MISCELLANEA
I should have named this section "law and
policy." But I might digress from that sober title, so
"miscellanea" will have to do.
A Glass Act - Sunday, September 21, 2008.
From a story in today's Charlotte Observer,
Rick Rothaker wrote of the day the news broke, "at a restaurant at the
base of the Merrill tower, the takeover news was rippling through
lunchtime conversations. General manager Melonee Gilchrist said
the firm's investment bankers were taking the news as expected. 'They're
drinking,' she said." (more)
The War - Monday, October
8, 2007. I watched the recent Ken
Burns documentary, The War -- an oral history by and about about
the men and women who experienced WWII. What a remarkable piece of
work. (more)
The Other Branch
of Government - Friday,
April 20, 2007.
The law is something of a mystery to most people. In fact, it's
apparently a mystery to a good many North Carolina state lawmakers.
(more)
Property Taxes (civic pneumonia) -
Tuesday, March
13, 2007. A while back, I received a tax notice from the Catawba County Tax
Collector for the boat I keep on Lake Norman in Catawba Country. A
few weeks later, I received a tax notice from the Mecklenburg County Tax
Collector for the same boat, which, as I said, is kept on Lake Norman in
Catawba County. (more)
Liberty vs. The Flag -
Friday, October 18, 1996. As a citizen and
a veteran, I am offended by the sight of our flag in flames.
However, I did not serve or fight for a flag - but for the
principles of liberty and justice for which it stands.
(more)
The Zen of Criminal
Defense - Sunday, September 22, 1996. As I
understand it, at least in felonies, an accused has a right
to a trial by a jury of his or her peers and a right to
counsel. This due process of law is our bulwark against the
otherwise unchecked and potentially tyrannical police power.
(more)
"We the people, of the United States, in order to form a
more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic
tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the
general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to
ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this
Constitution for the United States of America."
- Preamble to the Constitution of the United States
of America
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