Recently, the Virginia Legislature passed (in its infinite wisdom) HB 3202, more commonly known as the Civil Remedial Fees Bill. Now before I go into my Constitutional tirade against this bill let me point out there are a few good features. First of all, it increases the cost of a DUI to $750 (misdemeanor) or [...]
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Today is a sad day. The senate passed S. 3930 which does many things but worst of all destroys the most cherished writ – the writ of habeas corpus (950j part(b)). Without habeas corpus none of the Bill of Rights exist. What good is the right to free speech, unlawful detainment, etc if one can’t enforce [...]
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It has been quite a brutal week for Vice President Cheney. First there was the week long expose by the Washington Post on the unprecedented power wielded by the office of Vice President. Then another article in the Washington Post reports that Cheney believes he is not part of the Executive Branch.
Paraphrasing Cheney’s argument – [...]
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