Continuing my series of articles on bad, sloppy, or downright evil lawmaking, I'd like to talk a little bit about how much states love to suspend or revoke people's driver's licenses. A suspended license is a branch of a problem I mentioned earlier: Free Punishment. A suspended license is just a database entry and a form letter. It probably costs the state less than a buck, … [Read more...] about Evil Lawmaking: License Suspension
Jury Duty: The Prosecutor Speaks
A few months ago, I posted a followup to my Jury Duty series in which I expressed my curiosity about whatever happened to the defendant, whom I called "Jose." I had been unable to find out what sentence he received. Well, one of the prosecutors (I think the one I referred to as the "blonde prosecutrix") just stumbled across that entry: Imagine my surprise to see a Jury that … [Read more...] about Jury Duty: The Prosecutor Speaks
Towards a More Transparent Government
This sounds like a good idea to me: Oath of Presidential Transparency For Open, Transparent, and Accountable Government I, __________________________, candidate for President of the United States, pledge to the American Public that, if elected President of the United States, my administration will be fully and robustly committed to open, transparent, and accountable … [Read more...] about Towards a More Transparent Government
Wind and Rain!
In the time-honored journalistic tradition of running with a story because we've got pictures, here are a few shots I took on my 3-hour drive home after the storms we had yesterday.A Rare Moment of SpeedTree Down On Road and Power LinesBigger Tree Down on RoadLine Down on the Road Update: John Ruberry got some good shots of the damage. … [Read more...] about Wind and Rain!
Have You Been Trying to Reach Me?
I upgraded to Microsoft Outlook 2003 a few weeks ago, and I just sort of assumed that if anything went wrong there'd be error messages or something. It turns out that Outlook and the Windypundit mail server aren't talking to each other. I didn't notice because I have about half a dozen email accounts coming into Outlook and all the others seem to be working. I finally … [Read more...] about Have You Been Trying to Reach Me?