read story here). Except him. Under his bill, Cruz, 52, would have to retire in January 2036, when he’s 66. By then, he’ll have served five 6-year terms in the Senate. Term limits are a favorite[...]