Law
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Ridglan Farms Protest: Compassion For Animals vs. Laws That Govern Society
I read and watched news coverage of animal rights activists attempting to break into Ridglan Farms, a beagle breeding and research facility in Blue Mounds, this weekend. They were repelled by a heavy law enforcement presence from Dane County. My heart is with the dogs, my sense that laws and rules need to be abided… Continue reading
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Trump’s Jan. 6th Pardons Became Permission Slips For Child Molestation, Murder Plots, Etc.
The news of more pardons for criminals who tried to undermine a national election on January 6, 2021, does not come as a surprise. Really, does anything surprise us at this point when it comes to the absurdity of the Trump Administration? Or the Republican lie about law and order? Balanced budgets? Family values? (Does… Continue reading
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Another Win For 2013 Illinois Law Prohibiting Concealed Guns On Public Transportation
I applauded the Illinois state legislature and Governor Pat Quinn in 2013 for passing and signing the concealed carry bill. Good politics makes good policy and strong laws. Today, yet another vindication of that fact was registered by the Supreme Court in relation to the failed attempt by three overly litigious people in Illinois to… Continue reading
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Merit Selection Serves Justice Better Than Judicial Elections
On Tuesday, Wisconsin voters will cast ballots for a variety of candidates and referenda on the Spring Ballot. But the statewide race for the selection of the next justice for the Supreme Court should not be one of the decisions voters are asked to make. For nearly 30 years, I have advocated for the merit… Continue reading
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Pam Bondi Has Same Stench As John Mitchell
Being a decades-long Richard Nixon history buff allows me, at times, to put current political events in the context of what our nation endured in the 1970s. As news gleefully spread that Pam Bondi was removed as the attorney general today, it was a natural connection for me to think about John Mitchell, the attorney general during… Continue reading
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It’s Absurd That We Even ‘Need’ a Court Ruling on Birthright Citizenship
There are moments in a nation’s political life that reveal not just disagreement, but decay. On the first day of Donald Trump’s second term, he signed an executive order on birthright citizenship declaring that some children whose parents are here illegally or temporarily, such as certain visa holders, are not American citizens. This is not a legally… Continue reading
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Another Legal Defeat For Trump’s Attack On Voice Of America
I firmly believe in the relentless legal process to bring order to the chaos that has resulted from Donald Trump’s second term in the Oval Office. This home, like many others across the nation, has sent money to organizations that do the work with court cases and legal procedures to ensure our democracy does not… Continue reading
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