Politics… End of an Error 20 Jan 202120 Jan 2021 The Trump Administration is finally over. Just as bad as anticipated, Trump leaves office having accomplished little of benefit, and under the flag of (so far) failed insurrectionists. His pettiness…
Politics… Choate’s 2020 Election Guide, Congress Edition 7 Oct 20207 Oct 2020 The other day, I discussed the options for President, and unsurprisingly recommended Joe Biden. And that was before President Trump’s PR stunt springing himself from Walter Reed! This post is…
Politics… Choate’s 2020 Election Voting Guide 5 Oct 20205 Oct 2020 Well, here we are. Less than one month before the general election featuring the choice for President of the United States on November 3, 2020. 8 days from now, early…
Law… Bribery Finally Gets Alleged 15 Nov 201915 Nov 2019 Every couple of days, commentators affiliated with Fox News do a tremendous disservice to their viewers by lying about the application of laws to particular behavior. A few days ago,…
Law… The Constitution’s Achilles Heel–Part III 14 Feb 201914 Feb 2019 This post is the third installment of my short look at the Constitution and how democracy is intetionally and unintentionally stymied under its construction. The first post looked at the…
Law… The Constitution’s Achilles Heel–Part II 25 Jan 201925 Jan 2019 In my previous post, I dove into the way the drafters envisioned the composition of the Legislative and Executive branches, and how the populace was supposed to be kept at…
Law… The Constitution’s Achilles Heel 24 Jan 201924 Jan 2019 In theory, the citizen who happens to be President of the United States should be relatively unimportant to the general public. The writers of the Constitution intentionally devised a system…
Law… Double Jeopardy, Dual Sovereigns, and Blockburger 4 Oct 20184 Oct 2018 Now that Kavanaugh appears to be gliding into the Supreme Court after Republicans disingenuously but successfully reduced every serious concern about his nomination into the question of whether or not…
Politics… Corroding Society for Fun and Profit 3 Oct 20183 Oct 2018 Last night, just days after saying that he felt Dr. Christine Blasey Ford was credible and compelling after testifying to the Senate Judiciary Committee, President Trump apparently decided that such uncharacteristic…
Law… Reduction to the Worst 24 Sep 201824 Sep 2018 Back when Katy Freeway was under construction, I’d entertain myself by reducing the telephone numbers on service trucks and 18-wheelers to just one number. It’s a very simple game. Take…
