Month: March 2016

Anti-Federalist No. 40 is a compilation of articles.

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It was a common saying among many sensible men in Great Britain and Ireland, in the time of the war, that they doubted whether the great men of America, who had taken an active part in favor of independence, were influenced by pure patriotism; that it was not the love of their country they had so much at heart, as their own private, interest; that a thirst after dominion and power, and not to protect the oppressed from the oppressor, was the great operative principle that induced these men to oppose Britain so strenuously. Continue reading “Anti-Federalist Paper No. 40 – On The Motivations And Authority Of The Founding Fathers”

Breitbart – by Charlie Nash

Social media posts that embarrass or insult someone would be illegal under bills covering online harassment being pushed by Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin.

Kilmartin is pushing one bill which aims to criminalise “revenge porn,” or sexual images posted online without the consent of anyone featured. This is a reasonable bill that many would agree is necessary, but it is being used as a smokescreen to the other bill which Kilmartin is currently trying to push through.   Continue reading “Dangerous Online ‘Harassment’ Bill Being Pushed by Rhode Island Attorney General”

WBRZ 2 – by Trey Schmaltz

WHITE CASTLE – Police detained WBRZ reporter Chris Nakamoto while Nakamoto was pursuing a story on town government operations Wednesday.

Nakamoto was put in handcuffs, escorted to the police department and written a misdemeanor summons. The summons was written for an alleged violation of statute 14:63, remaining after being forbidden.   Continue reading “Louisiana town arrests reporter for trying to get public records on mayor’s salary increase”

Fox News

A small town in northwestern Minnesota was evacuated Thursday afternoon after a Canadian Pacific freight train collided with a propane truck that caught fire.

Minnesota State Patrol Sgt. Jesse Grabow told the Associated Press that the town of Callaway, population 230, was evacuated as a precaution. The evacuation was to remain in effect until at least noon Friday.   Continue reading “Minnesota town evacuated after train, propane truck collide”

The Hill – by Christina Marcos

Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-Ariz.) has introduced legislation that would allow young immigrants who came to the U.S. as children to work for congressional offices.

Qualifying individuals who came to the U.S. illegally as children and hold temporary work permits through the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program currently are not eligible to be employed by lawmakers. Only U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents and certain refugees can work for members of the House and Senate.   Continue reading “Dem: Let some illegal immigrants work on Capitol Hill”

New York Times – by Charlie Savage

WASHINGTON — After a jury found a man guilty of several gun and drug offenses, he took his case to the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. In the spring of 1998, two of the judges on a panel that heard his case agreed to vacate two of his convictions, saying that the evidence was too thin to support one, and the trial judge had made a mistake that tainted the other.

But the third judge on that panel, Merrick B. Garland, a former federal prosecutor whom President Bill Clinton appointed to the court a year earlier, sharply disagreed. In a dissenting opinion, Judge Garland — who is now President Obama’s nominee for the Supreme Court — insisted that the evidence was good enough, and that the trial judge’s supposed mistake did not matter.   Continue reading “In Criminal Rulings, Garland Has Usually Sided With Law Enforcement”

KKTV

An important lesson to be careful about what you post on Facebook and other public sites. One local man ended up getting a ticket after a video he posted on Facebook was viewed by police.

Michael Dalton told 11 News he loves making Facebook videos in his free time.

“On a whim I say, ‘Hey I’ll do a quick recording.’ I found this new little shortcut if you don’t want to go across the highway,” said Dalton.   Continue reading “Facebook Post Leads To Police Ticket”

Revisionist Review – by Michael Hoffman

The terror attacks in Brussels on March 22, not far from the headquarters of the pro-immigration European Union (EU), were to be expected, and more are undoubtedly on the way in Belgium, France, Britain and Germany. These attacks were prepared deliberately by the governments of the West to create the conditions whereby formerly freedom-loving people will beg for a police state. This is point number one.   Continue reading “Purim in Brussels”

Reuters

Lawyers for nine children suspected of being illegal immigrants argued on Thursday that they have the right to a court-appointed attorney, in a lawsuit that challenges the notion that minors can competently represent themselves.

The lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups in federal court in Seattle seeks to force the federal government to provide attorneys for undocumented children facing deportation in immigration hearings.   Continue reading “Children facing deportation from U.S. have right to attorneys, lawsuit argues”

Reuters

Hundreds gathered in front of the North Carolina governor’s mansion on Thursday to protest passage of a state law that blocks cities from allowing transgender people to use public bathrooms that match their gender identities.

The demonstrators, carrying signs and chanting phrases like “Trans lives matter,” blocked traffic in front of Republican Governor Pat McCrory’s residence in Raleigh, according to images shared on Twitter by reporters, gay rights groups and protesters.   Continue reading “Protesters target North Carolina repeal of Charlotte transgender law”

SB Nation – by Tim Cato

A statement issued by the NBA on Thursday put into question Charlotte’s status as a host for the 2017 All-Star Game, following North Carolina passing one of the nation’s most anti-LGBTQ laws on Wednesday. The statement is as follows:

“The NBA is dedicated to creating an inclusive environment for all who attend our games and events. We are deeply concerned that this discriminatory law runs counter to our guiding principles of equality and mutual respect and do not yet know what impact it will have on our ability to successfully host the 2017 All-Star Game in Charlotte.”   Continue reading “NBA implies 2017 All-Star Game could be moved after North Carolina passes anti-LGBTQ law”