Back when I reviewed Barry Cooper's Never Get Busted Again DVD, I wrote this about the third chapter: This chapter also has what's probably the most controversial piece of advice: Don't refuse the officer's request to search your car. That goes against everything I've ever read. However, on reflection, Cooper's argument isn't totally insane: As former defense attorney Ken … [Read more...] about Knowing When to Bend Like a Reed In the Stream…
Doom and Gloom and Other Problems
Scott Greenfield was all doom-and-gloom yesterday: This year, I'm less sanguine. Not because the value of our Constitution is diminished, or because the struggle is less worthy, but because of my macro-view of Mazlow's Hierarchy of Needs. Today, our nation is faced with very basic problems that will consume our energies and focus. Our economy is in … [Read more...] about Doom and Gloom and Other Problems
Last Night’s Fireworks
I was out last night taking pictures of the fireworks in the neighborhood. Click here to see the whole fireworks slideshow. … [Read more...] about Last Night’s Fireworks
Lives, Fortunes, Sacred Honor
Other people are doing this, and I think it's a good idea. Read at least a little of it: IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the … [Read more...] about Lives, Fortunes, Sacred Honor
The Relative Importance of DUI and National Security
Houston Criminal Defense Lawyer Mark Bennett just put up a post about Harris County's plans for what they call a "No-Refusal Weekend" over the holiday: A no-refusal weekend is a weekend in which local law enforcement, prosecutors, and...judges team up to ensure that anyone who is arrested for DUI...who refuses to blow in the breathalyzer (as drivers are entitled to and … [Read more...] about The Relative Importance of DUI and National Security