Category Archives: Law

Is Ted Cruz a natural born citizen within the meaning of the Constitution?

Posted on January 21, 2016 by a1skeptic

Ted Cruz – real name, Rafael Edward Cruz – isn’t very happy with people doubting that he’s even eligible to be President of the United States, since he was born in Canada and his father was a Cuban citizen at … Continue reading →

Posted in Law, Politics | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Driving While Black in a BMW

Posted on January 18, 2016 by a1skeptic

In view of this being the Martin Luther King Holiday, there was a shocking story reported on the Turk about how in 2014 a black woman was essentially arrested for driving in a BMW in New York City, and ended … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Law | Tagged | 2 Comments

All the “Christian” Republican Governors who want to refuse Syrian Refugees

Posted on November 18, 2015 by a1skeptic

There has been a somewhat sad spectacle as we see a slew of Republican Governors – and one Democrat – not accepting Syrian refugees in the wake of the Paris bombings. Even Charlie Baker, our moderate throwback Republican Governor here … Continue reading →

Posted in Law, Politics | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Let’s move New England to Atlantic Standard Time

Posted on November 2, 2015 by a1skeptic

There have been some suggestions made recently that we shouldn’t be turning the clocks back anymore. Here where I live, in Massachusetts, at the far eastern end of Eastern Standard Time, we spend much more time in “daylight savings time” … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Law | Tagged | 1 Comment

This is why identifying as a witch may not be such a good thing

Posted on October 31, 2015 by a1skeptic

Just in time for Halloween we have the story of a courtroom drama in Salem, Massachusetts (of all places) involving a witch and a warlock. It turns out that a 75-year-old witch priestess and self-identified psychic, Lori Bruno-Sforza, who also … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Law, Religion | Tagged | Leave a comment

Justice Roberts is not Conservative Enough for Republicans

Posted on October 8, 2015 by a1skeptic

With the opening of the Supreme Court’s 2015-16 term, there was some interesting commentary about how many Republicans don’t think that Chief Justice Roberts is conservative enough. Apparently, he has become a punching bag for a number of Republican candidates. … Continue reading →

Posted in Law, Politics | Tagged | 1 Comment

Antonin Scalia is a First Class Prick

Posted on October 5, 2015 by a1skeptic

With the opening of the 2015-16 term Supreme Court of the United States (sometimes abbreviated as SCOTUS), I thought it might be the appropriate time to acknowledged that Antonin Scalia is a first class prick. Court watchers pretty much know … Continue reading →

Posted in Law, Politics | Tagged | 2 Comments

Obama was pissed, and he was right to be. (Because we’re all a bunch of chicken shits)

Posted on October 4, 2015 by a1skeptic

Until we get a grip on that, and how we’ve all been a bunch of chicken-shits in the face of the National Rifle Association, nothing is going to change. Obama was right to be angry. We should be angry with him. Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Law, Politics | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Here’s an example of something that should not be prosecuted

Posted on September 30, 2015 by a1skeptic

Here is a sad story that is also an example of something that should not be prosecuted. Back in July of 2014, a Fairfield 18 year old named Conrad Henry Roy III killed himself via carbon monoxide poisoning. It turns … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Law | Tagged | 1 Comment

If we gave social workers at the Department of Children and Families a fighting chance to get their jobs done.

Posted on September 29, 2015 by a1skeptic

So when it comes to staffing, when it comes to technology, when it comes to infrastructure, DCF needs to be supported in the way that any modern business is supported. Then the social workers at the Department of Children and Families would at least have a fighting chance to get their job done. Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Law | Tagged | 1 Comment