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Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 20, 2011 24 Comments

So says E.J. Dionne in The Washington Post, arguing that voter i.d. laws and limitations on early voting will suppress the Democratic Party vote and disenfranchise minorities: An attack on the right to vote is underway across the country through laws designed to make it more difficult...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 20, 2011 21 Comments

I am pleased that Katie Thompson will be doing some guest posts here,  starting with a post about Rick Perry.   Katie expands the geographical diversity of the university blogging team of Kathleen, Matt and Mike.  Katie is entering her senior year at St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas.  Katie already...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 20, 2011 7 Comments

This is almost as good as Ann Althouse having the union protests right outside her window. Netroots Nation, attended by all of my very good blog-friends, will be held in Providence! All the nutroots in my home state and not far from my house in the most...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 20, 2011 3 Comments

For those of you returning to work and who have not checked the blog this weekend, we safely landed on Saturday at 12:17 p.m. The landing was a little bumpy, but the blog quickly steadied, tossing out most of the bugs before the passengers deplaned. So now that...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 20, 2011 6 Comments

Spotted by reader Will in Denver, Colorado. No really, that's my line (well, pretty close, " Proudly, I was against Obamamania before it was cool to be against Obamamania").   I invented it.  ...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 19, 2011 24 Comments

Throwing things at politicians is a bad idea.   Anything.   How is security supposed to know if the perp is throwing glitter, or acid, or holding a knife.  Moving towards politicians in a threatening manner is just a bad idea. The MoveOn.org activist who moved in a threatening...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 19, 2011 32 Comments

Now that the new blog is up and running, and mostly bug free (you never really know for sure until you turn it live no matter how much testing you do), I'm getting all reflective and stuff about blogging. I don't regret starting with Blogger. In...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 18, 2011 18 Comments

On Thursday Rush Limbaugh read from my post about the false accusation spread by The Guardian newspaper in Britain that Margaret Thatcher was refusing to meet with Sarah Palin because of a dislike of Palin: ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 18, 2011 15 Comments

The U.N. Human Rights Council has reaffirmed its singular goal of attacking and delegitimizing Israel. Via Ynet, HRC keeps clause dedicated to Israel: Israel demanded Friday a UN vote and called on members to vote against a Human Rights Council agenda for the next five years, which will keep Israel...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 17, 2011 1 Comment

.... until sometime before Monday.  Keep checking back, you'll know the transition has taken place when you automatically get redirected to http://www.legalinsurrection.com/.NO COMMENTS will be put through, so DON"T COMMENT anymore on the ".blogspot.com" site because the comments will not be put through and will not...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 17, 2011 4 Comments

I think it's fitting that the last video (really) ever posted at legalinsurrection.blogspot.com is of another person who could shake up the Republican field (that makes three today) if he chooses to enter the race. I'm changing sometime after midnight tonight.  I think we all need...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 17, 2011 5 Comments

At the NetRoots Conference White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer stated that although Barack Obama signed a document in 1996 saying he supported gay marriage, Obama did not fill out the document.So he signed it but his signature apparently doesn't mean anything because he didn't...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 17, 2011 8 Comments

at legalinsurrection.blogspot.com? It's possible, but the day is not over.The most amazing thing to me is not that Christie tells the voter that it's none of her business where he sends his kids to school, but that he pays $38,000 per year in property taxes.  Ouch.http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1--------------------------------------------Follow...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 17, 2011 6 Comments

Sarah Palin passed on the opportunity to make the kind of insulting comments about Michele Bachmann made by Bachmann's campaign adviser Ed Rollins about Palin.When asked (@4:35) whether Bachmann was qualified to be President, Palin answered "she is."She is classy, and understands that the way...

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