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What Would The Founders Think?

What Would The Founders Think?

This morning I am considering “what ifs”. My father often jokes that had I been born 5 hours earlier, he would have named me Ulysses instead of Arthur.  That is, I could have been a 4th of July baby with the initials “U.S.”.  I have been...

Iowa Smoking Ban Remains In Effect

As mentioned here last week, Polk County District Court Judge Douglas Staskal made his ruling on the request to temporarily block Iowa’s new smoking ban on Monday.  The ruling left the door open for bar owners to to proceed with the case.  According to a story...
Supreme Court: Capital Punishment Old-fashioned

Supreme Court: Capital Punishment Old-fashioned

Lyle Denniston at the SCOTUS Blog provides some interesting insight into today’s decision in Kennedy v. Louisiana, a death-penalty case that has now been overturned by the high court. This was a case of child rape. Eight years old. By the her step-father. The...
Contest #5 Winner!

Contest #5 Winner!

“Geniousproductions” got the correct answer to this week’s contest! The question was: The US Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation. Technically, this could have been considered an illegal act. Why? The answer is, the Articles of...

We Have a Winner for Contest #4!

Demosthenes is this week’s winner! You may recall the question was: Hypothetical question: If President Bush, Vice President Cheney, House Speaker Pelosi, Senate President Pro Tempore Byrd, Secretary of State Rice, Secretary of the Treasury Paulson, Secretary of...
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