Tag Archive | justice
Overturning Montana Law Facilitates Decline In Economic Opportunity
Although we are in the full swing of an election year and all focus is on who will win, please remember that the influence of money in politics is about something far more important than who wins the next election. Yes, in fact, there is something more important than who wins in November – the […]
Housing Crisis – Can We Do Something Already?
As an update to an earlier post that is continued below, there are more minds examining eminent domain and our real estate collective action problem. It has been shown that when the value of a home falls below the value of the mortgage debt — when it is underwater — a person is much more […]
Earmark Pigs Are Not Flying But Breeding Oligarchy
UPDATE: The ban on earmarks by the House in 2010 is proving difficult to uphold. Apparently the ban applied to passing legislation with earmarks and did not in any way apply to existing earmarks. Representative Harold Rogers, a Republican who is now the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, added an earmark to a 2009 […]
SEC = SELLOUT of our ECONOMY COMMISSION
UPDATE: Bloomberg reported today that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued an internal agency memo stating, “The staff has concluded its investigation and determined that charges will likely not be recommended.” It appears the SEC determined Lehman had questionable conduct, but not illegal conduct in respect to the now infamous REPO 105 transactions. “The […]
Nutty Lawsuit Against Nutella
The nutty lawsuit against Nutella is costing the company $10 Million. As a class action lawsuit, the attorneys will collect $5 Million, $3 Million is allocated for cost of notice and administration and $5 relief to each of 400,000 claimants = total of $2 Million to claimants and $5 Million to attorneys. Yes, the payoff […]
U.S. Senate Constitution Subcommittee Hearing
July 17, 2012 is the date set for the hearing to examine pending constitutional proposals to remedy the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) has asked Constitution Subcommittee Chairman Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) to hold the hearing. A number of constitutional amendments have been introduced and will be examined […]
Straw Man Schneiderman and Hypnotist Holder
I’m still trying to recover from the over-the-top Hollywood-style movie script that The American Prospect published with protagonist NY AG Eric Schneiderman playing the role “The Man The Banks Fear Most.” That slap in the face left a handprint on my cheek! Clearly the objective facts, the track record, of the federal government demonstrate that […]
Is Government For Sale? Not In This Town!
A grassroots movement is coordinating an effort to pass resolutions through city and town councils and state legislatures that declare public support for a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United during the week of June 11, 2012. The awareness generated about campaign financing and the need for reform that this initiative can achieve is fundamental […]
