Jubal Early Bush (I assume that’s what “J.E.B.” stands for, and I’m far too lazy to look it up) has exceeded expectations of all observers. In realizing the inevitable, that is. The slightly less stupid of the impressively stupid Bush Clan wastrel generation has affirmed what those around him have been telling him for years:… Continue reading Jeb! Campaign Achieves “Acceptance” Level(!)
Month: February 2016
Blackstone’s Formulation and Scalia
In his work “Commentaries on the Law of England,” Sir William Blackstone proffered that the law should err in favor of the defendant, lest it wrongfully punish the innocent (1765): All presumptive evidence of felony should be admitted cautiously; for the law holds it better that ten guilty persons escape, than that one innocent party… Continue reading Blackstone’s Formulation and Scalia