The U.S. Senate advanced the Fast Track bill today May 14) in a rushed vote following a slew of concessions made to swing Democrats who had voted to block it earlier this week. The setback on Tuesday could have forced proponents of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), and other secretive, […]
Archives for May 22, 2015
The Legislature and The Sob Sister Circus
Posted on May 22, 2015 Written by
Yesterday (May 19) was an experience. It was never on my bucket list to testify to a state legislature on legislation but I did it. And I learned a lot. HB 1 was the replacement bill for S.1067 – the bill that integrates the Hague Convention on International Recovery of Child Support etc. into state law. […]
The Empty Chair
Posted on May 22, 2015 Written by
Occasionally when one writes on political issues, it’s easy to get carried away. When I wrote The Legislature and The Sob Sister Circus, I spoke ill of Scott Keim, Deputy Attorney General of the State of Idaho. I said he “got his law degree out of a box from the Crackerjack University”. When I wrote […]
