Virginia Right!

News reports are saying that President Obama has now decided to arm certain rebel groups in Syria in retaliation for the Assad regime’s use of chemical weapons in its civil war. I would say first that if either side has used chemical weapons it is morally reprehensible.  There should be some sort of retribution, either [...]

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People might laugh at this idea, but there are at least three good solid reasons why the Tea Party (I am a member of my local Tea Party group – the Mechanicsville Tea Party!) should support the initiative that Senator Chap Petersen has introduced on the Appellate Defender’s (more details here!) office: 1.  The Tea [...]

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I am pleased when people stand up against the liberty/sovereignty killing acts such as NDAA! A class action suit was brought in Manhattan Federal Court to strike down the NDAA as unconstitutional.  Of course indefinite detention of US citizens is unconstitutional, Ex parte Milligan says that.  (I know something about Ex parte Milligan – I [...]

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I have it on fairly good authority that the Governor’s office keeps up with this and other political blogs so let’s use that for this purpose:  I encourage Governor McDonnell to sign the HB1160.  Send a message.  Virginia will not cooperate with unconstitutional indefinite detention without legal counsel.  I believe Governor McDonnell will do the [...]

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I was gratified at this blog’s endorsement of Ron Paul and Tom White asked me to share a few words of my own. I am voting for Ron Paul tomorrow.  I am voting for Paul because: I believe liberty is in danger from NDAA military indefinite detention without an attorney for anyone accused of being [...]

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Delegate Bob Marshall’s bill that de-authorizes anti VA official from assisting in the indefinite detention authorized by the NDAA (HB 1160) is being the House again as slightly amended.  Send an email to your delegate and urge him or her to vote yes tomorrow! Del. Marshall, a US Senate candidate, was at the meeting of [...]

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David B. Rivkin, Jr. and Lee A. Casey are attorneys who worked in the Bush administration; when virtually all the legal academic articles came out in favor of US ratification of the International Criminal Court, Lee Casey wrote in the Fordham International Law Journal that the Constitution and an ancient Supreme Court case (Ex parte [...]

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