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Politics, News & Issues > Police & Prisons Police abuse: Holding the police responsible for their actions: 2 of 56
Does the end always justify the means? Is it ok for a police officer to lie and get a known criminal off the street? Is it ok for a police officer to lie about your speeding ticket just to meet his quota for the month? Does the end always justify the means? We know a criminal on the street is just a crime looking to happen. W... More..
Relationships & Family > Children & Divorce Child support: Providing for your child after divorce: 1 of 17
Just the mention of child support conjures up images of lawyers, judges, and endless legal expenses. Nevertheless, of all the considerations in a divorce none equals the importance of determining the correct amount of child support. Some divorcing couples come to an agreement on child support. It is always best to seek legal ... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Commentary: All homeless people are not drunks and drug addicts: 2 of 29
Homeless? Bah Humbug!The CBS morning news carried a news item about the growing number of homeless in California. Two things caught my attention. One is that in California it is illegal to park on a public street and sleep in your car. Two, the people breaking this law are newly displaced former home owners. These criminals t... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Justice System National laws dealing with sex offenders: 2 of 18
Kiddy Porn or Family Photo?Can you tell the difference between a kiddy pornographic photo and a family photo? If you cannot tell the difference or do not know the legal difference, you should not be taking photos of your minor children or grandchildren.The child pornographic laws have changed. While I applaud child pornograph... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Commentary: Anti-immigration hysteria: 1 of 6
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) today conducted raids in Houston Texas rounding up over 100 illegal aliens. Normally I would criticize the ICE. But today I have nothing but praise for them. In my humble opinion it is about time. The illegal aliens they rounded up are not working men and women trying to feed their fa... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Are we losing our Constitutional Republic and moving towards a fascist state: 8 of 47
No other President in the history of the United States has abused our constitution as much as President H. W. Bush our 43rd President. No other President has dared to limit from the citizens so many constitutional rights.In addition to circumventing the constitution and eliminating rights guaranteed to the citizens of this gr... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Immigration Views on illegal immigration in the US: 46 of 212
No Shirt, No Shoes, No Passport - NO SERVICENow the signs just readNo shirtNo shoesNo serviceI remember when the signs wereNo coloredNo MexicansNo dogsAllowed insideThe racist bigoted town of Farmers Branch Texas has lost a court battle to outlawing the renting of dwellings to undocumented aliens. The local ordinance required... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Death Penalty Imposing the death sentence: 2 of 8
The United States Supreme Court made two very important ruling this week. The first ruling states that convicted child molesters cannot be put to death. And the second concerns execution methods. The Court held that the drug combination used to execute condemned inmates does not violate the constitutional ban on cruel and unu... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Family Law How US state goverments harm children they seek to protect: 9 of 18
When the raid on the polygamous Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints took place, about six weeks ago, Pancho Villa expressed some concern over the legalities of the raid (read it here). The raid on a ranch located near San Angelo Texas was a cooperative effort involving all law enforcement agencies of th... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Justice System Should parents be held responsible for their minor children's criminal behavior?: 24 of 32
In an interesting story Foxnews reports that the father of an 18 year old girl will be released from jail today. He was jailed because the 18 year old girl refused to attend GED classes. To me, this is a very interesting case. Or should I say an interesting abuse of the legal system. According to this Judge's legal thesis, re... More..