|
|||||
|
US News & World Report’s Mortimer B. Zuckerman wrote an article called “The Most Fiscally Irresponsible Government in U.S. History.” In the article he states: “current budgetary trends are capable of destroying the country. . . . We can’t just tax our way out of this. We have to . . . [...] News of what the federal government does never ceases to amaze me. There apparently is no end to the stupidity of unelected government bureaucrats. An Associated Press story reports: “Companies using criminal records . . . to screen out job applicants might run afoul of anti-discrimination laws as the government steps up [...] New York Times: “Julie Murphy, a 7-year-old Oregonian, set up a lemonade stand on July 29 at an art fair in northeast Portland. County health inspectors shut her down, however, telling Julie and her mother, Maria Fife, that they needed a temporary restaurant license, which costs $120.” Update: “Multnomah County [...] The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada . . . announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: Youth and Adult Brine VIP [...] New York Times: “the future of General Motors (and the $50 billion taxpayer investment in it) now depends on a vehicle that costs $41,000 but offers the performance and interior space of a $15,000 economy car. . . . making the bailout work — whatever the cost — is the only good [...] Government agencies must take action to justify their existence. Agency action usually means loss of freedom and financial harm to the public. One of the most worthless government agencies is the Consumer Product Safety Commission that now sticks its ugly head in all facets of American life. It’s latest target – roller [...] Forbes: Fear that real rocks may contain harmful substances, a school cancelled its rock purchase order and showed students a poster of rocks instead of the real thing. “And so it goes in the unbrave new world, where nothing is safe enough. It’s a world brought to us by the once [...] Quinnipiac University dropped volleyball as a girls’ sport because it could not afford the expense so naturally the girls sued. The girls claimed that QU must pay for them to play a college sport because under a federal law known as Title IX, the school could not drop volleyball because then its [...] Arizona Republic: “State and university employees with families can expect to see their monthly health-insurance costs rise as much as 37 percent next year, depending on the type of plan they choose. . . . [Two reasons insurance will sky rocket under Obamacare] One is a requirement that insurance plans provide coverage [...] CNS News: “New federal regulations issued this week stipulate that the electronic health records–that all Americans are supposed to have by 2014 under the terms of the stimulus law that President Barack Obama signed last year–must record not only the traditional measures of height and weight, but also the Body Mass Index: [...] Rasmussen Reports: “The notion that governments derive their only just authority from the consent of the governed is a foundational principle of the American experiment. However, a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just 23% of voters nationwide believe the federal government today has the consent of the governed. Sixty-two [...] National Review: “One must wonder what kind of society we have become. In the dismaying-but-not-surprising category of news stories recently, this one in the July 2 New York Times got my attention. It describes how the Obama administration is killing off the summer-internship programs, many of them unpaid, that are so popular with [...] Daily Caller reports from the “it’s not our money that the US doesn’t have so we can spend as much as we like, especially if we say its for green energy” department: “Abengoa Solar, which received $1.45 billion from the Department of Energy, admits on its website that it will use the money to [...] San Francisco Chronicle: “Coca-Cola is out, and soy milk is now part of San Francisco’s official city policy. Under an executive order from Mayor Gavin Newsom, Coke, Pepsi and Fanta Orange are no longer allowed in vending machines on city property,” From the your tax dollars at work department. No. We did not make up the warning from the Consumer Products Safety Commission that appears under the headline in bold below. After reading it, I can’t wait for possible future announcements from the CPSC that may warn parents about the dangers of children: [...] Real Clear Politics has an article called “All-American Light Bulb Dims as Freedom Flickers“ that discusses the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, the law that outlaws the the incandescent light bulb in favor of the dangerous compact fluorescent lights “CFCs) that contain highly toxic mercury and that must be discarded [...] The Hill: “Politicians across the country are trying to lure NBA superstar LeBron James to their hometowns.” Cleveland.com: “The White Castle hamburger chain fears that a health insurance reform law adopted earlier this year will put its profits on a downward slide. The Columbus-based family owned restaurant chain – known for serving small square hamburgers called “sliders” – says a single provision in the bill will eat up roughly [...] Minding the Campus: “Connecticut’s Quinnipiac College, best known for its political polling, is now at the center of the newest round in the controversy over Title IX and women’s sports. In a trial that opened last week, a federal judge must decide whether competitive cheerleading should count as a sport for gender [...] hollandsentinel: “New Environmental Protection Agency regulations treat spilled milk like oil, requiring farmers to build extra storage tanks and form emergency spill plans. Local farming advocates says it’s ridiculous to regulate a liquid with a small percentage of butter fat the same way as the now-infamous BP oil spill.” Movie ticket prices within the jurisdiction of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will be going up. From the Yuma Sun: “Theater owners have to make special devices available to ensure those with hearing and vision disabilities can enjoy the movies, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. In a unanimous decision, the [...] New Haven Register: “After 13 months and costs estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, the six litigants of the Quinnipiac University women’s volleyball program and Quinnipiac University will be back in United States District Court in Bridgeport Monday to determine whether the university’s elimination of the volleyball program violated federal [...] We’ve all heard the saying that those who do not know history are doomed to repeat it. Unfortunately for all of us, politicians who do not know history are constantly repeating history to the detriment of their constituents. Case in point, the Democrat controlled legislature of New Jersey. The New [...] Washington Post: “The California Senate just passed a bill that could send parents to jail for up to a year if their kids — from kindergarten through eighth grade — miss too much school.” Wow! This is a perfect example of the blindness of do good legislators to the unintended consequences of [...] From the you won’t read or hear this from the U.S. media department. London Telegraph: “The Obama administration more than doubled spending on cycling and walking initiatives to $1.2 billion (£810 million) last year as it seeks to coax Americans out of their cars. . . . In March, Mr Obama’s transportation [...] If there is one thing as certain as the sun rising in the morning it is that the California legislature will pass laws that make no sense and hurt its economy. The Associated Press reports that the California Assembly just passed a bill the would create a California-wide ban on stores putting [...] The Volokh Conspiracy: “The bill (HB1259) — which passed the state House of Representatives by a 78–16 vote . . . would make it a misdemeanor to transmit any Internet communication or other computer communication ‘with the intent to coerce, abuse, torment, intimidate, harass, embarrass, or cause emotional distress to a person [...] From the “while Rome burns department.” The United States House of Representatives passed a House Resolution 1297, that supports the goals and ideals of American Craft Beer Week. Fox News: “The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is holding hearings Wednesday on the “Potty Parity Act,” a bill that seeks to address the unequal restroom facilities for women in federal buildings.” |
|||||
|
Copyright © 2009-2010 C KEYTLaw, LLC - All Rights Reserved |
|||||
Recent Comments