Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion

Pull funding "for one or two universities, and you will see hundreds of others fall into line"

Major Kamala Fundraiser: Leaving 'Democratic Party is Like Leaving a Cult'

Poison Ivies: DEI and the Downfall of the Ivy League

Wisconsin State Election Officials Verify Accuracy Of Waukesha Numbers

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 12, 2011 6 Comments

The Government Accountability Board (GAB) in Wisconsin is the governmental entity which is responsible for elections.Ever since Waukesha County Clerk Kathy Nickaulous discovered during the county's election canvass that the city of Brookfield was not included in numbers initially reported to the press, Democrats have been crying foul...

WI Dems Organizing To Challenge “Recall Wirch” Petitions

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 12, 2011 5 Comments

I posted yesterday about how Recall Wirch expects to submit several thousand more signatures than required for a recall election of Democratic state Senator Robert Wirch, who fled along with 13 other Democrats to Illinois.Now Democrats are organizing to challenge as many of the signatures...

Hey Copper, I Didn’t See Nothin’ an’ Nobody

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 11, 2011 16 Comments

The Democrat in Waukesha County who verified -- on video -- that the numbers from the city of Brookfield mistakenly were left out of the count reported to AP now insists she didn't see nothin' (via The PJ Tatler):I am 80 years old and I don’t understand anything...

Spring spheres?

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on April 11, 2011 26 Comments

Kathleen I caught wind of the story of a girl who was volunteering in a Seattle public school over her spring break:"At the end of the week I had an idea to fill little plastic eggs with treats and jelly beans and other candy, but...

9th Circuit Upholds Injunction Against Arizona Immigration Law

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...

Conservatives Must Win the Battle Over America's History

Charges Dropped Against Anti-Israel Protesters at UNC-Chapel Hill

Faithful Catholic Colleges Experiencing Surge in Enrollment

George Mason University Professors Demand End to Pro-Hamas Activity on Campus

Vanderbilt Graduate Workers Union Drops Efforts to Organize Following Legal Setbacks

As Syria Falls and Iran Fades, Turkey Seeks Regional Takeover

Important Obama Campaign Message To Be Delivered Wednesday

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...

A Massachusetts Miracle In Wisconsin

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...

Gun Laws

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...

“Take” and “grow” are two different things

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...

Near Silence On Syria

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....

Rocket v. Rocket

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...

Rocky, He’s Not

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...

Saturday Night Card Game (Dem Base Fractures Into Twitter War And Charges Of Racism Against Professional Left)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 09, 2011 19 Comments

This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain:I warn you, this is hard to follow. I'm not even sure I have the sequence down. But as with many fights in which accusations of racism are thrown...

Libertarian Christmas!… was cancelled

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...

Quote of the Day

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...

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

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Strangely Detached From Reality

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...