by Mark Angelides | Jun 9, 2019 | Articles, Crime & Punishment, Law, Privacy & Tech, Social Issues
Every once in a while, there comes a piece of legislation that is so abhorrent to the very concept of liberty that it seems almost doomed to failure from the outset. Sadly, the same prognosis cannot be made for the Threat Assessment Prevention, And Safety (TAPS) Act...
by Scott D. Cosenza, Esq. | May 22, 2019 | Articles, Opinion, Politics
On December 19, 2018, former Attorney General Loretta Lynch gave Congress a master class in how to testify while saying nothing and called James Comey a liar to boot. House member Doug Collins (R-GA) released transcripts of nine former DOJ and FBI Officials this...
by Graham J Noble | May 16, 2019 | Articles, Opinion, Satire
The wheels of legislation have finally ground to a halt. Spectral figures glide through the hallowed corridors of the Capitol Building. Tumbleweeds bounce across the marble floors, propelled by a light breeze from a window left open many years earlier. Lawmakers...
by Laura Valkovic | Apr 22, 2019 | Articles, Law, The Constitution, The Left, Trump Administration
President Donald Trump and his administration have been plagued by investigations and lawsuits that challenge not only their conduct, such as the Mueller inquiry, but also policy decisions and executive orders. Now, Trump and his businesses are suing House Oversight...
by Graham J Noble | Apr 13, 2019 | Articles, Law, Politics, The Constitution
In the “History, Art & Archives” section of the House of Representatives website – in the subsection dealing with investigations and oversight – the introductory paragraph begins: “The Constitution says nothing about congressional investigations and oversight, but...