Charles Krauthammer has written a thoughtful column supporting the use of drones by the Obama administration to kill terrorists. He writes that there are two situations which warrant the use of drones in this way:http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentaries/191480301.html
1. Situations in which there is an “imminent threat” to our national security and safety. Our response to kill the people posing …
They can be used to find lost children or pets, stop poachers, help fire fighters find victims, follow fleeing crooks, and even find terrorists. . . so why are drones so controversial? Why are ten states considering legislation to limit the use of drones by law enforcement? We’ve all heard about President Obama’s controversial program of using drones …
After working for over 30 years in the criminal courts in Minnesota as both a prosecutor and Public Defender, I have some stories . . .
Those of us in the trenches often say, “you can’t make a reality TV show about this stuff–it’s too real. No one would believe it!” I’ve had several requests to tell the …
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…Even though I’ve had a flu shot for this winter, I read the news about the flu sweeping the country right now and wonder…
Several times in the history of the country, flu has spread like a pandemic. It’s caused thousands of deaths. Is the Center for Disease Control really on top of this? What will they …
Here in the Twin Cities, the local U.S. Attorney, B. Todd Jones, has announced that his office will decrease its prosecution of drug offenses and, instead, focus on more complex, white-collar crime. Does this mean an end to the War on Drugs? See the article at: http://www.startribune.com/local/185235672.html
Started in the 1970’s, the War on Drugs spawned a huge …
Of course, with the Newtown, Connecticut tragedy there are many people who have opinions about the event and how to prevent something like this in the future. I don’t claim to have the answers, but I want to trace some of the legal history about the 2nd Amendment and other amendments to add my own ideas.
Opponents to …
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