Category Archives: Law

The Bush-RNC Email Scandal, or Our Hypocrisy is not Like Theirs, Part 10 Continued

Posted on August 11, 2016 by a1skeptic

A few days ago I was discussing the “controversy” around Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server while she was Secretary of State, and how hypocritical the Republican reaction has been. I pointed out that: Colin Powell also used … Continue reading →

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Republicans say Plagiarism is No Big Deal when committed by one of their own

Posted on July 20, 2016 by a1skeptic

It’s been interesting to watch the fallout from Monday’s events at the Republican National Convention, and the consequences of Milania Trump’s clear plagiarizing of Michelle Obama’s 2008 convention speech. Now, I’m with the group of people who believe that Milania … Continue reading →

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It’s not Black Lives Matter vs. Blue Lives Matter

Posted on July 11, 2016 by a1skeptic

Last week was a bad week in relations between black men and police officers in the United States. First, on Tuesday, the day after Independence day, we had the shooting of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Then, on Wednesday … Continue reading →

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Finally some good news out of the Supreme Court with the Hellerstedt decision

Posted on June 29, 2016 by a1skeptic

On Monday we had some rare good news coming out of the Supreme Court in a case that would not have been affected by whether Justice Antonin Scalia had remained alive or not. It’s the case of Whole Woman’s Health … Continue reading →

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If you want to know why it’s Important who picks the next Supreme Court Justice

Posted on June 24, 2016 by a1skeptic

If you want a good example of why it will be very important who gets to appoint future Supreme Court nominees, here it is: an equally divided Supreme Court couldn’t come to agreement on Obama’s executive actions on immigration, thus … Continue reading →

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Congressional Approval still has a way to go before it hits 0%

Posted on June 22, 2016 by a1skeptic

The United States Senate, last Monday, once again proved itself incapable of acting in any reasonable way, or in fact, acting at all, on the matter of regulating guns. This may be part of the reason that Congress’ approval ratings … Continue reading →

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I thought Spouses were supposed to be Off Limits on this Campaign

Posted on June 15, 2016 by a1skeptic

Ever since the dustup between Donald Trump and Ted Cruz over their spouses, I thought that Presidential spouses were off limits. You know, the one where someone posted a sexy picture of his wife Melania and he responded by tweeting … Continue reading →

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People forget how controversial Muhammad Ali once was

Posted on June 13, 2016 by a1skeptic

It was interesting to watch this week as Muhammad Ali was lionized after his death and during his two-day funeral on Thursday and Friday. People forget how controversial Ali was. The “Louisville Lip” was, after his conversion, the most famous … Continue reading →

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Trump says he can’t get a fair hearing from a Mexican or Muslim Judge

Posted on June 6, 2016 by a1skeptic

As some of you may have noticed, the heat has been turning up on Donald Trump and his “Trump University,” a for-profit mostly on-line “college” that has been the target of a number of lawsuits, including several ongoing class action … Continue reading →

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Our Hypocrisy is not like Theirs, Part 7

Posted on June 2, 2016 by a1skeptic

Some of you may have read the news not too long ago that Ken Starr, the President of Baylor University, was ousted from his position because of the University’s inadequate response to a number of sexual assault cases involving the … Continue reading →

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