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Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 11, 2011 11 Comments

In a split decision, the Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has upheld a lower court decision to enjoin implementation of key provisions of S.B. 1070, the Arizona immigration law.  A copy of the 9th Circuit opinion is below.  The opinions was written by...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 11, 2011 9 Comments

Having absented himself from the budget debate until the end, having run up several trillion dollars in debt, having expanded government, having proven himself completely incapable of comprehending that government is not the answer, Barack Obama is set to announce a deficit reduction plan.But as all things...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 11, 2011 13 Comments

A few weeks ago, when the protests in Madison were still raging, it appeared that Justice David Prosser would go down to defeat by at least several percentage points, and the recall efforts seemed lopsided against Republican Senators.  I urged readers to get involved because we could not...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 10, 2011 29 Comments

I never paid much attention to gun laws.  Now that I've finished my NRA basic handgun course, I'll start on what will be a very, very long process to get a hand gun permit.The laws are byzantine.  In New York State, where I live about...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on April 10, 2011 14 Comments

Kathleen Vanity Fair, to which I begrudgingly subscribe (anything that keeps Hitchens on a payroll can't be that bad, right?), brought my blood to a boil this morning when I read their latest article on 'inequality.' Here's the gist: "Americans have been watching protests against...

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 10, 2011 11 Comments

The carnage in Syria continues at a dramatic pace, with the Syrian armed forces and/or police routinesly using live fire against protesters.Yet there is virtual silence from the world community and the Obama adminsitration.  Some recent words of  condemnation, but not much more.  No U.N....

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 10, 2011 12 Comments

Via The Muqata comes the video below of the Israeli Iron Dome system taking down a Kassam rocket fired from Gaza.  The technology is not perfect, but it has taken down numerous Hamas rockets in the past few days:The success of the Iron Dome missile...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 10, 2011 9 Comments

Can I call 'em, or what.  Just yesterday I was noting Obama's strangely detached from reality focus in his speech Friday night on avoiding having a school trip to the Washington Monument canceled if the government shut down.So what did he do yesterday afternoon?  He took...

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on April 09, 2011 8 Comments

KathleenIs the government shutdown?No. And President Obama had to shove the "value" of compromise in our face:"President Obama surprised tourists with an appearance at the Lincoln Memorial Saturday afternoon. He was there to make the point that places such as the Lincoln Memorial are open...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 09, 2011 4 Comments

From a recently rediscovered colleague:"Government continues to struggle with the most mundane of tasks, including counting votes. Yet many people want it to take on vastly more sophisticated projects, like running health care."His blog is here.--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 09, 2011 14 Comments

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 09, 2011 12 Comments

After the budget deal was announced late last night, Obama gave a speech, apparently reading a teleprompter once again, which was nothing short of bizarre.Obama gave a campaign speech, with the Washington Monument in the backdrop, and with the now-typical story of some letter Obama...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 08, 2011 15 Comments

Endgame - Significant cuts, no distraction from the Paul Ryan proposal, and an up or down vote on repealing Obamacare in the Senate.  Worth it?11:15 - Mitch McConnell took to the floor.  Says moving on from saving billions to saving trillions.11:10 - Harry took to...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 08, 2011 42 Comments

A blog post by one of the students in Jeff Cohen's Independent Media class at Ithaca College, to which I linked this morning, has led The Lonely Conservative to argue that my comment moderation policy contributes to the content of the blog:Since Professor Jacobson’s niche...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 08, 2011 24 Comments

Kathy Nickolaus, the Waukesha County Clerk who mistakenly forgot to include the City of Brookfield numbers in the initial county reporting already is under pretty intense attack, including claims she is lying because the reporting error was not technically possible, and that she cannot be trusted "because...

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