If pushed might volunteer to present maybe thirteen hours worth of lecture material on such topics as constitutional civics and history; enumerated powers; separation of powers; federalism; originalism; unintended consequences of legislation (with examples); tuition tax credits; gun safety and marksmanship (with field trip); police powers; citizen rights during detainment and arrest; and maybe sneak in a historical comparison of prohibitions, past and present. I don’t know if that material is taught in Ohio public schools, but I suspect those topics are considered esoteric and impractical in the state capital…

2. Something being Unconstitutional ( especially as it relates to schools and school funding) has never stopped Ohio before.

At least they didn’t shoot his dog.

On the ID thing, they will still allow you to fly if you don’t have an ID. The trick is that you have to have forgotten it. If you’re simply being “uncooperative” and you refuse to show ID, then they won’t let you thru. If you’ve forgotten it, then you’ll be asked several questions, will have to sign an affidavit, and then go thru extra screening.

1. As has been pointed out, volunteering isn’t volunteering if one is forced to do it.

2. One of the bill’s co-sponsors said, “Ensuring that parents play a vital role in their children’s life is the reason I signed on to it.” What a nimrod. If parents aren’t already playing a voluntary role in their children’s lives, 13 hours isn’t really going to make a dent.

3. What about parents who are dangerous in some way? Do kids get 13 hours of their attention, too?

4. One of the other items in the “Highlights of the bill” sidebar is that “Grants state employees paid leave to participate in a child’s educational activities.” I don’t know if this is a naked attempt to get at least some support for this staggering bathos or if it’s just an admission that at least 13 hours of a large fraction of state employees’ time at their jobs is has no direct value to taxpayers… And, shouldn’t there be a provision to compensate NON-state workers for their 13 hours a year as forced state employees? I thought even jury duty did that.

The comments of the bill’s author and co-sponsors really have me wondering if these people have even the slightest concept of limited government. I wonder how many will be re-elected?

(PS: I’d like to ask someone to please post a link RTFMing me to a page on how to post proper URLs, quotes, italics, et cetera in the comments.)

“A police spokesman says the intrusion was justified because the officers’ initial door knocks went unanswered, and they wanted to make sure nothing was wrong.”

So this police spokesman is saying that if my wife, and I are at work, or maybe a bar at 3 in the morning, and they knock on my door, and no one answers, their entry into my home would be justified, because they want to make sure nothing is wrong.

C’mon at least say something to the effect that there was probable cause, and exigent circumstances to justify the illegal unwarranted entry at 3am.

Here in NC we call that a good reason for the castle doctrine, as armed intruders are definitely committing a felony in my home.

I wonder how the cops would have spun the story if Troy had unloaded a pump shotgun into their stupid asses?

Basically, he was denied bail at his official bail hearing (the previous one was a preliminary bail hearing). Also, Foster probably knew he was in a drug house while playing poker.

Here is a link to his side of the story:

http://mnchange.org/3-am-reminder-or-4th-amendment-violation

Hey… I’m fully in support of that law. The first thing we can do is have the volunteers sit down with students, teachers, administrators, and lawmaker to teach them about English (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/volunteer) and Civics (http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_amendments_11-27.html)

(For those of you who don’t understand the tone of this post, I suggest you recalibrate your sarcasmeters. )

Any school administrator with an ounce of sense will rubber-stamp the VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES COMPLETE certificate without even asking the parents to show up.

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I have no idea either…but I’ll defer to your opinion on his chances. It just seemed extremely cut and dried to me. But of course I’m not a lawyer, as you could probably tell :)

Passengers who claim to have lost or forgotten their proof of identity will still be able to fly.

To clarify: Passengers who refuse to show ID, citing a constitutional right to fly without ID will be refused passage beyond the checkpoints. Passengers who say they have left their ID at home, will be searched, and then permitted to board their flights.

Because if there’s one thing TSA has learned during the Global War on Terror, it’s 1) that terrorists never, ever lie and 2) only someone who hates America would ever use the Constitution as a justification for refusing to obey the government’s will.

God, what a bunch of idiots.

I’m not so sure that the guy in Conn. is out of the deep water. In US vs Leon, 468 U.S. 897 (1984), the US Supreme Court created the “good faith” exception to the 4th Amendment’s warrant requirement . I practice in NJ which interprets its own constitution as not permitting a “good faith exception”. It seems, “good faith” basically means anything but “bad faith”(or in this case entering the wrong house on purpose). As long as the officers were not violating this guys rights on purpose, the evidence is admissible under this doctrine. I don’t know whether Connecticut has a “good faith” exception or not but there are many States that follow the Feds.

Judge in Canada – Keep looking North folks, that’s the direction where we’re headed here in the U.S….from cradle to grave…thank you Almighty Government for allowing me to exist and pay taxes…we praise your holy and all knowing name. All hail the government.

Forced Volunterrorism – The last time I checked, “force parents to volunteer ” is kind of the exact opposite of “volunteer”….maybe I’m just stupid and fail how to see how being forced is “volunteering.” I’m sure that my government will clarify it, correct my incorrect reasoning, and re-define “volunteer” to mean anything the government demands and requires you to do without compensation and against your will….”volunteer”.

I’m becoming way too cynical.