by Irving Two Smokes | May 2, 2014 | Economy, Foreign Policy, OK R3s, OKGrassroots, Teaparty
In January, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma released its ruling in Bishop v. United States, declaring Oklahoma’s legal definition of marriage to be unconstitutional. As part of his constitutional analysis, Judge Kern...
by Irving Two Smokes | Jan 10, 2014 | Economy, Foreign Policy, OK R3s, OKGrassroots, Teaparty
This is an update to this earlier post about a foreclosed property I was interested in bidding on at sheriff’s sale. The bank’s appraisers valued it at $146,000 at the time of the sheriff’s sale. Afterwards, it was listed for sale at...
by Irving Two Smokes | Dec 26, 2013 | Economy, Foreign Policy, OK R3s, OKGrassroots, Teaparty
Last Friday, in Derek Kitchen, et al. v. Gary R. Herbert, et al., a federal judge ruled that Utah’s constitutional amendment banning state recognition of same-sex “marriage” is unconstitutional. “The court hereby declares that Amendment 3 is...
by Irving Two Smokes | Nov 12, 2013 | Economy, Foreign Policy, OK R3s, OKGrassroots, Teaparty
It seems that everyone with a blog has a tale about their failed attempt to sign up on-line for Obamacare. My own tale is already a month old and is no different from all the others, but I’m starting to feel like there is a noticeable void in my blog...
by Irving Two Smokes | Oct 10, 2013 | Economy, Foreign Policy, OK R3s, OKGrassroots, Teaparty
I was recently in the District Court of Nowata County for a civil motion docket. Intermixed with the civil matters were several criminal plea hearings. One of them was for a defendant charged with possession of a controlled substance and drug...
by Irving Two Smokes | Aug 14, 2013 | Economy, Foreign Policy, OK R3s, OKGrassroots, Teaparty
In yesterday’s post, I asserted that Fannie Mae lacks the authority to exempt itself from state disclosure laws. After doing additional research, I now conclude . . . that I was right. A federal district court judge in Pennsylvania recently ruled that...
