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• • 21 May 08
  • 11:12 am

  "But the most important fact in this case—which was ignored by the Virginia courts, the Supreme Court and the few media accounts of this litigation—is that David Lee Moore is African-American." Why is this the most important fact in this case? "Scalia and his equally myopic and complacent colleagues refuse to address the problem of racial profiling — or “driving while black” — that has been widely discussed in law and political science journals, as well as reported anecdotally by black males, both ordinary citizens and those who enjoy professional or political prominence." "As Scalia noted — presumably with a straight …

  Posted to Supreme Court OKs Racial Profiling

• • 21 May 08
  • 11:30 am

  I guess there isn't any point in voting in California any more. The Supreme Court will invent "rights" as they wish in order to strike down laws.

  Posted to California Rules!