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

9th Circuit Sends Prop. 8 Case Back To California Supreme Court On Certified Question

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 04, 2011 7 Comments

I just received an automated e-mail from the 9th Circuit, as follows (emphasis mine):Filed Order for PUBLICATION (STEPHEN R. REINHARDT, MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS and N. RANDY SMITH) for certification to California State Supreme Court. Before this panel of the United States Court of Appeals for...

Now Known As The “Coffee and Caring Club”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 04, 2011 1 Comment

I will not mention the entity whose name is banned from these pages by popular vote, even though it appears that at least one of its branches doesn't even want to use its name anymore.I merely will quote an article (emphasis mine):The Coffee Party Ithaca Area changed...

Will They Now Call The Repeal Bill “Bipartisan”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 04, 2011 3 Comments

At least one Democrat, and possibly several, are expected to vote in favor of the House bill to repeal Obamacare.So will the media refer to the repeal bill as "bipartisan"? Or does that description only apply when a handful of Republicans break ranks to join with Democrats?--------------------------------------------Follow...

Israel Taps into Animal Terror Market Again

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on January 04, 2011 8 Comments

There are some topics I only want to cover once: President Obama being elected, Nancy Pelosi being named Speaker of the House, etc. etc.There are some topics, however, that I can't get enough of reading about, and insane conspiracy theories involving Israeli trained attack animals...

So Tell Me About Mitch Daniels

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 04, 2011 26 Comments

I previously asked you to tell me about Tim Pawlenty, and I learned a lot.Mitch Daniels also is presented as a conservative with the credentials to unite the base with the establishment without a lot of negatives (other than being conservative, of course).So tell me...

Joe Biden Signs Law Requiring Colleges to Report Hazing Incidents

New Jersey Congressman Denounces Faculty at Rutgers for Adopting BDS Resolution

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

Obama: Those Partisan Republican Hacks Should Stop Being Partisan

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 04, 2011 2 Comments

Mr. Get-In-Their-Faces is complaining about divisive and partisan Republicans:President Obama, returning to Washington from his Christmas vacation in Hawaii, urged House and Senate GOP leaders to put partisan politics aside in the name of working to boost the economy.The president said onboard Air Force One...

More Dumbed-Down Talk About The Constitution From A You-Know-Who

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 04, 2011 11 Comments

More dumbed-down talk about the Constitution from Tea Parties liberal columnists, this time Amanda Terkel (formerly of Think Progress) writing at HuffPo with the headline:Scalia: Women Don't Have Constitutional Protection Against Discrimination Gee, Scalia must hate women.Except that the headline is a good example of a...

The Fools Rushed In To New START

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 04, 2011 7 Comments

The lame duck rush to ratify the New START Treaty is becoming an example of fools rushing in.One of the sticking points for Republicans opposed to the Treaty (13 Republicans voted in favor of the Treaty) was that the Preamble language seemed to link missile...

Reagan Float – Rose Bowl Parade

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 03, 2011 4 Comments

Thanks to reader Jeanne from Fort Worth, TX, who traveled to root for TCU in the Rose Bowl, and who snapped this photo of the Reagan Float in the Rose Bowl Parade. I've seen other photos of the float, but I think this side shot...

How Mike Castle Brought Down The Delaware GOP

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 03, 2011 18 Comments

There is a nice bit of revisionist and self-congratulatory history at FrumForum, in a piece titled How Christine O'Donnell Brought Down The Delaware GOP.I'll save you the trouble and high blood pressure of reading the article, here's the story line:Christine O'Donnell singlehandedly caused Republicans down...

Make Them Vote On It, Anyway

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 03, 2011 10 Comments

The Democratic leadership in the Senate has told Republicans in the House not to bother with repeal of Obamacare, any repeal bill will not get past the Senate.That's old news, and certainly no reason not to pass legislation in the House.There are several vulnerable Democratic...

New Republican Leadership Limo Revealed

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 03, 2011 5 Comments

I was going to hold off on the bumper sticker photo below, sent to me by a reader in Ohio.But seeing James Delingpole's column, Q. Why did God give liberals annoying, whiny voices?, caused me to move it forward. I particularly like the bumper stickers "Stop Global...

Republicans Need To Avoid The Debt Ceiling Trap

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 03, 2011 8 Comments

The nation's "debt ceiling" will need to be raised early in the next Congress to accomodate the new reality of trillion-dollar-plus annual deficits.The possibility that the Republican House will refuse to raise the debt ceiling is the favorite topic of discussion in the media and...

You Can’t Pick Your Relatives, Or Who Links To You

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 02, 2011 11 Comments

There are many cheap tricks used against bloggers.Perhaps the most common is to attribute the views expressed in comments to the blogger. The problem there is that the nature of a comment section is to give people other than the blogger the chance to express an opinion,...

France, en gros

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on January 02, 2011 2 Comments

I was in the grocery store in Paris two days ago when I spotted this package for gummy bears: For those of you who don't speak French, it says: Candy's good, but don't eat the whole pack. Share it with your friends! By the way,...

Fiddler In The Hood

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 02, 2011 6 Comments

The video Fiddler on the Roof - You Got Served Trailer Mash-Up was part of a student film editing project. He should get an A+:[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W7umbazJFM?fs=1](h/t Israel Matzav)--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...

Look For, The Union Bumper Sticker

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 02, 2011 3 Comments

The view on a reader's street in Ohio:--------------------------------------------Related Posts:Bumper Stickers - The SeriesFollow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTubeVisit the Legal Insurrection Shop on CafePress!...