It could happen here:
The Supreme Court, in a narrow 5-4 decision, has an upheld an injunction by a three-judge panel ordering California to release about 46,000 inmates -- more than one-fourth the state prison population -- over the next two years to relieve overcrowding.
Good for him -- Attorney General Greg Zoeller has joined the chorus of critics urging the Indiana Supreme Court to revisit its 3-2 ruling that "the right to reasonably resist an unlawful police entry into a home is no longer recognized under Indiana law."
Tons and tons of stuff out there about Mitch Daniels' decision not to run for president. I like this:
Now that Mitch Daniels seems almost ready to announce a presidential bid, people are scouring Lexis/Nexis to find evidence of conservative heresies. The search for his remarks on health care have so far produced only one damaging quote -- from a piece in the South Bend Tribune during his gubernatorial bid -- which seemed to indicate support for an individual health-care mandate.
Indiana got screwed. Under the original provisions of the Northwest Ordinance, Illinois would have had a boundary tangent to the southern tip of Lake Michigan, giving the state no Lake Michigan shoreline.
Hey, you, put down that smartphone and quit eavesdropping on the police:
There is a popular smartphone application that even the dumbest criminals are catching onto, and it could put law-abiding people in jeopardy. It turns your phone into a mobile police scanner, and it's illegal for most people to have.
What could possibly go wrong?
A western Indiana school district wants to give its bus drivers the authority to search students for weapons or drugs.
The Tribune-Star reports that the Vigo County School Corp.'s proposal would allow the drivers to search a student and the student's belongings if there is an immediate threat of harm or danger to those on the bus.
Congratulations to the state and the governor for having the courage not to be tolerant. Many parents and students affiliated with the Indiana School for the Deaf are upset with Gov. Mitch Daniels for his appoinment of three new board members with ties to the mainstreaming approach to teaching deaf children, an approach that encourages them to listen and sometimes read lips.
It's commendable to keep "the children" and their welfare in mind when considering public policy, but it can get out of hand. Judges in Tippecanoe County are proposing new rules intended to shield youngsters from the bickering and resentment that often accompany divorce:
With Mike Huckabee bowing out, Newt Gingrich blowing up and Donald Trump dropping the pretense, the already-hot buzz for Mitch Daniels jumped up several notches. It's hard to turn on a political talk show and not hear his name. It's almost being taken for granted now that he will seek the presidential nomination:
