Daily Archives: March 19, 2008

The Other SCOTUS Case from Yesterday

Posted on March 19, 2008 by Phil Kadath

Whilst everyone was lining up and waiting with bated breath watching/listening to Heller V. DC yesterday, the Justices put out a decision pertaining to Washington State’s Top Two general election system. Over simplified explanation: The Secretary of State is required … Continue reading →

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I have to agree

Posted on March 19, 2008 by Phil Kadath

With Rob at Say Anything I blame the teachers unions There can simply be no other explanation.

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Treating Citizenship as a Game

Posted on March 19, 2008 by Phil Kadath

More proof that they don’t understand how important it is to those who have it. A pro-illegal immigration group has developed a FlashPlayer video game in the name of “Immigration and Human Right Education”. ICED!: I Can End Deportation is … Continue reading →

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Wow!

Posted on March 19, 2008 by Phil Kadath

This editorial appeared in the Seattle Times. I almost fell out of my chair as I read it, wondering if I had blinkered myself into Bizarro Seattle or some such thing. Here is a list of beliefs in the biomedical … Continue reading →

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Heller is the First Case, not the Last

Posted on March 19, 2008 by Alaska

My prediction: 7-2 in favor of an individual right, with NO MAJORITY OPINION but two or three concurring opinions from groups of justices varying in whether or not they prefer a lenient “rational-basis” standard of review (Stevens, Souter), a “strict-scrutiny” … Continue reading →

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RNS Quote of the Day, 03/19/08

Posted on March 19, 2008 by Alaska

Lots of gnashing of teeth all over the gun blogosphere about how Gura “threw machine gun owners under the bus,” etc., etc. Wrong, wrong, wrong. This commenter at Kevin Baker’s got it exactly right: Machine guns were brought into the … Continue reading →

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This is what your MBR is for

Posted on March 19, 2008 by Alaska

Squeaky noticed this almost unbearably creepy robot. Click the link, watch the video, and be amazed. This is not Hollywood special effects — this is the real thing. The technical achievement is astounding — it rights itself when kicked or … Continue reading →

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Even California Gangs are Wearing Green

Posted on March 19, 2008 by Alaska

…and it wasn’t for St. Patrick’s Day, either. My wife works at an affluent high school that “buses in” students from one of the most gang-infested cities in the San Francisco Bay Area. Many of those students wear gang colors … Continue reading →

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