Is He Accountable?

Posted on: February 21, 2012 at 8:00AM

Marijuana legalization in 2012 is seeing a huge spike in support, and promises to pit State rights against Federal Regulation.  Citizen groups in at least three states are campaigning to put ballot initiatives before voters to determine whether... read more...


Police Station overcome by marijuana odor

Posted on: February 17, 2012 at 3:45PM

Atlantic Beach, FL police are reportedly having a pot problem.  They have a 200 square foot evidence storage room, and an aging ventilation system.  This is causing a problem because the smell of the marijuana is filling the police station. ... read more...


We are a "Do-it-Yourself" society

Posted on: February 16, 2012 at 2:00PM

The police - like all government officials in the United States - get their power from We The People.  Our forefathers made that clear in their writings and speeches.  That was the essential element of our founding.  Our forefathers... read more...


Private Prisons are a bad idea

Posted on: February 14, 2012 at 10:00AM

The Huffington Post this morning released a letter they say comes from Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) to an official in an undisclosed state in which CCA seeks to purchase state prisons.  As part of the proposal which they call the Corrections... read more...


It is prescriptions not marijuana that kill

Posted on: February 13, 2012 at 2:00PM

As you all probably know by now, singing legend Whitney Houston died over the weekend in what news outlets are now saying was a deadly combination of alcohol and prescription medication.  Ms. Houston's struggles with drugs and alcohol over... read more...


Another victim of bad policy

Posted on: February 10, 2012 at 8:00AM

Guadalupe County Judge Mike Wiggins was reportedly arrested Monday night for misdemeanor possession of marijuana in College Station, Texas where he was attending a judicial conference.  According to news reports he was arrested after police were... read more...


Stand up for the 4th Amendment

Posted on: February 10, 2012 at 8:00AM

The arrest of Guadalupe County Judge Mike Wiggins sounds the siren on an issue I am constantly advising people to pay attention about.  According to news reports, Judge Wiggins was arrested after police came to his hotel room after receiving a... read more...


President Broke His Promise

Posted on: February 10, 2012 at 4:00AM

In our society we are supposed to be led by people who will do our will when we send them to Washington.  Yet, the ever-growing sense is that our leaders are not doing our will, but the will of those who get them and keep them in power. ... read more...


What do you think?

Posted on: February 9, 2012 at 9:00AM

What does legalized marijuana mean for you?  I am interested in knowing what others think about this issue.  If marijuana is legalized do you fear an explosion of crime?  Do you fear a drop in the economy?  Do you fear people... read more...


Simple questions, complex issues

Posted on: February 8, 2012 at 4:00PM

I think one of the biggest problems I see with people being arrested for almost anything is that while they know the Miranda Rights, they often do not know where the line between consent and probable cause lies.  Police officers are trained to... read more...