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Criminal Justice
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Trump Trial Aftermath – GOP Must Implement Legal Reforms Preventing Political Bias
Opinion -To salvage a fair legal system and prevent America from slipping into a banana republic, Republicans must act immediately and forcefully upon gaining control of Congress and state legislatures in January 2025. -
Inaccurate Crime Statistics Are Putting Lives in Jeopardy
Opinion -As these situations illustrate, the progressive increase in underreporting of crimes will create a widening gap between the reality on the streets and what the statistics show. -
Hard Evidence Warranting the Impeachment of Joe Biden
Opinion -At least 12 sets of documented facts prove that Joe Biden engaged in actions that accord with textbook definitions of bribery, extortion, abuse of power, and obstruction of justice. Furthermore, no less than three major defenses of Biden are littered with half-truths and outright falsehoods. -
Under Biden, America Is Becoming a Police State
Opinion -Regrettably, at least for those of us who seek to maintain the values of separation of powers, checks and balances, federalism, and the like, the Biden administration has run roughshod over these sacrosanct constitutional principles. -
Biden’s Gun Violence Prevention Office Fails to Address Root Cause of Problem
Opinion -While it is true that gun violence is ravaging communities across the country, particularly urban communities, it is naïve to believe that yet another federal government bureaucracy will solve this complicated problem. -
Joe Biden’s Email Alias Escorted Phone Numbers of Top U.S. Officials to Hunter
Opinion -Many journalists and “fact checkers” deny that the prosecutor who Joe Biden got fired was investigating the oligarch who was enriching Hunter, but this fact is irrefutably proven by validated emails from Hunter’s laptop. -
Mayor of Chicago Sues Automakers for Making Cars Too Easy to Steal
Opinion -Mayor Brandon Johnson has a plan that is sure to solve the problem: He is suing two automakers, Kia and Hyundai, because the cars they make are just too easy to steal. -
The Durham Report Exposes the Deep State
Opinion -There was no Russian interference in the 2016 election. There was no collusion between the Russian government and the Trump campaign. There were no Russians directing Trump's transition team and his administration. Disinformation, a purposeful lie, was weaponized against the right. -
Election 2020: You Can Never Have Too Many Constitutionalist Judges and Justices
Opinion -Editorial -We the People dislike people we don’t elect writing our laws. -
Supreme Court Justices Are Supposed to Be Justices – Not Fortune Tellers
Opinion -Editorial -Justices (and judges) wield gavels not crystal balls -
What is the antidote to ‘Wokeness’?
Opinion -Editorial -Evan Sayet’s The Woke Supremacy provides answers we cannot afford to ignore -
Tyson Timbs’ Asset Forfeiture Case in District Court Following Indiana Supreme Court Decision
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Tyson Timbs has been trying to recover a Land Rover seized by police in connection with his arrest for a drug offense in 2013. -
Firearms Sales Surge during Pandemic
Opinion -budget-tax-news -State and local governments Implement Inconsistent Policies on Gun Sales -
U.S. Supreme Court Considering Second Amendment Case
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether to strike down a New York City law that prevents residents from transporting firearms outside of their residences. -
Michigan House Passes ‘Clean Slate’ Bills
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Thousands of criminal convictions will be expunged, removing a barrier to employment. -
Florida Group Petitions for Weapons Ban, Long-Gun Registration
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The Florida measure would effectively ban the sale of all semiautomatic rifles that accept a detachable magazine or another feeding device. -
Michigan House Advances Constitutional Carry Legislation
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Republicans hold the majority in both the Michigan House and Senate, but Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, supports stricter gun regulation. -
El Paso Shooter’s Extreme Environmentalism Deserves Condemnation
Opinion -environment-climate-news -The manifesto the El Paso shooter (who will remain nameless here) posted before his deadly rampage reveals that, along with hatred toward immigrants, he held a radicalized view of humankind’s relationship to nature. -
Michigan Enacts Civil Asset Forfeiture Reforms
Opinion -budget-tax-news -New statutes prohibit police officers from seizing property for suspected drug crimes without first obtaining a conviction or plea agreement. -
Michigan House Considers Reforming ‘Good Moral Character’ Clauses
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Overly broad morals clauses can create a barrier to gainful employment. -
Utah ‘Clean Slate’ Law Will Expunge Convictions for Nonviolent Offenses
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Measure passed unanimously by state legislature automates the process of expunging criminal records. -
Congress Considers D.C. Child Safety Account Bill
Opinion -budget-tax-news, school-reform-news -H.R. 2538 would establish a Child Safety Account (CSA) program in the District of Columbia. -
Colorado Eliminates Bail for Petty Crimes
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Colorado has enacted a law eliminating pretrial bail for cases involving minor offenses. -
Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Advances in Michigan Legislature
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Proposed law would require probable cause for civil asset forfeiture