NDAA detention back in on an ironic day

(Dec. 19, 2012) – History dealt out a delicious bit of irony yesterday. Lawmakers hammering out a compromise version of the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act dropped the so-called Feinstein amendment from the bill. According to a report at Politico.com,...

Detention law challenge fails

by Lyle Denniston Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday refused to block enforcement of a broad new grant of detention power for the government, indicating that she felt a need to be cautious about putting into effect a judge’s ruling that struck down...

Texas Bill would Nullify TSA Assaults

Texas Representative David Simpson of Longview Texas has introduced a state bill that would make it a criminal offense for a government agent to intentionally touch the private areas of a person without probable cause as a condition of travel. House Bill 80 would...

You don’t need that!

During a discussion the other day, a gun control advocate was making her case for banning assault weapons. “Why does anybody need an assault weapon anyway?” As I started thinking about it, I realized proponents of the government doing this or that often...