How can a DUI arrest lead to two years in jail without a trial?

Some interesting things happened in the news. I. A Republican legislator in Oregon is stating that there should be increased taxes on bicycles, because bike riders produce more global warming gases than cars. While I have my doubts that he even believes in global warming, I...

Why are Republicans arresting people for filming them?

I have written before about Wisconsinites being arrested for filming their Wisconsin legislature, though there is a guaranteed right in the state statutes to film the legislature in session. But, a rule has been imposed to allow arrests for peaceful and quiet filming. A rule...

If a god doesn't want gay people, why are there so many?

"How many more gay people does God have to create before we ask ourselves whether or not God actually wants them around", asked the Minnesota state legislator in an impassioned plea against putting discrimination in the Minnesota state Constitution, barring the ability and...

People of Minnesota get the shaft in Vikings stadium deal,

When the Milwaukee Brewers baseball stadium, Miller Park was voted upon in the state of Wisconsin, I voted against it. Yes, I love the Brewers, but I don't love corporate welfare, especially for those in a very profitable business. Well, in Minnesota, a law passed...

Why tradition is a bad argument for anything/ and illegal prayers

We are a nation founded upon change. Upon a break from tradition. Tradition is what allowed kings to rule with absolute control over their people, often with a cleric in the background, justifying it as the will of a god. Tradition is what later denied the right and ability...