Arizona and the Alien-Nation of America
Legislators from several states, including Pennsylvania, have followed Arizona’s lead. Pennsylvania State Sen. Daryl Metcalf (R-Butler) filed HB2479, which almost duplicates Arizona’s law. With inflammatory rhetoric at the bill’s introduction, Metcalf told about rapes and murders, about the “financial drain” upon the state’s economy. The bill will probably die in committee. Even if it should get majority votes in both houses, Gov. Ed Rendell says he will veto it.
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Dumb-O-Crats! Have No Mendoza Line
“We’re pissed-as-hell at the priorities of Congress and the White House. And that goes for both parties! It seems crystal-clear to us that the only time our needs ever cross the minds of our elected officials is at election time. The rest of the time they are looking out for the interests of Big Oil, the Health Insurance Industry, the Credit Card Industry, Big Banks and Wall Street. We’ve figured out that elections are a ‘dog & pony show’ designed to convince the gullible among us that this is about the people. We know better now and we’re taking action. We still believe that this is a democracy and that “we the people” are in charge.
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The Enemy of the Good: The Social Impact of the American Prison
In their efforts to appear tough on crime both the left and the right have led us towards a model of criminal justice that arguably does more harm than good.
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ACLU of PA Sues School District For Illegally Searching Student’s Cell Phone
School Turned Over Girl’s Private Nude Photos to Law Enforcement
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A Reason To Show Up
The voters have decided. Joe Sestak received 54% of the vote, while Arlen Specter received only 46% in the senatorial race in Pennsylvania’s recent Democratic primary. Sounds like a decisive victory, right? Wrong. Let’s look at the real numbers.
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Harrisburg Wastes Enormous Amounts
What you won’t hear from them or most Democrats is a response to a Grand Jury report released this week to far too little media attention. It was an indictment of the way the Legislature does business in Harrisburg and the enormous amounts of money it wastes.
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CommonSense2 June 2010
Welcome to CommonSense2 Issue # 33. This is the June issue. This summer we will have a July issue and then a combined August-September issue so that I may take a vacation at the end of August. In addition, all our bills and overhead for CS2 come due in the summer. Please consider making a donation by hitting the donate button on top of the cover. Your donation will help us expand and continue our coverage. Thanks in advance to those who make a donation.
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