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Carbajal-Flores a bit more
One of the things I keep reading, and I want to clarify: Judge Coleman’s ruling applies only to Illegal Immigrants No attribution because this, or versions of it, have been seen throughout the Internet. Judge Coleman’s ruling does not apply to “illegal Immigrants”, “illegal aliens”, “green card holders”, “permanent residents”, or “citizens”. It ONLY applies…
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Friday Feedback
Well, we made it through another week. Nothing destroyed the world, as we know it. During WWI, WWII, through the end of the draft, in America, there was a core of people called “conscientious objectors”. These were people who were unwilling to kill for any reason. This became “the thing” to do when you wanted…
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the right of The People
In June 2020, Heriberto Carbajal-Flores was found in possession of a handgun in Little Village, a neighborhood of Chicago. As an illegal alien, he was charged under 18 U.S.C. §922(g)(5), possession of a firearm by an alien who is illegally or unlawfully in the United States. It shall be unlawful for any person— who, being…
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Chicago Sues Car Manufacture for Faulty Design
The city of Chicago is suing Toyota, accusing the company that makes one of the most popular vehicles in America of “willfully” ignoring a design that allows users to install third-party modifications such as more powerful aftermarket engines. These modifications make the vehicles more powerful. For example, a 2.5L Tacoma can be upgraded by a…
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Tuesday Tunes
So today’s tunes was supposed to be about comparing some classic composers. How you can listen to just a few notes from Mozart or Bach and know who composed it. Their styles are so different. In the movie about Mozart, the King is portrayed as saying “there are too many notes”. Continuing on about how…
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Glossary – Updated 2024-03-18
Update: Please note that all the terms below refer to the federal court system. State court systems have different names for different levels of court. For example, in Illinois they have the state supreme court, appellate courts, and circuit courts. The state supreme court is immediately below the US Supreme Court. The appellate court is…
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What was the First Circuit Thinking?
I’ve been struggling with the opinion of the First Circuit court in . I know that it is a twisted opinion, attempting to keep as many abuses of our rights in place for the longest period of time possible. Still, I want to understand their logic. This is not the same as agreeing with them,…
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Bad Opinions poison the well
Back in August 2023, the Ninth Circuit broke peoples minds when they issued a Second Amendment opinion. The merits panel decided that “butterfly knives” were arms. Since Andrew Teter wished to keep and bear butterfly knives, his conduct was covered by the plain text of the Second Amendment. Having decided that the conduct was covered…
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Friday Feedback
Next week, the Fourth Circuit court will be hearing Bianchi for the 3rd time. The first time it was heard by a 3 judge merits panel. They said Kolbe was good law and still applied. The case then went to the Supreme Court. After Bruen, the Supreme Court GVR’d Bianchi. A different 3 judge merits…
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The Good Guys Dunk on the state
B.L.U.F. A fun little trip through the FPC and SFA’s briefing on what “in common use” means to the Fourth Circuit court. Text comes first. Then history. If the arm is in common use, the history analysis has been done by the Supreme Court, we win. (1400 words) The Tip-Off In New York State Rifle…