In “Under Those Sermon Subpoenas: ‘Disappeared’ Ballot Initiatives”, I explained that subpoenas issued to a number of Houston pastors in mid-October were part of a larger story with parallels to events here in Nebraska. The targeted pastors were part of a coalition of churches, pro-family Christian organizations, and groups which undertook a petition drive to […]
There are a number of well-kept secrets about the health care law, but I think the increasing legal morass has become the most important. “Morass” is a negative word: A growing number of citizens, businesses, and the state of Oklahoma have turned to the court system to seek relief. This means Americans are – or […]
If you have not as yet signed the referendum petition, would like to, and have not been able to find a circulator, you may want to put in a request to have someone bring you a petition TODAY. more
A great deal has been said in the Lincoln Journal Star and elsewhere about the "fairness" ordinance passed by the Lincoln City Council. It is a great mistake to say that the process by which the Council amended the ordinance does not matter. It matters a great deal. more
As many Lincolnites know, a referendum petition effort has been organized by Nebraska Family Council and Family First in response to the Lincoln City Council’s vote on Monday, May 14 to create protection for a new class of persons based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Members of the City Council subverted the rule of… more
A petition drive is currently in progress to allow the people of Lincoln to vote on the anti-discrimination ordinance passed by the Lincoln City Council on Monday, May 14, but time is of the essence. Organizers only have 15 days from the date the ordinance was approved to secure 2500 signatures on referendum petition forms. more
The LA Police Department announced recently that officers will begin to IGNORE a CA state law requiring police to impound cars driven by unlicensed drivers. Such lawlessness has life and death consequences. more
Our December 10 article about democracy, “income inequality”, and political influences was, in part, motivated by a number of comments by Occupy Lincoln (OL) members on our site. We decided to address those comments in articles, because we believed they’d raised some issues worth writing about. Since we had already planned to point out problems… more
As I mentioned in our last article about the Occupy movement, I’m aware that a lot of people observing it, especially locally, dismiss those involved, labeling all the participants as “a bunch of dumb kids” who are incoherent and “don’t even know why they are protesting”. Even people who think the occupation of public property… more
So Lincoln, Nebraska has a growing tent Shanty Town, occupied by a band of intentionally helpless Lincolnites. Ironically, Shanty Town Lincoln is located squarely on one of the best spots in the City to serve as a symbol of that city government’s, and therefore, elected officials’ and bureaucrats’ mismanagement of taxpayer dollars for a very… more