Vox

Musings, rants, rambling, general nonsense

Voir Dire in Arizona

I recently had the great fortune of being called for jury duty* Since I was not selected, I can share some of the general bits here. For instance, the defendant was facing firearms possession charges. This lead to voir dire involving firearms related questions. In Arizona, with a beginning jury pool of 48 people, it […]

Remembering 9/11

A site I follow on Facebook just shared this Independent Journal Review story: 8 Advertisements That Exploited the 9/11 Tragedy   If you were online yesterday, you probably saw as many complaints about how others were remembering 9/11 as you saw actual tributes. We are nothing if not outraged by whatever we can find to […]

“We’re The Revolution Now”

Bill Whittle recently referred to the Tea Party as the Rebel Alliance – this bit from Coupling seems fitting (Couldn’t get the direct upload to display properly, so trying the version I posted to YouTube again.) [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRthd1gHil4] If you can’t view it here, you may be able to see it over on Google+ ✏

R.I.P Baroness Thatcher

Today Britain paid their final respects to the Iron Lady, Margaret Thatcher. Since her passing, I have struggled to find the words to express the impact she had on me – and the world. I will allow this Heritage Foundation video to explain a bit of her enormous legacy. Maggie Thatcher, Jeane Kirkpatrick, and my […]

Didn’t Pay Enough Taxes

Just thought I would take a minute and remind everyone who thinks higher taxes are a necessity, especially those hypocritical rich folks who claim they want their taxes raised while taking all possible action to reduce their actual income tax burden (I’m looking at you Hollywood) You have always had the option of paying more. […]

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