Legislator Upset That Muslims Want to Use School-Voucher Program Too
She just assumed that “religious” meant “Christian,” because … is there another kind?
Lawmakers/Politicians
Edwards Jury Asks for “the Haircut Letter”
Well, this can't be a good sign — for John Edwards, anyway. The jury that is currently considering whether to convict him for alleged campaign-finance violations asked yesterday for a copy of the "haircut letter." Elderly rich person "Bunny" Mellon,…
Ron Paul: the Video Game
Ron Paul may have stopped "actively campaigning," but that doesn't mean his adventures are over. Far from it. Although so far he only has 98 delegates, he may be able to rack up a lot more between now and the…
UPDATE: Wyoming No Longer Considering Buying an Aircraft Carrier
Will be defenseless against Montana.
Quail Murderer Encourages Feeding Human Fetuses to Livestock
"You buried the lead" in last week's post about Sen. Ralph Shortey, a reader pointed out to me, and he was right. Given that Shortey's proposed ban on the use of "aborted human fetuses" in food or food research is…
Georgia Bill Would Require Drug-Testing for State Legislators
State Rep. Scott Holcomb (D-Atlanta) may or may not be serious about this proposal, but given some of the other stuff that legislatures have done, mandatory drug testing of legislators prior to any vote might not be a bad idea….
Feinstein Bill a Great Step Forward for the Illusion of Civil Rights
While most people were getting ready for New Year's, President Obama was happily signing the National Defense Authorization Act (as Jonathan Turley discusses here). As you may recall, the NDAA contains a hilarious provision that requires anyone accused of terrorism to be detained…
Governor Praises Legislature for Mountain-Lion-Stuffing Bill
Here's the right way to use a "signing statement": To the Members of the California State Senate: I am signing SB 769, which allows for a dead mountain lion to be stuffed and displayed. This presumably important bill earned overwhelming support [from] both…
MP Apologizes for “Any Offense Caused” by Nazi-Themed Bachelor Party
I guess I should say right up front that there is no evidence that British MP Aidan Burley actually wore an SS uniform himself, or that he joined in the toast to "the ideology and thought process of the Third…
Whoa, Did Something Die in Here? Oh, It Was Freedom
While you weren’t looking, those hilarious pranksters in Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act, which among other things authorizes the military to detain U.S. citizens arrested in this country “without trial until the end of the hostilities authorized by…