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There is an aspect to the Zimmerman trial that has been under-addressed in spite of the attention devoted to it.
Although it is a statement widely attributed to Abraham Lincoln relating to a temporary suspension of habeas corpus under the Suspension Clause of the Constitution (Article 1, Section 9, clause 2), the first actual recorded quote that the U.S. Constitution is "not a suicide pact" was made by Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson in his
Janet Napolitano was officially appointed as the 20st President of the University of California education system Thursday. She is the first female President of the UC system.
“The system failed.” George Zimmerman “Not Guilty.” While people feel cheated, disrespected and even discriminated against by this result, it is the wrong reaction.
What Are You Paying For With Your Tax Dollars?
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It looks like the Motor City has finally broken down, and it’s heading to the mechanic shop to see what can be salvaged. In the latest development of the tragic decline of this iconic city, Detroit filed a petition in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for Chapter 9 bankruptcy.
Will Rogers’ quip, “I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat,” at the time he made it, contained as much truth as it did satire and humor. I cannot know for sure that if Rogers were alive today he would revise his statement in light of current political conditions.