Apparently HUD has become such an echo chamber of leftist, special snowflakes that they are shocked (SHOCKED) by comments and observations that ordinary citizens would recognize as completely unremarkable, mainstream views.
Nothing Carson is alleged to have said here remotely approaches a "slur," except possibly for the hypersensitive "microaggressions" crowd. If the agency is as packed with these rainbow-riders as the article suggests, it is no wonder HUD is so dysfunctional and out of touch. These special, little, crying wonders should take a tour of public housing around the country, to see first hand what they are REALLY in charge of and what they are doing "for" the people they "serve."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/09/19/hud-secretary-ben-carson-makes-dismissive-comments-about-transgender-people-angering-agency-staff/
September 20, 2019
Passing the Buck
Well, Ed Buck is in trouble, and his federal arraignment and bail review hearing was passed to 11 October, after he waived speedy arraignment.
Meanwhile, the media raises the question why it took so long for officials to act, as local homeless men commonly referred to Buck as "Dr. Kevorkian." I am sure that whatever it was, it had nothing to do with him being an LGBTQ "activist" or a major democratic donor, in California. Probably the people who investigate the deaths of marginalized homeless gay black men were just busy with other things.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/homeless-men-called-democratic-donor-ed-buck-dr-kevorkian-why-his-did-arrest-take-so-long/ar-AAHBfDj?li=BBnbfcL#page=2
Meanwhile, the media raises the question why it took so long for officials to act, as local homeless men commonly referred to Buck as "Dr. Kevorkian." I am sure that whatever it was, it had nothing to do with him being an LGBTQ "activist" or a major democratic donor, in California. Probably the people who investigate the deaths of marginalized homeless gay black men were just busy with other things.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/homeless-men-called-democratic-donor-ed-buck-dr-kevorkian-why-his-did-arrest-take-so-long/ar-AAHBfDj?li=BBnbfcL#page=2
Well... that escalated quickly
Area Man has modest proposal to completely pack courts with democrats (because of stolen Supreme Court seat... ect).
Believes “hostile” courts stand in the way of democracy and progress. Sees no possible way it could backfire. Would only require democrats to win (and then continue to hold) all three branches of government in perpetuity.
Believes “hostile” courts stand in the way of democracy and progress. Sees no possible way it could backfire. Would only require democrats to win (and then continue to hold) all three branches of government in perpetuity.
September 19, 2019
Mid-Afternoon Vent: Why are State Bar Websites So Useless?
I have been trying to find this criminal defense attorney (no not for me) who lives either in Oregon or New York and both websites make it very difficult to research their members. Nice work protecting the public!
By the time you finally locate the "member search" section (Oregon helpfully informs you the member list is likely incomplete)-- Michael Avenatti could be halfway to Argentina with your retainer.
In contrast, the CA State Bar is practically begging you to file a complaint. "Locate a Lawyer" is front and center on the homepage, with a variety of complaint forms in eight different languages one easy click away.
By the time you finally locate the "member search" section (Oregon helpfully informs you the member list is likely incomplete)-- Michael Avenatti could be halfway to Argentina with your retainer.
In contrast, the CA State Bar is practically begging you to file a complaint. "Locate a Lawyer" is front and center on the homepage, with a variety of complaint forms in eight different languages one easy click away.
September 18, 2019
His Name is "Buck" . . .
There was good news and bad news for LGBTQ "activist" and major Democratic donor Ed Buck. The good news was that his "activism" has finally helped convince mainstream society that gay black lives matter. The bad news was that, as a consequence, Buck found himself in police custody, due to the gay black men who have been found dead in his house as a result of drug overdoses.
Buck is accused of enticing homeless gay black men to his home with money and drugs, then doping them up and sexually exploiting them. It appears to be especially problematic that some of them have not survived. Police searching the premises reportedly uncovered a large cache of photographs, showing men thought to be prior victims in "compromising positions." The media coverage also suggests that the local LGBTQ community has turned against Buck, due to his alleged history of predation.
At least Buck can take solace in having elevated the rights and standing of local gays to the point that they can potentially help put him away for a long stretch in prison. Well done, Buck, well done!
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/democratic-donor-ed-buck-charged-with-operating-drug-house-after-2-men-found-dead-in-home/ar-AAHrQ3M
Buck is accused of enticing homeless gay black men to his home with money and drugs, then doping them up and sexually exploiting them. It appears to be especially problematic that some of them have not survived. Police searching the premises reportedly uncovered a large cache of photographs, showing men thought to be prior victims in "compromising positions." The media coverage also suggests that the local LGBTQ community has turned against Buck, due to his alleged history of predation.
At least Buck can take solace in having elevated the rights and standing of local gays to the point that they can potentially help put him away for a long stretch in prison. Well done, Buck, well done!
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/democratic-donor-ed-buck-charged-with-operating-drug-house-after-2-men-found-dead-in-home/ar-AAHrQ3M
September 17, 2019
The Changing Masthead at ABA Journal
I hadn't looked at this in detail for awhile, but after the recent publicity on Molly McDonough's impending departure, I thought it would be good to see what is happening structurally.
Note that "Web Producer" is now gone, as is "Executive Assistant to the Editor and Publisher." Also, it looks like almost all of the marketing and advertising functions have been outsourced.
http://www.abajournal.com/authors
Note that "Web Producer" is now gone, as is "Executive Assistant to the Editor and Publisher." Also, it looks like almost all of the marketing and advertising functions have been outsourced.
http://www.abajournal.com/authors
Yin and Yang at Florida Coastal Law School
First the impressive news: the release of Florida passage statistics disclosed Florida Coastal achieved a 71% first-time bar passage rate for the July bar exam (its highest in four years).
On the other side of the coin, a student complains (by way of a lawsuit) that the pass rate was basically achieved by Florida Coastal imposing new requirements designed to cause attrition of those students who would have trouble passing the bar exam. Unfair and a breach of contract, as the plaintiff student sees it, because the school had allegedly recruited and enrolled students on the premise that they would not be subject to any such requirements as a condition of obtaining their degrees.
This actually brings up a valid point. Yes, the school has to bring its pass rate up in order to prevent its own loss of accreditation and extinction. On the other hand, when it uses a mechanism such as imposing a mandatory bar prep class that students must pass to receive a degree, isn't that an adverse, material and unilateral change for all those students who were recruited on a premise of pursuing careers in the "J.D. preferred" sector? It does seem that such an amendment, without consent or consideration, changes the basis of the original bargain in a fundamental way.
https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/article/student-files-suit-against-florida-coastal-school-of-law
On the other side of the coin, a student complains (by way of a lawsuit) that the pass rate was basically achieved by Florida Coastal imposing new requirements designed to cause attrition of those students who would have trouble passing the bar exam. Unfair and a breach of contract, as the plaintiff student sees it, because the school had allegedly recruited and enrolled students on the premise that they would not be subject to any such requirements as a condition of obtaining their degrees.
This actually brings up a valid point. Yes, the school has to bring its pass rate up in order to prevent its own loss of accreditation and extinction. On the other hand, when it uses a mechanism such as imposing a mandatory bar prep class that students must pass to receive a degree, isn't that an adverse, material and unilateral change for all those students who were recruited on a premise of pursuing careers in the "J.D. preferred" sector? It does seem that such an amendment, without consent or consideration, changes the basis of the original bargain in a fundamental way.
https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/article/student-files-suit-against-florida-coastal-school-of-law
A State Commission on Judicial Conduct Runs Amok
In this case out of New York State, some hapless layperson serving as a "town justice" in Altona Town Court, in Clinton County, posted a comment in favor of capital punishment on his personal Facebook page. It consisted of a photo of a noose, and the statement, "If we want to make America great again, we have to make evil people fear punishment again."
It took several months for some person of sufficiently "woke" character to determine that the image and statement were susceptible, in their view, to interpretation as a racist statement in favor of lynchings. That unknown person notified the NY State Commission on Judicial Conduct, which then sent the town judge a letter saying to take the post down, followed by a formal disciplinary complaint. The complaint also asserted the position that the post (which was included as an attachment to the complaint) undermined "the integrity of the judiciary and public confidence in the courts," because "the noose is an incendiary image with repugnant racial connotations."
Notwithstanding that this construction of the post came, in its entirety, from the voices in the head of the bureaucrat who drafted the complaint, the town judge was intimidated into agreeing that his post was misconduct, resigning his office, and stipulating that he would never again seek judicial office in the future.
So, basically,even though the post was, facially and in context, a completely legitimate comment in favor of capital punishment, a bureaucrat in a state agency attached entirely unintended connotations to the post, and then used that to bully a lay judge out of public service, forever. This is the sort of horrific destination one comes to by a senseless insistence on construing every public statement as offensively as possible. I see no possible advantage to the public in this. Rather, it actually undermines the integrity of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct that a fanatic extremist has been allowed to use the agency to perpetrate an injustice.
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Clinton-County-town-justice-resigns-after-posting-14445910.php
It took several months for some person of sufficiently "woke" character to determine that the image and statement were susceptible, in their view, to interpretation as a racist statement in favor of lynchings. That unknown person notified the NY State Commission on Judicial Conduct, which then sent the town judge a letter saying to take the post down, followed by a formal disciplinary complaint. The complaint also asserted the position that the post (which was included as an attachment to the complaint) undermined "the integrity of the judiciary and public confidence in the courts," because "the noose is an incendiary image with repugnant racial connotations."
Notwithstanding that this construction of the post came, in its entirety, from the voices in the head of the bureaucrat who drafted the complaint, the town judge was intimidated into agreeing that his post was misconduct, resigning his office, and stipulating that he would never again seek judicial office in the future.
So, basically,even though the post was, facially and in context, a completely legitimate comment in favor of capital punishment, a bureaucrat in a state agency attached entirely unintended connotations to the post, and then used that to bully a lay judge out of public service, forever. This is the sort of horrific destination one comes to by a senseless insistence on construing every public statement as offensively as possible. I see no possible advantage to the public in this. Rather, it actually undermines the integrity of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct that a fanatic extremist has been allowed to use the agency to perpetrate an injustice.
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Clinton-County-town-justice-resigns-after-posting-14445910.php
Tuesday Morning Discussion
Would you rather be an associate for Michael Avenatti or Gloria Allred?
Personally, I'd rather fake my own death than work for either of them. I realize this is a cop-out.
September 15, 2019
The Kavanaugh Thing is Back
It seemed to me that the effort to lynch Justice Kavanaugh during the confirmation proceedings actually cost the Democrats bigtime in the midterm races. Nevertheless, several of the current Democratic hopefuls in the presidential race are hanging their hats on the "impeach Kavanaugh" issue. Maybe this is simply a sign of our times, illustrating how, once some people in the media give the order, the politically correct, whatever their station, have no choice but to charge for the guns.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-defends-brett-kavanaugh-democrats-call-for-impeachment-amid-new-sexual-misconduct-claims/ar-AAHkxf5
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-defends-brett-kavanaugh-democrats-call-for-impeachment-amid-new-sexual-misconduct-claims/ar-AAHkxf5
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