I had an good conversation with a new friend this past weekend. We talked about things we'd like to do and things we'd like to see and he brought up an interesting point. If you do not have a specific time, it's just talk. When a person … [Read more...]
Archives for August 17, 2016
Federal Court Finds North Carolina Deliberately Discriminated in Its Voter ID Law
Washington Post: The federal court in Richmond found that the primary purpose of North Carolina's wasn't to stop voter fraud, but rather to disenfranchise minority voters. The judges found that the provisions "target African Americans … [Read more...]
BOOM: SJC rejects pipeline tax!
The MA Supreme Judicial Court has ruled out the proposed pipeline tax, intended to help build the Spectra gas pipeline. In so doing, they've done what our sad-sack, corporate-controlled House of Representatives wouldn't do, in spite of 97 … [Read more...]
Selective outrage
Look at the last paragraph in the Herald's `Welfare for ISIS' humdinger.... `Authorities said Fazeli came to Maine through Catholic Charities Refugee and Immigration Services, but a spokeswoman for the charity said they had nothing to … [Read more...]