The Senate today considered, and rejected, four bills regarding gun control measures which aim to prevent the criminal massacre that occurred at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, FL from occurring again. These bills are outlined in detail here, as well as their votes. First, Senator Feinstein (D- California) proposed an amendment to House Resolution 2578, an appropriations bill for …
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Junior Florida Senator Marco Rubio, a member of the gang of 8 who proposed an immigration bill I personally think is fantastic, announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for President in 2016. I personally disagree with how easy Senator Rubio is swayed by tea party politics, and prefer is centrist views on immigration …
Continue reading Marco Rubio Announces Presidential BidThe long awaited moment has arrived! Hillary Clinton has announced her intention to run for the Democratic nomination for President in 2016, making her the first Democrat to announce her candidacy, and, in all honesty, finally making conservative criticisms of her policy-making as Secretary of State relevant. I have said for months now that …
Continue reading Hillary Clinton announces Presidential BidKentucky’s junior Senator announced today that he will seek the GOP nomination for president. Follow me at @DavidTDorer, listen to the David Dorer Show live every Friday (Available on iTunes and on Stitcher). Also, make sure to check out Talking Law with David Dorer every Wednesday. (Available on iTunes and on Stitcher).
Continue reading Rand Paul Announces Presidential BidSlate ran a great article about how America’s Hospitals are Robbing Us Blind. Given that Ted Cruz has announced his bid for President, and vows to end Obamacare, I thought I’d take Slate’s lead and breakdown what really is the biggest problem in America’s healthcare system: the hospital. I’ll start with an anecdote, then …
Continue reading #1 Problem in Healthcare? HospitalsFollow me at @DavidTDorer, listen to the David Dorer Show live every Friday (Available on iTunes and on Stitcher). Also, make sure to check out Talking Law with David Dorer every Wednesday. (Available on iTunes and on Stitcher).
Continue reading Investigating Macon-Bibb salariesLegislators in Georgia are hard at work, tackling the real issues of the day. Specifically, making sure that Centaurs, and their “bad attitudes” don’t become the topic of modern scientific inquiry. Loganville’s Republican Representative Tom Kirby proposed legislation designed to prevent human-animal hybrid scientific processes. A copy of the proposed bill is below the …
Continue reading “Centaurs Have Bad Attitudes” – Georgia LegislatorIn a challenge to Alabama’s Constitutional Amendment banning gay marriage, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has denied a stay of any consequences of the Court’s ruling, paving the way for same-sex marriages in Alabama to begin sometime next week. A stay was placed on the case by District Court Judge Callie Granade, preventing …
Continue reading 11th Circuit Court of Appeals Denies Gay Marriage StayDisclaimer: I am not a parent, and therefore my opinions may be immediately rejected by some parents as not being founded on experience; but, unless they are lawyers, my legal opinion on whether taking a substantial risk of harming someone else with a harmful disease based on a “personal choice” will probably trump theirs. So, …
Continue reading Measles Outbreak and Parental “Choice”In the most aggressive criminal motion I have ever seen in my life, (and I’ve challenged the constitutionality of the move over law in traffic courts), a criminal defendant in California is challenging the constitutionality of the scheduling of marijuana as a schedule I narcotic. A hearing was held on the motion, which is …
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