Clothes and Food Drive for Republican Sean Duffy

Sean Duffy, current Wisconsin Republican Representative, told constituents at a town hall meeting this week that he struggles to pay bills on $174,000 a year. He complained about being in debt, paying too much for healthcare, and driving a used minivan. The following was posted in response to his comments.

Alex Winslow on the Impact of Loser Pays

Alex Winslow had the opportunity to visit with Scott Braddock on KRLD radio in Dallas about the impact of the "Families Pay Act."

Have a listen here.

Man Sues After American Airlines Cancel His Lifetime Pass

In 1987, Steven Rothstein paid American Airlines approximately $250,000 in order to be able to fly first-class anywhere in the world for the rest of his life. Rothstein later paid American Airlines an additional $150,000 so a companion could go along with him during his flights.

Mr. Rothsein sued American Airlines this week for $7 million claiming the airliner illegally revoked his lifetime pass after the the airlines claimed he fraudulently used the flight passes.

You can read more here.

Texas Republicans look to mandate invasive sonogram procedure for all abortionsE

If a woman is raped in Texas and impregnated by her assailant, she could soon be forced to endure a second round of physical violation at the hands of the state, thanks to a bill currently speeding its way through the state's legislature.

Please read the full article here for more information.

Texas Supreme Court Cites Star Trek In Opinion

The Texas Supreme Court in Robinson v. Crown cited Mr. Spock from Star Trek making him a legal precedent for interpreting the Texas laws.

Appropriately weighty principles guide our course. First, we recognize that police power draws from the credo that “the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.” Second, while this maxim rings utilitarian and Dickensian (not to mention Vulcan21), it is cabined by something contrarian and Texan: distrust of intrusive government and a belief that police power is justified only by urgency, not expediency.

Footnote 21 reads:

See STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN (Paramount Pictures 1982). The film references several works of classic literature, none more prominently than A Tale of Two Cities. Spock gives Admiral Kirk an antique copy as a birthday present, and the film itself is bookended with the book’s opening and closing passages. Most memorable, of course, is Spock’s famous line from his moment of sacrifice: “Don’t grieve, Admiral. It is logical. The needs of the many outweigh . . .” to which Kirk replies, “the needs of the few.”