Category: Fourteenth Amendment
Scott Walker, Jerry Petrowski, and the Right of Wisconsin’s Women to Choose
| April 26, 2012 | Posted by JerriCook under Fourteenth Amendment, Political Correctness |
To hear the feminists who are supporting Donna Siedel in the recall election in Wisconsin’s 86th Assembly District tell it, Representative Jerry Petrowski conspired with Governor Scott walker to destroy the law established in Roe v. Wade. Yep. It’s all over in Wisconsin. No abortions for you, not even if you’ve been raped and are on your death bed. Die. Except…nothing the supporters of Donna Seidel are telling the good people of Wisconsin is true. Not only did Jerry Petrowski and Scott Walker NOT impede the long-standing right to an abortion, the legislation they passed actually 1) makes abortions safer, and 2) repeals certain abortion prohibitions. (more…)
Rick Santorum and Felony Disenfranchisement
| March 27, 2012 | Posted by JerriCook under Constitutional Law, Equal Protection, Fourteenth Amendment, Legal Issues, Political Correctness |
It’s long been an American cornerstone—those who have done the crime and served the time deserve a chance to rejoin society as a productive member. Ex-cons who go to school, get a job, and become active in their communities are often a force for good in communities where crime is rampant and drugs are ubiquitous. They become role models. So, why can’t these role models participate in the political process? By what authority are they banned from a major part of American society? (more…)
Racist Blacks and the real tragedy of Trayvon Martins’ legacy
| March 24, 2012 | Posted by JerriCook under Criminal Procedure, Fourteenth Amendment, Legal Issues, Media, Nut jobs, Political Correctness |
As the sophomoric crowds of protesters jump on the racist bandwagon, marching through the streets of America’s cities demanding “justice” for Trayvon Martin, the rest of us are forced to ask the obvious question. Why do black racists like Al Sharpton, Louis Farrakahn, and Barack Obama get a pass when it comes to Due Process for other races?
A Grand Jury has been impaneled to investigate what happened on the night Williams was killed. Why do the Black Panthers and Al Sharpton’s idiot minions believe that they can circumvent the justice system? Isn’t that how Americans get justice, in the court system? Can you imagine if a group of Hispanics, Asians, or Whites demanded that the court system be circumvented? The whining in the Black community would be ear-splitting, and the term “lynch mob” would be screeched across the airwaves. (more…)
Oppostion Research-Why Defense Lawyers Should Care
| March 4, 2012 | Posted by JerriCook under Bad Lawyers, Criminal Procedure, Fourteenth Amendment, Legal Issues, Media, Nut jobs |
Opposition research (oppo) is the art of defining a challenge. How can you possibly know the scope of any potential adversarial interaction if you don’t know all there is to know about your opponent? Oppo is generally conducted by political consultants and corporate reputation managers who dig into the background of potential political and business adversaries. Opposition researchers also dig into their client’s backgrounds in preparation for high-profile political and corporate activities. It’s the surest way to find out what’s out there about your opponent and yourself, for better or worse.
Criminal defense attorneys are at a distinct disadvantage when they fail to research their legal adversary, the district attorney. District attorneys are not the mere representatives of the State. They are in fact politicians–bought and paid for by tax-exempt political donations. They have political ambitions, and if you think they leave those ambitions at the courthouse door in order to pursue justice—think again. All district attorneys want to further their political careers, and they don’t get elected judge, or even better, attorney general, unless they bring their politics into the courtroom with them. What you don’t know about the district attorney you’re dealing with could cost your client their freedom and you your reputation as a criminal defense attorney. Case in point: State of Wisconsin vs. Christopher A. Wicks (more…)
Why Bad Legal Writing Makes Me Happy
| February 10, 2012 | Posted by JerriCook under Bad Lawyers, Equal Protection, Fourteenth Amendment, Law School, Legal Issues, Raw Milk, Structure |
The Germans have a name for what I felt when I first laid eyes on THE DECISION AND ORDER ON ZINNIKER PLAINTIFF’S CLARIFICATION MOTION. Schadenfreude. It means taking pleasure in another’s misfortunes. In my case, I’m not taking pleasure in Judge Fielder’s denial of the Plaintiff’s motion. But after reading just how poorly the pleadings were written and the issues were argued, I figure if the attorney who wrote them managed to pass law school and a bar exam, there’s no way I can fail. (more…)
United Wisconsin-The Bullies on the Block
| January 17, 2012 | Posted by JerriCook under Fourteenth Amendment, Fourth Amendment, Legal Issues, Media, Political Correctness |
Wisconsin has anti-bullying laws covering both school and workplace behavior. Of course, the laws are vague, and what is and what isn’t bullying is left to the machinations of civil procedure and judicial opinion. The latest proposed workplace bullying law is the Healthy Workplace Bill. It reads in part:
This bill provides an exception to that exclusive remedy provision permitting an employee who alleges that he or she has been injured by being subjected to an abusive work environment or by being subjected to retaliation or a threat of retaliation for opposing an abusive work environment or for initiating or in any manner participating in an investigation, action, or proceeding to enforce the right not to be subjected to an abusive work environment (collectively “unlawful employment practice”) to bring an action in circuit court against the employer or employee who allegedly engaged in the unlawful employment practice for such relief as the court may consider appropriate.
Is the above not the perfect description of what United Wisconsin is doing to the taxpayers of Wisconsin? We have been repeatedly bullied for electing Scott Walker. This small (and small-minded) band of bullies has developed and sustained an abusive work environment for all taxpayers, not to mention our elected officials. It’s been one costly temper tantrum after another, with United Wisconsin leading the charge. Now, we’re being bullied again, and no one is stepping up to put a stop to it. (more…)
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