Tonight in the Assemblée Nationale, Quebec Premier Jean Charest is pushing through a law that would seek to end the Quebec student protests (the #GGI, or the #manifencours). The law would prohibit “demonstrations” in a “venue accessible by the public” unless the organizers of the demonstration had provided at least eight hours written notice to [...]

Texting While Walking Banned in New Jersey Townby Alyssa NewcombAs originally posted on: ABCNews.comMay 13, 2012Avid texters beware: Fort Lee, N.J. police said they will begin issuing $85 jaywalking tickets to pedestrians who are caught texting while …

Byron Sonne, the hacker and activist who was arrested during the run-up to Toronto’s G20 summit, has just been found not guilty of scheming to build explosives in order to disrupt the summit, according to reporters tweeting from the courtroom. He has also been cleared of counseling mischief by pointing out, online, that the security [...]

Marshall Proves To Be Cookie-Cutter Federal LawyerAs originally posted: The Elite Lawyers and Judges Whistleblower Network Of AmericaMay 10, 2012Portland U.S. Attorney Amanda Marshall’s appointment by President Barack Obama on October 7, 2011, added …

We need to leave the tarsands oil in the ground. We need an increasing carbon tax. We need to stop subsidizing carbon energy producers. We need public money invested in post-carbon energy. We need to do it now. I say all this, as does this NASA physicist: The science of the situation is clear — [...]

Tonda MacCharles notes the government’s recent enthusiasm for private member’s bills.
Sponsored by backbenchers,…

Translation and contextual information by Konstantin Kilibarda Montenegro has been ruled by the same political party, the Democratic Party of Socialist (DPS), for the past 23 years. Along with the government of Belarus, Montenegro has the dubious distinction of being the only country in Europe that hasn’t seen a change in government since 1989. In the [...]

North Carolina and gay marriageby Kent McManigalAs originally posted on: Kent’s “Hooligan Libertarian” BlogMay 9, 2012Are you unhappy about the North Carolina marriage vote? I have a solution. Or at least a tactic.If you are a North Carolina resident …

A replay from June 2010 that seemed to me worth repeating because, after almost two years, Vaughn Palmer, the Vancouver Sun’s main pundit, finally noticed the BCR scandal keeps BC Liberals mired in rough and unpredictable terrain.

Weekend is a time …

A replay from June 2010 that seemed to me worth repeating because, after almost two years, Vaughn Palmer, the Vancouver Sun’s main pundit, finally noticed the BCR scandal keeps BC Liberals mired in rough and unpredictable terrain. Weekend is a ti…

I assure you that the title of this post is purely tongue-in-cheek. Heaven forbid I would want to see Stephen Harper behind bars. Nonetheless, another prominent conservative just spent 42 months in the slammer and he emerged a better man with a better …

I republish this article from January 2011. The trial of RCMP Constable Mantler is scheduled for November 2012 and this seemingly straight forward case is scheduled to last three weeks. It is worth re-examination because, in numerous ways, it illustrat…

I republish this article from January 2011. The trial of RCMP Constable Mantler is scheduled for November 2012 and this seemingly straight forward case is scheduled to last three weeks. It is worth re-examination because, in numerous ways, it illustrat…

I had previously been under the impression that the Huffington Post was a generally a left-liberal sort of enterprise. However, it appears that one does not win a Pulitzer these days without some token “dissent.” After all, we know how difficult it is for right-wing perspectives to be heard in our current media environment. Enter [...]

Epic 6-Year File-Sharing Case Over Just 3 Songs Comes To An Endby “enigmax”As originally posted on: TorrentFreakApril 30, 2012A file-sharing prosecution that has been dragging on for six long years has finally come to an end. The original complaint, f…

No more CEOs, No more Crooks! No more Bosses’ dirty looks! #HappyMayDay #GeneralStrike #CorporateGreedby “Anonijuana”As originally posted on: AN☮NYMOUS _\|/_ (Anonijuana) on TwitterMay 1, 2012

Ben Isitt is a Victoria city councillor, historian, professor, lawyer and optimist. Rarely have I been so moved by an account of the struggle working people have in the face of this new world order of anti-worker 1%ism. We are so effectively trained to accept the balance of power is heavily tilted towards employers and [...]

Voluntary exchange is how everyone earns money other than thieves, conmen, and government. #Bitcoin #OWS #Voluntaryismby Roger VerAs originally posted on: Roger Ver (rogerkver) on TwitterApril 23, 2012

What is Kathy Shaidle’s golden rule?
Wait for evidence before jumping to conclusions.

and whether the public approves or disapproves is irrelevant.  Black letter law, on the books, makes most of what the banks did leading up to the subprime crisis illegal.  It was fraud.  Black letter law makes the war on Iraq a war crime, and no one went to jail for that.  Black letter law does [...]