There was no life insurance on Maggie or Paul (per testimony from the conservator appointed to manage his assets). The life insurance he mentioned in relation to that bizarre roadside incident was a policy on his life.
As far as I can tell, there was no reason for Alex to have logically...
You're missing the point. The primary purpose of dram shop laws is deterrence, not retribution. Everybody understands the boys were more at fault than the clerk or store. Tort law is an effective way for the state to promote and enforce public safety with pooled insurance premiums at a very low...
Agreed. I would love to change the way districts are drawn. As they are now, a huge portion of house members have absolutely no threat of being defeated by the opposing party. Thus, the primary decides the seat. Primaries in general have relatively low-turn out and the turn out that does occur...
Good question/ discussion. This issue exemplifies one of the drawbacks of representative governance by elected officials with relatively short terms. It's too difficult to muster the political capital to make hard decisions in the short term that will benefit all in the long run.
I think part...
I just think the distinction between the founding fathers and confederate soldiers is so easy to draw that it will stop that kind of slippery slope. The former helped create this country and fought a war for its independence. The latter succeeded from this country and fought a war against it...