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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There are, in the physical universe the we occupy, certain things the government needs to show with evidence in order for the government to properly bring a case to the Foreign Intelligence Service Act court, the FISA court. The FISA court is the one that Snowden brought to light, and is where the NSA is granted secret …
Continue reading Hey Rule of Law, Say Hello To My Little FriendA week ago today, Brad Knudson posted the YouTube video embedded below in response to a bullying incident where two twin boys in his Minnesota home town bullied his adopted, African-American daughter via a series of offensive and racist SnaptChat Videos. The bullies sent four videos, he saved on by videotaping it. The video, …
Continue reading Father of Snapchat Bullies Loses his JobWelcome back to the David Dorer Show! This week is the “The Times They Are A-Changin’” Edition where we will discuss the problems in the Department of Veteran Affairs, the Federal Courts’ lifting several State bans on gay marriage, and the consequences of the most recent primary races. My panelists this week include T-Bone (@tboneafterkdark), Jimbo …
Continue reading David Dorer Show – The Times They Are a-Changin’ EditionWelcome back to the David Dorer Show!This week is the “Irresistible Force Meets the Immovable Object” Edition where we will discuss the stalemate which ensues when hard heads clash: Specifically, Lois Lerner testifying on the “IRS Scandal” this week, escalating hostilities between the Ukraine, Crimea, and Russia, and the Savannah port dredging project. My panelists …
Continue reading David Dorer Show: “The Irresistible Force Meets the Immovable Object” EditionWelcome back to the David Dorer Show! This week my panelists and I discuss recent proposed legislation in the Georgia General Assembly. My panelists this week include John Buckner (@JGigBuckner), an attorney with the Democratic Party of Georgia, T-Bone (@tboneafterkdark), a Middle-Georgia criminal defense attorney, and Anderson Lipscomb (@alipscomb25), a legislative strategist with the …
Continue reading David Dorer Show: Georgia General Assembly 2014 EditionYesterday I blogged about the Supreme Court’s decision in Fisher vs. The University of Texas and how legislation with a discriminatory impact that does not have a discriminatory intent does not violate the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Today’s Supreme Court decision in Shelby vs. Holder deserves a similar analysis, with what I consider a different …
Continue reading Supreme Court in Shelby Opens the Door for Voter ID Civil Rights LitigationBefore oral argument started for Hollingsworth v. Perry yesterday, the Supreme Court handed down it’s decision in Florida v. Jardines. The crux of the decision is this: a warrant is required when law enforcement use drug-sniffing dogs on a citizen’s property. The true question before the court was whether or not a “dog sniff” obtained by …
Continue reading Warrant Required for Drug-Sniffing DogLanguage is what bogs down our country’s people’s road to freedom, liberty, and uniform rights. This is why “separate but equal” was the law of the land until 1954 when it was declared “inherently unequal.” The law that African Americans used to achieve their accomplishments in the civil rights movement is the same law that …
Continue reading An Argument of Language – Hollingsworth v. Perry, SCOTUS and Gay MarriageTHE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE OF AMERICAN IMMIGRATION The national debate on immigration and immigration reform has reached a pinnacle point in the American political process. Since Barack Obama modified the procedures for deportation of immigrants to the United States, Ten ICE agents filed suit, an election season was littered with accusations of amnesty, insensitivity, and racism, …
Continue reading Reforming the “Path to Citizenship” – Repaving a Dirt Road with Sand