by Irving Two Smokes | Jun 23, 2014 | Economy, Foreign Policy, OK R3s, OKGrassroots, Teaparty
A North Carolina court discovered such a thing in Rothrock v. Cooke (N.C. Super. Ct. June 11, 2014). Mrs. Rothrock had sued her husband’s paramour, Miss Cooke, for Alienation of Affection and Criminal Conversation. Underlying these alliterative...
by Irving Two Smokes | Jun 13, 2014 | Economy, Foreign Policy, OK R3s, OKGrassroots, Teaparty
“Ignorance of the law is no excuse.” That is the retort frequently given by the arresting officer, prosecutor, or judge to the cry of a citizen surprised by an obscure law. In a decision as recent as 2008, the Oklahoma Supreme Court offered...
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...
