maradydd posted a wonderful entry on jury nullification the other day that I thought I'd share. I never knew it existed, which really comes as no surprise; why would it be taught in curriculum? It's a lovely bit of common law dating back hundreds of years and worth a look ( Read more... )

So I worked up a rant in my Facebook comments based off this article: http://is.gd/7aHWnRead more... )

Personal politics aside, I find it absolutely amazing how people can swing from extreme to extreme on things like free speech and patriotism. When Bush was in office, if you disagreed with him you were unpatriotic and the next thing to a terrorist and were told that if you didn't like him you should emigrate. Now that Obama is in office, we have ( Read more... )

Some thoughts brought up by the recent election ( Read more... )

Fuck! Sandra Day O'Connor is retiring from the Supreme Court. Bush finally gets to appoint a justice. And he's replacing a centrist swing vote. GREAT.