Because Democracy is Not Free — we all have to work at it
I was about to throw out my August 2009 copy of San Francisco Magazine when an entry caught my eye. Dear friend and federal government advocate attorney Mary Dryovage has been named as one of 2009′s Northern California Super Lawyers again. (I also learned she was also named in 2007 and 2008) Criteria for selection [...]
The Washington Independent has an excellent article on what is happening with President Obama’s pick to head the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel. I hope Johnsen does not give up and go home, despite all of the hardship this Republican hold is placing on her personally. We need strong leaders, and she represents the best [...]
Reports: As many as 15 people watched Richmond gang rape Cause to fear, and reason to fight back against the deterioration of community. Power can be overwhelming when unchecked. I am haunted by the story below, too. Florida Investigates Graves at Boys’ School . . . he returned and found the room empty and quiet, except for one [...]
To take or not take a deposition, that is the question. . . Most pro se guidebooks say no. They’re almost prohibitively expensive, and most pro se litigants don’t have the experience to make them work in their favor. I personally think depositions are useful. With the federal government, all you need to do is [...]
Well, I did say that there was a lot of intrigue in this case. Here’s shoe one, courtesy of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: CREW SENDS LETTER TO NARA – DEMANDS ACTION AGAINST ONGOING DESTRUCTION OF EMAIL AT LABOR DEPARTMENT (Of course, DOL keeps coming up with outrageous actions to one-up each previous [...]
Forget bipartisanship; It’s been nine months since Obama took over. These cows have been blocking the momentum train long enough. Just run them over. From OMBWatch, here’s a detailed article about the nominees who still have not been confirmed because of efforts by Republicans to block them from taking the post. Among those listed, M. Patricia [...]
I’m loving this guy. First, there was Franken dressing-down the Halliburton lawyer over arbitration work, now, this: a video of him taking apart a Hudson Institute employee sent to derail healthcare reform. This video is short, just 2 minutes; watch and enjoy. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fcivilservicechange.org%2F%3Fp%3D2060′; addthis_title = ‘Yet+another+Franken+Video’; addthis_pub = ”;
Yes, I’m still here. I still care about ethics in general and reform at the Merit Systems Protection Board. I haven’t written much; I’ve been both busy, and quiet. For one thing, this pro se thing is like a crash course in law school. I managed to get two of the fairest judges in Northern California District [...]
You have to take a look at this video of Al Franken grilling the Halliburton attorney in the Jamie Leigh Jones case. Amazing. If only all of our Senators were that articulate and bright. Here’s one notable section: FRANKEN [talks over De Bernardo] The company– sir, please. The company asserted that it had the right [...]
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