Everyone’s A Lawyer


I suppose by now I should realize that one reason everyone hates lawyers is that they think them largely unnecessary. Like doctors and pilots. I mean, anyone can remove their own appendix or fly themselves across the country, right?  And lots of people — at least 50 to 60% of U.S. adults — can read.  So who needs lawyers when they can read the law for themselves?

Thankfully, Ray McEdward of Madera provides a shining example that being able to read does not a lawyer make.

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Cat Scratch Fever


Whilst I’m researching for my next article on why, even if we can’t revive the Fourth Amendment, we shouldn’t put the last few syllables of it through the shredder, I thought I’d write about something a little lighter.

Since I have a preliminary hearing tomorrow and need to finish prepping, I wanted to find something I could claw my way through in less than 15 minutes.

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