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After my piece yesterday on the Illinois v. Caballes 4th Amendment fiasco, I was accused in various blogs of much gnashing of teeth and a rush to judgment. So I thought about it some more, reminded myself that I did … Continue reading →

The Supreme Court ruled today 6-2 (Illinois v. Caballes) that the 4th Amendment is not violated when police use drug sniffing dogs during a routine traffic stop even when there’s no reason to believe that drug laws have been broken. … Continue reading →

President Bush’s budget is due out on February 7. A few of his promised cuts to halve the deficit have been surfacing as trial balloons, including: Medicare benefits Housing and community programs Hubble Telescope Repair But still no word on … Continue reading →

In yesterday’s LA Times Deferring to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the Bush administration has backed off its plans to use aerial spraying to destroy Afghanistan’s poppy crop, at least for the time being, administration officials and lawmakers said. Instead, the … Continue reading →

..has nothing better to do than try to mess with the constitutional right of privacy of Alaskan citizens. In yesterday’s Anchorage Daily News: Gov. Frank Murkowski on Friday asked the Legislature to overrule a court ruling that adult Alaskans have … Continue reading →

I’ve been getting some great comments from readers, so I thought I’d let some of them serve as a post tonight… “bullet” Terry Nall responded to How do they come up with this stuff where I talked about the message … Continue reading →

How do they come up with this stuff? Columbia, Missouri: Republican State Sen.æ Chuck Gross proposed legislation Wednesday that would prohibit public schools from holding athletic tournaments in Columbia. Gross’ proposal comes in response to two measures the city’s voters … Continue reading →

CU Citizens for Peace and Justice and Salem Baptist Church are hosting Forgiveness Weekend: Double Jeopardy or a New Beginning, February 18-20, in Champaign, Illinois, dealing with race, faith, and drug policy reform (full schedule and contact information at the … Continue reading →

“bullet” What Are They Smoking? by Gersh Kuntzman in Newsweek… It’s like what I’ve always been saying: The main problem with the federal government is that its marijuana stinks. (an article on the efforts to develop an alternative legal research … Continue reading →

I believe a brilliant satirist is developing at UC SantaBarbara. Check out Nathaniel Page’s column this week in the Daily Nexus Online. Have you ever seen the specter of a marijuana addict? It is one of a sickly skin-and-bones fiend, … Continue reading →