California Judge: Public school tenure creates unconstitutional unequal schools
Well this is an interesting development, Calif. court rules teacher tenure creates unequal conditions: A Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday that tenure, seniority and other job protections...
View ArticleObama’s abandonment of Iraq and the fall of Mosul
As soon as Obama was elected it became a foregone conclusion that this would be the result in Iraq—that the country would be taken over by the worst forces in the area. Since then, it’s been a slow...
View ArticleSouth Carolina Primary Results (#SCSEN); Graham Wins, No Runoff
UPDATE – At about 9:15 PM, the Associated Press called the SC Senate race for Lindsey Graham and projects he will not face a runoff election. With 71% of precincts reporting at 9:45PM, Graham is close...
View ArticleUpset in Virginia District 7 (#VA07) — Eric Cantor loses to Dave Brat
In a stunning “historic” upset, Professor David Brat upset Republican Majority Leader Eric Cantor. Tweets about “#VA07″ Cantor: "It's disappointing, sure. But I believe in this country…" — Sarah Boxer...
View ArticleHouse passes VA bill allowing vets to seek outside care
House lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday aimed at addressing some of the now high profile problems at Veterans Affairs facilities. From the Associated Press: United and eager to respond to a national...
View ArticleMarissa Alexander’s Desperate Efforts for Self-Defense Immunity Hearing...
Marissa Alexander was back in court today for a pre-trial hearing on whether she will be granted yet another shot at self-defense immunity under Florida statute FL 776.032: Immunity from criminal...
View Article“Bad cop” Eric Cantor would have won, “good cop” Eric Cantor lost
No, I didn’t see it coming. We didn’t even plan on live coverage of VA-07, instead focusing on whether Lindsey Graham would avoid a runoff (he did). At some point I started seeing tweets of early VA-07...
View ArticlePro-Israel Muslim Vassar student’s lonely fight to defend Israel
I graduated from Vassar College in May 2014. I was the President of the Vassar Conservative Libertarian Union, and the anti-Israel fervor found me. Before we go into this sordid story, it gives us...
View Article“I’m against lawlessness, and I voted in #VA07″
Should be a bumper sticker for those who oppose immigration amnesty and voted last night to defeat Eric Cantor. Alternative national headline: “I’m against lawlessness, and I vote” That lawlessness is...
View ArticleI can see the Kansas Senate primary from Virginia (#KSsen #VA07)
Last night’s upset of Eric Cantor shocked everyone. I said it after the Missouri Senate Primary, and it holds even more true now, The Lesson of Iowa and Mississippi primaries: Don’t give up on Kansas:...
View ArticleHouse hearing: Hagel defends Taliban-Bergdahl swap
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, along with Defense Department General Counsel Stephen Preston, appeared Wednesday before the House Armed Services Committee for a hearing to address The May 31, 2014...
View Articleal-Qaeda aligned Jihadists take three major Iraqi cities, is Baghdad next?
Al-Qaeda aligned terror groups have made major land gains from the Syrian civil war into the heartland of Iraq over the last several days. Despite the herculean efforts of the United States military...
View ArticleBranco Cartoon – Desertion
Note: You may reprint this cartoon provided you link back to this source. To see more Legal Insurrection Branco cartoons, click here. Branco’s page is Cartoonist A.F.Branco 5.00 / 5 5 1 / 5 2 / 5 3 /...
View ArticleHillary Clinton and the Taliban Five: What, me worry?
If Hillary Clinton becomes the Democratic presidential nominee in 2016, her Republican opponent had better show part of this clip. I’m surprised it isn’t being talked about more, because it is...
View ArticleRepublican Doug Ose to face incumbent Dem Ami Bera in #CA07
Last week, Doug Ose (R) won the second spot in the blanket primary for California’s 7th Congressional District. Incumbent Ami Bera (D) took the first spot, winning 47% of the votes. Of course, Igor...
View ArticleWaPo: Anthony Brown presided over failure, but he’d make great MD Governor
As Bryan Jacoutot documented here three months ago, Maryland’s health exchange was a complete failure. In private industry or nearly any other field of endeavor, an employee who is responsible for such...
View ArticleElizabeth Warren’s War on Mitch McConnell may actually help him (#KYSEN)
The Kentucky Senate race is essentially tied in the polling. A poll released today by a Republican pollster shows Alison Lundergan Grimes up by 3 points, within the margin of error. Elizabeth Warren is...
View ArticleWill an independent Kurdistan emerge from Syria-Iraq chaos?
We’ve been writing about the lack of a free and independent Kurdistan for years, It’s time for a free and independent Kurdistan. While the Palestinian agenda has dominated every international forum,...
View ArticleFBI opens investigation into VA
FBI Director James Comey confirmed Wednesday that the agency’s Phoenix office has opened a criminal investigation into the VA. From CNN: The FBI says it has opened a criminal investigation of the...
View ArticleWhy are Massachusetts Democratic machine Doughboys so afraid of Marisa...
If you have not heard of Marisa DeFranco before, you probably think from the title that this post is about what Massachusetts liberals like to refer to as a Right Wing Extremist. But no, Legal...
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