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23 Feb 2024, 3:39 pm by Steven Calabresi
Fourth, the view that some take, not necessarily Orin, that we are all born subjects to be regulated conflicts profoundly with the view of both the Framers of the Declaration of Independence and of the Fourteenth Amendment, which Speaker of the House of Representatives, Schuyler Colfax, thought applied the rights under the Declaration of Independence to the States. [read post]
23 Feb 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Florida – Orange County Mayor Demings Fires Lobbyist Over Conflict of Interest MSN – Stephen Hudak (Orlando Sentinel) | Published: 2/15/2024 Orange County fired lobbying firm GrayRobinson less than a week after the Orlando Sentinel revealed the lobbyist assigned to represent the county’s interests was behind legislation directly conflicting with its top legislative priority. [read post]
22 Feb 2024, 4:48 am by Beatrice Yahia
A debate in Britain’s parliament yesterday on calls for a ceasefire in Gaza descended into chaos after the speaker broke with convention to allow a vote on a Labour motion for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire. [read post]
20 Feb 2024, 2:16 pm by Josh Blackman
The better inference is that the Vice President, like the Clerk of the House and Secretary of the Senate, took their oaths as legislative officers. [read post]
House Speaker Robin Vos addressed the matter: Today, Governor Evers signed the most Republican-leaning maps out of all the Democrat- gerrymandered maps being considered by the Wisconsin Supreme Court. [read post]
16 Feb 2024, 7:43 am by Yosi Yahoudai
Another speaker representing the Youth Justice Coalition added, “It is upon you all to find these facilities unsuitable for youth. [read post]
16 Feb 2024, 4:05 am by Howard Friedman
House of Representatives Freethought Caucus sent a letter (full text) to House Speaker Mike Johnson and the House Chaplain questioning why California-based pastor Jack Hibbs was invited to deliver an opening prayer in the House of Representatives. [read post]
16 Feb 2024, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Manuel and Patricia Oliver, parents of Joaquin Oliver, who was killed in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, say the campaign is based on the oft-cited idea that if someone wants laws changed, the first step is calling elected representatives. [read post]
15 Feb 2024, 2:54 am by Rachel Casper
Prior to his retirement about 10 years ago at the age of sixty-three, he concentrated on corporate and securities law and represented high technology and financial services companies. [read post]
12 Feb 2024, 4:58 am by Eleanor Vaida Gerhards
Despite the hefty success fee, for many systems, the cost structure is preferrable to hiring salaried in-house personnel. [read post]
8 Feb 2024, 3:45 pm by Steven Calabresi
"  That would mean that the Presidential Succession Act of 1947 is unconstitutional because it allows either the Speaker of the House of Representatives or the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to serve simultaneously as a Member of either House and to hold the Presidency in the absence of both a President and a Vice President, which Presidency is wrongly said to be an "Office under the United States". [read post]
8 Feb 2024, 5:50 am by jonathanturley
Jason Murray, who is representing Republican voters who want to disqualify Trump. [read post]
7 Feb 2024, 11:00 pm by Steven Calabresi
"  For most of American history, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate have been ahead of the Cabinet in the line of succession to the presidency. [read post]