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Supreme Court: Reading 2,700-page ACA cruel and unusual punishment

Mar 28, 2012 Comments Off by

This just in:  the misnamed Affordable Care Act was passed by a Congress that didn’t read it, and now is about to be ruled on by a Supreme Court that refuses to read it.

“Mr. Kneedler, what happened to the Eighth Amendment?” Scalia asked — …

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Surprise Arizona Union Negotiations Will Now Be in Total Secret!

Feb 10, 2012 Comments Off by

Surprise! Surprise Arizona will now negotiate pay and benefits with the city’s police and firefighter unions in absolute secrecy.

A rule denying media access to the “meet and confer” process was spelled out in an amended ordinance that laid new ground rules for the city’s …

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SOPA Update: Stalled

Jan 16, 2012 Comments Off by

The much-detested Stop Online Piracy Act has ceased to move forward in the House, possibly thanks to House Majority Leader Eric Cantor.  Republican Darrell Issa of California, who strongly opposes SOPA, had this to say:

“Majority Leader Cantor has assured me that we will continue to …

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