Thursday, March 20, 2014
Liberty Candidate Tim Donnelly Is California Gov. Frontrunner
Last weekend the California Republican Convention wrapped
up, and liberty candidate Tim Donnelly is the clear front-runner to
unseat Gov. Jerry Brown, the Democrat seeking a fourth term.
The message posted on Donnelly’s campaign web site was
optimistic: “Together, we rocked the entire California Republican Party
convention over the weekend, leaving zero doubt who the clear
front-runner in the primary for Governor is.”
Local media also agreed.
The LA Times headline read, “Tim Donnelly gets unofficial
endorsement at GOP convention”, and the article called it a “resounding”
decision.
The Sacramento Bee echoed similarly.
More @ Ben Swann
Court rules states can make voters prove citizenship: Election commission can’t stop voter ID laws
A U.S. District Court judge ruled Wednesday that Arizona and Kansas can require anyone registering to vote to prove their citizenship and the federal Election Assistance Commission cannot block them.
The ruling is a boost for states’ rights and marks a setback for President Obama and other liberals who fought stiffer voter ID checks with an argument that they reduce voter turnout. “This is a huge victory for me, personally, for the states of Kansas and Arizona, and for the whole cause of states’ rights,” said Kansas Secretary of State Kris W. Kobach, who led the challenge. “We’ve seen so many defeats recently in areas where the federal government
has been encroaching on states’ authorities, and this time the good guys won.
More @ The Washington Times
NC: University stung by jury verdict over religious retaliation
My Two Cent Check Is Returned
Hooray!:)
A jury in North Carolina has decided that a university retaliated against a professor who got accolades from colleagues when, as an atheist, he was hired, but then faced retaliation when he became a Christian.
The damages for Mike Adams, a criminology professor at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington, will be determined later.
But officials from two major legal teams, the the Alliance Defending Freedom and the American Center for Law and Justice, agreed it was a significant finding.
ADF represented Adams together with lead counsel David French, who began the case with ADF and now litigates for the ACLJ.
A former atheist, Adams frequently received praise from his colleagues after the university hired him as an assistant professor in 1993 and promoted him to associate professor in 1998.
But some of his views on political and social issues soon reflected his adoption of Christianity in 2000, and the legal teams reported subsequently, the university subjected Adams to a campaign of academic persecution, including intrusive investigations, baseless accusations and other factors that culminated in his denial of promotion to full professor, despite an award-winning record of teaching, research, and service.
The damages for Mike Adams, a criminology professor at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington, will be determined later.
But officials from two major legal teams, the the Alliance Defending Freedom and the American Center for Law and Justice, agreed it was a significant finding.
ADF represented Adams together with lead counsel David French, who began the case with ADF and now litigates for the ACLJ.
A former atheist, Adams frequently received praise from his colleagues after the university hired him as an assistant professor in 1993 and promoted him to associate professor in 1998.
But some of his views on political and social issues soon reflected his adoption of Christianity in 2000, and the legal teams reported subsequently, the university subjected Adams to a campaign of academic persecution, including intrusive investigations, baseless accusations and other factors that culminated in his denial of promotion to full professor, despite an award-winning record of teaching, research, and service.
More @ WND
Great Story: 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe Unrestored with 2,996 Miles
In the fall of 1966, 30-year-old Don McNamara of Colorado Springs, Colorado, celebrated his retirement from the United States Marine Corps with a trip to Las Vegas. It was the one and only time he would visit Sin City, and it proved fortuitous when Lady Luck intervened and a slot machine Don was playing paid out the massive sum of $5,000. By the time he returned to his parents’ home where he lived, he knew what he would do with his winnings. He asked his father, a car salesman, to take the money and buy a new Corvette.
At first glance, Don’s dream car appeared to be just out of reach; the features he specified pushed the price tag more than $500 past the $5,000 mark, but his father’s persistence paid off when he found a dealership in Lamar, Colorado, about 125 miles away, that agreed to sell a 427 coupe for under $5,000. Built on May 10, 1967, and delivered to McNamara on May 20 by Ray Motor Co. in Lamar, the Corvette coupe was exactly as Don had ordered, with the L36 427/390 HP engine, M20 4-speed manual transmission and 3.36 Positraction rear end; tinted glass, telescopic steering wheel, AM/FM radio, side exhaust and bolt-on aluminum wheels. Don’s innate patriotism influenced his choice of colors: Ermine White paint, Red Stinger stripe and Red interior – a matchup he completed by replacing the factory Black wall rubber with a set of double White-and-Blue stripe tires.
Don drove his new Corvette only sparingly for the first several months, until it inexplicably disappeared.
More @ MECUM
"Sanctions War" Begins: Russia Targets U.S. Officials
Katie noted earlier today that the White House is imposing additional sanctions on Russian leaders and parts of the Russian economy. But additional sanctions levied from the White House have not gone unnoticed or unreciprocated, it seems; the Kremlin is firing back:
More @ Townhall
Moscow signals concern for Russians in Estonia
Via avordvet
Harald Nugiseks
The Battle of the European SS
Russia signaled concern on Wednesday at Estonia's treatment of its large ethnic Russian minority, comparing language policy in the Baltic state with what it said was a call in Ukraine to prevent the use of Russian.
Russia has defended its annexation of Ukraine's Crimea peninsula by arguing it has the right to protect Russian-speakers outside its borders, so the reference to linguistic tensions in another former Soviet republic comes at a highly sensitive moment.
More @ Reuters
Harald NugiseksThe Battle of the European SS
Russia signaled concern on Wednesday at Estonia's treatment of its large ethnic Russian minority, comparing language policy in the Baltic state with what it said was a call in Ukraine to prevent the use of Russian.
Russia has defended its annexation of Ukraine's Crimea peninsula by arguing it has the right to protect Russian-speakers outside its borders, so the reference to linguistic tensions in another former Soviet republic comes at a highly sensitive moment.
More @ Reuters
McAuliffe Uses First Veto to Kill Gun Bill
Via Michael via NC Renegade
Virginia Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe used his first official veto to strike down a gun rights bill that he had unsuccessfully tried to weaken through an amendment.
The Virginia-Pilot reports that McAuliffe’s veto, while “more symbolic than substantive,” is a clear message to both sides of the gun debate on where he stands:
Virginia Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe used his first official veto to strike down a gun rights bill that he had unsuccessfully tried to weaken through an amendment.
The Virginia-Pilot reports that McAuliffe’s veto, while “more symbolic than substantive,” is a clear message to both sides of the gun debate on where he stands:
More @ The Washington Free Beacon
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