http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/ A collection of real-world libertarian, individualist and laissez-faire rants on policy, culture and other current events by an average, everyday lawyer & investment banker and part-time pop scholar. en-us 2008-06-28T11:06+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1213823295.shtml For those who were righteously indignant after reading my recent post about an incident involving some California educrats and law enforcement officials maliciously tormenting students by falsely informing them that... Kip 2008-06-18T21:06+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1213303388.shtml As President, John McCain will take it as his most sacred responsibility to keep America free, safe, and strong -- an abiding beacon of freedom and hope to the world.... Kip 2008-06-12T20:06+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1213198170.shtml Quick dispatches from here and there —... Kip 2008-06-11T15:06+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1213040603.shtml While so much attention was (rightly) focused on the outrageous proposal in the District of Columbia to initiate a patently unconstitutional "papers please" vehicle checkpoint regime, another just-as-patently unconstitutional display... Kip 2008-06-10T10:06+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1212695641.shtml (Please see update below.)... Kip 2008-06-05T19:06+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1210676305.shtml So a college student decides, as college students often do, to be an idiot:... Kip 2008-05-13T10:05+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1208221583.shtml Much cyber-ink is being spilled on the question of John Yoo's continued employment at U.C. Berkeley's law school, Boalt Hall; I first noted it in passing here.... Kip 2008-04-15T01:04+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1207879699.shtml I'm not sure why this would be a controversial statement:... Kip 2008-04-11T11:04+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1207597458.shtml In my last post on jury nullification, I noted the following:... Kip 2008-04-07T19:04+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1207358002.shtml It makes perfect sense to two groups of people — professional journalists* and bloodthirsty dictators:... Kip 2008-04-05T01:04+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1207271790.shtml Yesterday I wrote:... Kip 2008-04-04T01:04+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1207184297.shtml All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.... Kip 2008-04-03T00:04+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1207073253.shtml The Fourth Amendment has become a lost highway:... Kip 2008-04-01T18:04+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1206678642.shtml WindyPundit weighs in:... Kip 2008-03-28T04:03+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1205459852.shtml Jack Balkin links, not unreasonably, the Spitzer scandal to the War on Terror:... Kip 2008-03-14T11:03+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1205274214.shtml "If they don't (comply), additional force is going to be used. Taser is an available option and if they don't comply at that point, then the trigger can be pulled again,... Kip 2008-03-11T22:03+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1205198541.shtml Most private telephone subscribers may have their own numbers listed in a publicly distributed directory, but I doubt there are any who would be happy to have broadcast to the world... Kip 2008-03-11T01:03+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1204248303.shtml One percent of the American adult population is now behind bars.... Kip 2008-02-29T01:02+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1204054624.shtml "The robbery offense in [the Hobbs Act] is to be utilized only in instances involving organized crime, gang activity, or wide-ranging schemes."... Kip 2008-02-26T19:02+00:00 http://kipesquire.powerblogs.com/posts/1203990997.shtml The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an important Fourth Amendment case regarding the search of an automobile after its driver has been lawfully arrested.... Kip 2008-02-26T01:02+00:00