Category: Explainer
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Miracle Gro
BLUF: Miracle Gro is basically minerals salts and coloring, which can (but doesn’t always) help short term, but long term will destroy the beneficial things in your soil. It’s expensive and messy and can harm your vegetables. Free and low cost alternatives include animal manure, natural mulch, etc… all of which add to rather than…
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Due Process
When my guy does something I like, I do cheer. When their guy does something I dislike, I’ll boo. But what happens when my guy does something I like, but which I would boo if their guy did? I worry about this. In addition, I look at how I would react if something my guy…
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GCA 1968, §922(g) prohibited persons
It shall be unlawful for any person- who has been convicted in any court of, a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year; who is a fugitive from justice; who is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance (as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21…
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Department of State v. Aids Vaccine Advocacy Coalition – SCOTUS
I am NOT a Lawyer. That being said, I do analyze large systems all the time. And as my mentor used to say, “The justice system is just a system.” History of the case: January 20, 2025: EO 14,169 was signed by President Trump. “It is the policy of the United States that no further…
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Smith & Wesson Brands v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos
Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in this case. It is difficult to actually conceive of how long the battle for our Second Amendment rights has been going on. It started in 1792 and has continued through tomorrow. In the founding era, there were a number of racist and religious exceptions. These were designed…
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Dellinger v. Bessent (D.D.C. 25-cv-00385)
When I was in elementary school, the principal still had a paddle hanging on the wall behind him. The principal was the person that hired and fired teachers and all other staff at the school. They had significant power. To quote Stan Lee, “With great power comes great responsibility.” Most principals did use their power…
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Another win?
This case started in the United States District Court (D.D.C.) This is the court that covers Washington, D.C. Two cases were brought AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition v. United States Department of State and Global Health Council v. Trump. Docket Number: 25-cv-400 and 25-cv-402. The two cases were filed in the same court at nearly the…
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Hard Choices
People have a difficult time making hard choices. The Trolley Problem brings is one of the ways that we explore ethical choices. The general premises are that there are five people that will die if you do nothing. There is one person, who is currently safe, who can be sacrificed to save the five. Do…
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Bessent v. Dellinger, SCOTUS Watch
This matter concerns the President’s action to remove Hampton Dellinger from his position as Special Counsel for the Office of Special Counsel. Dellinger challenged his without-cause removal in the District Court for the District of Columbia. See 5 U. S. C. §1211(b). On February 12, 2025, the District Court entered a temporary restraining order (TRO)…
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Bassent v. Dellinger, 24A790 (SCOTUS)
We’ve talked about the process of litigation in a civil suit. A complaint is filed. In the complaint, the plaintiffs state what they are challenging, why they believe the law supports them, what harm they are suffering, and what relief they seek. The facts in this case are that on Friday, February 7, 2025, Trump…