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Comment on State peacefulness measured by How peaceful is your state? « CZARNEZKI.COM

How peaceful is your state? « CZARNEZKI.COM — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 01:03:27 +0000

[...] Voir Dire posts measures of state peacefulness. The New England states fair very well, with Vermont ranked #3. What is visually striking to me is the north-south divide. [...]

Comment on The Great Automobile Controversy by The Great Automobile Controversy | Voir Dire | Top Gear

The Great Automobile Controversy | Voir Dire | Top Gear — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 05:10:32 +0000

[...] Thе Splendid Vehicle Controversy | Voir Dire Related Posts:Tesla fires back at boss of BBC's 'Top Gear' – Retirement Planning … Tesla says it waited so long before taking action because it thought the report would sort of disappear — and it never did. It continues …Tesla takes BBC's 'Top Gear' to court – Hot Topics – timesunion … Tesla says it waited so long before taking action because it thought the report would sort of disappear — and it never did. It continues …Top Gear Mexico controversy: Greg Davies speaks | Semasajaya Chord … Greg Davies, comedian and Inbetweeners star, chats to Absolute Radio about the Top Gear Mexico comments row, and going too far with jokes. Watch more …Top Gear Mexico controversy: Katy Brand's opinion | Semasajaya … 10 Responses to “ Top Gear Mexico controversy: Katy Brand's opinion”. mgessler says: 5 March 2011 at 6:47 am. A fucking dying swine like you …Top Gear controversy escalates as 'deeply inoffensive' off-air … Top Gear have apologised in a written statement signed by all three presenters and producers after supposedly 'off air' comments made during the segue … [...]

Comment on Presidential Opera – “Nixon in China” by Nixon In China

Nixon In China — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 21:40:00 +0000

[...] Presidential Opera – “Nixon In China” | Voir Dire Nixon in China (1987) is an opera with music by the American composer John Adams and a libretto by Alice Goodman. It is about the visit of United States President Richard M. Nixon to China in 1972, where he met with China’s Chairman Mao… [...]

Comment on The new political science rankings by The graduate program in political science at Binghamton University | Voir Dire

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:47:15 +0000

[...] As a member of the BU political science departments’ graduate committee I am going to blatantly use my blog platform to promote our graduate program. We offer a competitive stipend, have a good team of faculty scholar/mentors, and have placed Ph.D. students pretty well in academic (and other field relevent) positions. And, as you might recall from a prior post, we scored very well in the NRC’s recent ranking of political science programs. [...]

Comment on On enforcement and international relations by Randolph Orltieb

Randolph Orltieb — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 02:40:06 +0000

Nicely handled by the cop. No citation, chewed the guy out good for reckless driving. Zero sympathy for anyone – including a claimed German national – who goes out driving nearly 100 mph trying to capture cops’ reactions on videotape. Get a life – and thank God you weren’t arrested.

Comment on The topic: government subsidies for college tuition – talk amongst yourselves by Silapolxxzz

Silapolxxzz — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 23:01:44 +0000

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My name is Jason I’m 27 years old, I’m Belgian.

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lewisha — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:38:06 +0000

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Comment on Judicial Selection Method Smackdown: Appointed vs. Elected Judges by Gretchen Lowe

Gretchen Lowe — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:36:11 +0000

Who takes a DUI case to trial with no physical evidence, even if the DA heard it, and does not present medical evidence, which would not have been in violation of Texas Rules of Evidence? Where’s the file? How did a former county court judge know about the incident before the woman disclosed it to anyone? I have never heard of someone being booked on charges and being contacted the next day by former criminal court judges asking for money. This isn’t justice, it’s “Dallas.”

Comment on Judicial Selection Method Smackdown: Appointed vs. Elected Judges by Gretchen Lowe

Gretchen Lowe — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:32:51 +0000

I think when the statistics were measured that the results tended in favor for appointed officials. Why? The abstract suggests the question should be “Are appointed judges working at a higher level?” That is not the real question here. If we use measures to gage purely transactional case loads, then places like Texas with no sense of judicial efficiency would have been outliers in this study’s analysis. The question should be how closely do the decisionmakers follow the letter and spirit of the law — providing justice for all citizens. Look at Texas, for instance, with an overloaded court system and elected judges and district attorneys. In order to be re-elected, judges must show numerically how many criminals they have put away in a physical jail. I know of one case where an honors law student did not know she had a physical disability (epilepsy) and was booked on DUI charges when she could not respond at a traffic stop. The strobe lights caused her to have a seizure. There was no footage at the scene, the file is missing from the District Attorney’s office, no blood or breath samples exist, and the case was heard on political grounds. She was too “open” according to the Prosecutor, meaning another former judge knew about the incident before her family did even. It becomes political to the point that young people with better credentials than those running for offices in small Texas towns are intentionally harmed. They are a threat to small-town lawyers from non-reputable law schools and small-town folk who think of minor metropolitan areas as meccas. The woman was asked for $5,000 from the judge who knew about the incident to “represent” her. The DA heard the case. Before the trial, the judge hearing the case had dinner with the other judge presenting the case. The woman has plenty of evidence of abnormal EEG’s, scars from a childhood accident involving severe brain trauma, and the case was still heard, because the woman was “too open.” I’m not sure if this study uses the correct measures or looked at Texas, which appears to be lacking in considerations of judicial efficiency, something a professional would consider. Let’s disbar and not elect Judge Karen Crouch, former Judge Wayne Christian, and District Attorney Susan Reed while we are at it.

Comment on What lessons Lady Ga Ga and Britney Spears can teach you to improve your troubled marriage on Valentine’s Day and why Barack Obama and Sara Palin are both to blame by Vernon Drowne

Vernon Drowne — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:01:37 +0000

Britney is a real hero to me and my friends

Comment on Update on “The Perfect Crime” by Eric

Eric — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:35:39 +0000

Now you know who reads the blog.

Comment on Committing ‘The Perfect Crime’ – a.k.a. Anyone up for a picnic at Yellowstone national park? by Update on “The Perfect Crime” « Voir Dire

Update on “The Perfect Crime” « Voir Dire — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 23:14:30 +0000

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Comment on Committing ‘The Perfect Crime’ – a.k.a. Anyone up for a picnic at Yellowstone national park? by ADM

ADM — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:23:15 +0000

Hopping in the car and heading there right now…

Comment on A vanishing American middle class? by R. J Black

R. J Black — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:29:52 +0000

The middle class of America was the single largest voting bloc in the country, allowing the financial meltdown that crippled America and most of the world was the single largest transfer of wealth in American history. Remove the largest threat to the government and create a new generation of impoverished and disenfranchised Americans then the status quo can continue to trample civil and constitutional rights with no opposition from the middle class.

Comment on Next Generation Workshop focusing on Environmental, Social and Governance by Strategic Management Society - Topic Research, Trends and Surveys

Strategic Management Society - Topic Research, Trends and Surveys — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:56:03 +0000

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