We’ve mentioned the strange case of the possible selection of Republican Robert Burns for US Attorney of Utah by Democratic President Barack Obama. Usually, the President selects members of his own party, and usually with the suggestions and advice of members of his party in the state. In Utah’s case, there are few of these. […]
The Pentagon Papers of the Afghan War? Or more smoke than fire?
July 26, 2010 by
Image via Wikipedia Check it at the New York Times here, the Wall Street Journal here, Boing Boing here, and especially here, at Wikileaks. It may be the “largest intelligence leak in history”. Here are a few books that you might want to read: Taliban, by Ahmed Rashid, Ghost Wars by Steve Coll, Unholy Wars […]
Much ado about immigration in Utah
July 14, 2010 by
Image via Wikipedia There’s a scandal brewing in Utah over a list of alleged illegal immigrants that was sent to a number of government leaders with a demand for action. A conservative bastion in the west, even the lone Democrat in Utah’s congressional delegation, Jim Matheson, votes with his Republican colleagues almost as often as he does with Nancy […]
If a DUI costs too much…
July 12, 2010 by
Brilliant ideas for great law rarely make the news. And this is no exception. This just in: a Texas lawmaker wants to repeal the law in Texas that levies a the fine for DUIs because it costs too much. That’s right–it costs too much for people who get caught drinking and driving to pay the […]
President Obama responds to HCR challenges
May 13, 2010 by
I’ve written before about the constitutional challenges to the Obama healthcare reforms. As reported over at Paper Chase The Obama administration is also facing health care lawsuits in Virginia and Florida, filed by numerous state attorneys general. Last month, Georgia joined 18 other states [JURIST report] in a lawsuit [complaint, PDF] filed [JURIST report] in the US District Court […]
The Freedom of Information Act and the Presidency
March 19, 2010 by
During my undergrad days, I did a stint as a lowly intern in a mammoth sized bureaucracy in Washington, D.C. The building that housed the “Department” was built in the 1950s, and it smelled that way, too. One of my main tasks, other than attending endless meetings on subject matter about which I knew or […]
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