Idiots, doing idiot things, because they’re idiots.
Tag: Arkansas Constitution
BREAKING: Leslie Rutledge's Voter Registration Canceled; Candidacy Now In Question
GOP AG Candidate Leslie Rutledge is no longer registered to vote in Arkansas. That’s a problem.
An Open Letter Regarding Tort Reform In Arkansas
At its most basic, “tort reform” is nothing more than a direct assault on Arkansas Constitution and on the principles behind Bill of Rights. When you remove or limit the right of a citizen to have a trial by jury and have the community of his peers decide what his injuries are worth, you subvert Article 2, section 7, of the Arkansas Constitution and you imply that you think the Framers of the Constitution were off base when they included the Seventh Amendment.
He Makes His Livin' Off Other People's Taxes: Mark Darr Takes The Money And Runs
If there’s one thing I’ve noticed over the past four years, it’s that reimbursements and access to money for gas seem to give Arkansas politicians an absurd amount of trouble. For many, including Tea Party types who ran on “smaller government . . . more accountability“[foot]Choice…
Max's House of Incorrect Con Law
Max has followed SB113 pretty closely, especially the fallout from Rep. Jeff Wardlaw’s (D-8) amendment to the bill, which resulted in the bill being tabled as possibly unconstitutional. Reading Max’s coverage, however, this jumped out at me: Abortion opponents contend…
2011 Legislative Preview: HB 1006
See here for explanation of what we’re doing. Bill Name: AN ACT TO AMEND ARKANSAS LAW CONCERNING SALES OF REAL PROPERTY UNDER JUDICIAL DECREES. Sponsor: Eddie Cheatham (D-9), 870-364-5659, eddie.cheatham@arkansashouse.org Purpose: To amend Arkansas Code § 21-6-412, which governs the…
#ARElections: Proposed Amendment 1 Passes
Now, John Brummett et al., you have a RIGHT to hunt and fish.
#ARElections: Proposed Amendments
Currently (read: 8:34 p.m.) all three proposed constitutional amendments lean toward passage by a healthy margin.
#ARElections: Live Updates
My plan is to begin updating statewide and AR federal races (as well as some state house/senate races as time allows) as soon as the polls close and results start rolling in. So, you know, refresh often and whatnot. (And,…
AR-Constitution: Proposed Amendment 1, Arkansas Hunting Rights Amendment (2010)
[Author’s Note: I started writing this last night (Monday) and planned to finish it early today, but my internet connection had other ideas. Great timing for that, huh?] There seems to be a bit of confusion surrounding proposed amendment 1.…