Monthly Archives: September 2004

George Soros has lodged a formal complaint against Speaker Dennis Hastert before the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct. (This is for Hastert’s ridiculous innuendo on national television that Soros received funding from drug cartels.) Josh Marshall has the … Continue reading →

This one was a bit depressing. The Senate race is easy: Sowell is the clear choice over Shelby. I’ve mentioned this race before. The House races were tougher. Every single House incumbent from Alabama, regardless of party, voted against the … Continue reading →

I have often railed against the notion of drug task forces on this blog. These entities (often combining local, state and federal officers) are dangerous to peaceful American citizens and have structures that often lead to corruption and lack of … Continue reading →

Just a reminder that there is a Guest Rants section in this blog. “bullet” The newest addition is The American Inquisition by Ian MacLeod. Ian has been a chronic pain patient as well as having medical training and background, so … Continue reading →

In tomorrow’s New York Times: Long Term in Drug Case Fuels Debate on Sentencing Weldon H. Angelos, a 25-year-old producer of rap records, will be sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Salt Lake City for selling several hundred dollars in … Continue reading →

This was a sick, disgusting, and offensive exhibit when the DEA opened it last September in Dallas. “We worked closely with the New York Police Department and the Port Authority to go to Ground Zero and the Fresh Kills landfill … Continue reading →

“bullet” Nikkie at ViceSquad has a couple of posts to check out: Substitution Effect about the latest statistical nonsense from the Department of Health and Human Services, and Let’s Ban Driver’s Licenses about new “study” that shows that driver’s licenses … Continue reading →

I enjoyed speaking at the festival today. Great day for it, and it was nice to see/hear some other speakers talking about civil liberties and drug war-related areas. If you’re a new visitor, please take a moment to say Hi … Continue reading →

“bullet” You may remember back in July that the Justice Department was trying to get libraries to destroy a series of documents related to asset forfeiture. Seems the Justice Department didn’t want people to know their legal rights. Well, that … Continue reading →

TalkLeft posted about the case currently in a District Court in Utah (and Orin Kerr at Volokh Conspiracy discusses it some more). Basically it involves cases where the police swipe your front door knob and test it for microscopic traces … Continue reading →