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Accumulated (lengthy) political marginalia

As the election approaches, I am looking forward to there being far fewer lengthy posts dealing with political matters. In fact, I’m hoping political topics will soon be almost nonexistent here.

For example, you’re not going to be any info or comment on pagegate, gropegate or whatever -gate you want to use for the upcoming […]

Looking at JAIL from the standpoint of the founders

Backers of Amendment E love to invoke the founders of this nation in attacking the judiciary and government as a whole. In an insightful op-ed column in today’s Rapid City Journal, Connie Pich takes a look at the true impact of J.A.I.L. on the basic structure of government. She writes:

No matter how sincere the […]

More out-of-state E coverage

Not surprisingly, as the election approaches there’s more national coverage of Amendment E. J.A.I.L. isn’t faring too well.

In an editorial today headlined “Trial by ordeal“, the Dallas-Fort Worth (Tex.) Star-Telegram called the J.A.I.L. movement “lunacy” and an “undemocratic assault on judicial independence.” It also said:

Why should anyone cheer for the good voters of […]

You don’t have to love the system to hate J.A.I.L.

Even those who think there’s too much litigation in society recognize that Amendment E isn’t the solution. Overlawyered.com is a widely respected web site that, in its own words, “explores an American legal system that too often turns litigation into a weapon against guilty and innocent alike, erodes individual responsibility, rewards sharp practice, enriches its […]

I HATE BLOGGER!

This past week has reinforced my belief that I should move this blog to a host other than Blogger. The service has been down as much as up. Problems and complaints worldwide go without response for hours and hours, let alone repair.

That rant is simply an introduction as to why I am posting so […]