Maybe I’m only noticing something that goes on all the time, but it seems as if more and more people are whining about rights and (more accurately) how something or something is infringing on a right. Today’s case in point:…
Month: December 2010
A Reply To Josh Mesker of The Family Council
It seems that Josh Mesker of the Family Council has authored a “rebuttal” to my reply to David Cox’s original article. It’s a fantastic opus of misunderstood law, logical fallacies, misunderstandings of social science and the applicability of studies, and…
Econ 101: AACF On Capital Gains
Lest you think that Blue Hog Report is the only entity vehemently opposed to Ed Garner’s prefiled HB 1002, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Family offers its take on the bill: Cutting Arkansas’ already generous capital gains taxes would benefit…
Shameless Self-Promotion: The Two-Day Hangover, Wk. 14
My (more-or-less) weekly column for SBN Houston. Even if you don’t care about the lead balloon that is the Texans’ season, nuggets about Back to the Future, Miracle on 34th St., The Wizard of Oz, the BCS, and an amusing…
2011 Legislative Preview: HB 1009
See here for previous posts in this series. Bill Name: AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF SEX OFFENDERS REGISTERED IN ANOTHER STATE. Sponsors: Justin Harris (R-87), 479-871-8542, Justin.Harris@arkansashouse.org; Jon Woods (R-93), 479-200-3100, woodsforarkansas@gmail.com. Purpose: If a registered sex…
2011 Legislative Preview: HB 1008
See here for previous posts in this series. Bill Name: AN ACT TO REQUIRE UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP OR LEGAL RESIDENCY FOR A PERSON TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR IN-STATE TUITION AT A STATE-SUPPORTED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION. Sponsors: Justin Harris (R-87),…
AR-Sec. State: Martin Gives Pink Slips 10 Days Before Christmas
From what we are hearing, twenty-two employees of the Secretary of State’s office were told by incoming Grinch Secretary Mark Martin that their services would not be needed come the new year. UPDATE (8:45pm): I have not been able to…
AR-House 46: Professor Meeks Opines On The Law
You knew it was coming: opponents of the healthcare reform bill here in Arkansas are agog in the wake of Judge Henry Hudson’s ruling that the individual mandate-portion of the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional. One of those most giddy…
AR-Sec. State: Umm…yeah.
Facebook apparently doesn’t take certain things into account when deciding who to suggest to you. For example, they don’t seem to figure in whether you have spent thousands of words ripping someone apart, suggesting that he is guilty of campaign-rule…
HCR (Breaking): Va. Judge Finds Individual Mandate Unconstitutional
UPDATE (1:25pm): Content partner Jason Tolbert has the .pdf of the actual ruling, which you can read here. More thoughts forthcoming on this, I’m sure. — Judge Henry Hudson today held that the individual mandate in the healthcare reform bill…