Don Quixote at BookWorm Room on Jul 04 2008 | Filed under: Feature Article, Ideology, Legislation, Liberalism Watch, Politicians at Work, Socialism
Here in California, the hands-free cell phone law went into effect July 1. (By the way, does anyone know whether there was an actual increase in traffic accidents after cell phones became popular?) This morning, I heard a story that said that 1,800 fires and dozens of injuries resulted from fireworks last year. [...]
Bookworm at Bookworm Room on Nov 16 2007 | Filed under: Judiciary, Legislation
I haven’t read the underlying decision, nor am I familiar with the case. Nevertheless, if you read the following, do you feel that the judge is acting as a judge or actually stepping in as a legislator?
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today tossed new federal fuel economy standards for [...]
Bookworm at Bookworm Room on Oct 10 2007 | Filed under: Big Brother, Freedom Files, Legislation
I’ve been researching the Legislative history of a California statute enacted 30 years ago. The statute affected how insurance companies could conduct investigations that would determine their risk in issuing a given policy. At that time, insurance companies would conduct personal interviews with neighbors and colleagues, with the results stored away in files. A secondary [...]
