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New poll shows Republican voters split on gun control legislation

A new poll by Morning Consult and Politico shows that Republicans are nearly split on favorability for stricter gun control laws. The poll, conducted in early August among 1,933 registered voters, shows that 47 percent of GOP voters support stricter gun control laws, while 45 percent oppose them. These results may point to future complications … Continued
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August 19, 2019
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Voter ID laws burden minority voters, have zero effect on fraud

Photo ID laws do not stop voter fraud.  It’s a pretty simple truth. One that is verifiable through any number of sources and studies.  Requiring voters to present a government-issued, photo ID at the polls does nothing to deter voter fraud.  That didn’t stop the president of the United State from pushing such ID laws … Continued
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July 31, 2019
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Alabama has one of the nation’s strongest campus free-speech laws?

Alabama has been in the news lately for recently passing the nation’s strongest anti-abortion rights law, but it also just enacted what is being hailed by one expert as “one of the most comprehensive and effective campus free-speech laws in the country,” Last week Gov. Kay Ivey signed a law requiring the state’s public colleges … Continued
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June 18, 2019
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Will the Alabama Supreme Court do for Mike Hubbard what no one else would?

The most worthless oral arguments in legal history will occur Tuesday in front of the Alabama Supreme Court. That’s when attorneys representing former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard will once again argue that he didn’t break the law because the laws were wrong. And the state will once again point out that Hubbard’s the one … Continued
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June 4, 2019
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A good solution to the two-tier retirement system

Unintended consequences are a common problem when it comes to making laws and government policy. A good example of this is the changes lawmakers made in 2012 to the retirement systems for education and state employees. The economic recession that began in 2008 had severely hurt the Retirement Systems of Alabama’s investments. The slowness of … Continued
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April 11, 2019
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Poarch Creeks’ opinion on gambling laws should carry zero weight

The Mexican government today announced that it would like Alabama officials to revamp the state’s policies on hiring and supporting undocumented workers from that country. When you read the sentence above, how did it hit you? You didn’t take it well, did you? Sorta rubbed you the wrong way? Made you think, “Who the hell … Continued
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March 20, 2019
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Send Mike Hubbard to jail

It is often repeated that we are a nation of laws and not men. We are also told that the law trumps politics. Both of these statements are mere platitudes that most often only comfort those who indulge in the shameful practice of rank partisan power politics. Such bromides might sooth the conscience of those … Continued
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February 14, 2019