http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/by:stansipple/ en-us Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:15:27 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2456755/posts Kris Kobach says he was impelled by respect for "the rule of law" when he stepped across the border from Kansas to file an immigrant tuition lawsuit in Nebraska. The lawsuit challenging Nebraska's law granting resident college tuition rates to resident children of illegal immigrants is not politically motivated, Kobach says. Not connected to his 2010 candidacy for secretary of state in Kansas. "It's not part of any campaign," Kobach says. "It is who I am." Some critics have suggested that Kobach has been riding the volatile issue of illegal immigration for political gain. Former state Sen. DiAnna Schimek of... Journalstar.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2456755/posts#comment Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:15:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2437079/posts A Kansas attorney has filed a lawsuit challenging the validity of Nebraska's 2006 law that allows some illegal immigrants to pay in-state college tuition. Kris Kobach filed the lawsuit Monday in Jefferson County District Court on behalf of several Nebraskans. The lawsuit names the University of Nebraska Board of Regents and other state college boards as defendants. The state law passed in 2005 deals with students whose parents brought them to the U.S. illegally. To be eligible for in-state tuition, the students must have graduated from Nebraska high schools, lived in the state for at least three years and be... Journalstar.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2437079/posts#comment Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:44:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2434243/posts Around 1,000 pregnant women who are illegal immigrants will no longer receive prenatal services through the federal-state Medicaid program, beginning in early spring, according to Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services leaders. The prenatal care issue creates a conflict between two state goals: On the immigration front, senators have wanted to make certain that illegal immigrants do not get any public benefits, passing strong anti-immigration legislation (LB403) last year. Because of the strong pro-life sentiment, Nebraska also has provided Medicaid coverage for all pregnant women, regardless of their immigration status. The assumption is that the prenatal coverage also is... Journalstar.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2434243/posts#comment Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:12:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2434239/posts A new report says 67 percent of Nebraska's foreign-born residents are not U.S. citizens. A report from the University of Nebraska at Omaha's Office of Latino/Latin American Studies says that's more than 65,600 people. The report doesn't delve into how many of those are in the country illegally. In analyzing data gathered by the U.S. Census Bureau, the report says naturalization rates have been increasing since the mid-1990s. More than 27 percent of all Nebraska's naturalized citizens counted in the 2008 American Community Survey became citizens in a period from 2001 to 2005. To compare, about 8 percent became citizens... Journalstar.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2434239/posts#comment Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:09:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2426080/posts A judge sentenced a 37-year-old Lincoln man Monday to four to five years in prison for inappropriately touching a young girl. Manolo Segura Sevilla was arrested and jailed Feb. 26 after the allegations of abuse surfaced. He was known to the girl, who police said was 4 when the abuse began. His attorney, Kristi Egger-Brown of the public defender's office, said he was going to go to trial, but he didn't want the girl to have to testify. She said it was a major consideration that led to his no contest plea in November to a charge of third-degree sexual... Journalstar.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2426080/posts#comment Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:43:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2423728/posts In the eyes of those who want to crack down on illegal immigrants, a Fremont case heard by the Nebraska Supreme Court on Thursday is all about banning employers and landlords from hiring and renting to undocumented residents. But attorneys arguing for the city and for citizens who circulated petitions to get the ban on the city ballot focused instead on when a judge can intervene in a contested election. Higher profile differences about local and state involvement in immigration law in Nebraska will have to wait. "I don't think the word 'immigration' came out of my mouth this morning,"... Journalstar.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2423728/posts#comment Fri, 8 Jan 2010 12:26:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418998/posts The Nebraska Supreme Court will hear an appeal in a case stemming from Fremont’s proposed illegal immigration ordinance on Jan. 7 in the second floor of the State Capitol Building in Lincoln. The case is subject to call at 9 a.m., pending other cases the court is hearing that day. Attorneys from each side are permitted just 10 minutes to present arguments unless prior exceptions are made. The City of Fremont filed the appeal after Dodge County District Court Judge John Samson ruled in April the city should hold a special election on a proposed ordinance that would ban the... Fremont Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418998/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 16:43:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416514/posts The NHS arouses international interest because it is an especially stark example of a state-run and publicly financed medical-care system. Along with countries like Sweden, Britain uses tax finance to pay for over 80% of health spending. Elsewhere in Europe—in Germany, for instance—social-insurance schemes shoulder most of the financial burden. As an increasingly affluent electorate became dissatisfied with a bargain-basement health system, the state of the NHS rose to the top of the political agenda during the 1990s. Since Tony Blair brought Labour to power in 1997, the government has thrown everything it can at the NHS, love-bombing it with... Economist.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416514/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:15:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416307/posts Nebraska lawmakers are set to again consider repealing a law that offers tuition breaks to some illegal immigrants, and the looming debate is already drawing support. A majority of lawmakers participating in an Associated Press pre-session survey say they support rescinding the offer made after lawmakers fought to override Gov. Dave Heineman's veto to pass the law in 2006. Of the 33 senators responding to the survey, 18 said they support repealing the measure, while six said they don't. Eight said they're unsure. One senator, Amanda McGill of Lincoln, didn't check an answer, but offered a comment asking for more... Journalstar.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416307/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:16:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2415737/posts One of Palm Beach's most famous residents was forced off a flight Saturday afternoon after the Palm Beach County Sheriff's office says she became belligerent and aggrevated towards other passengers, including children. Ivana Trump, the ex-wife of Donald Trump, was on Delta flight 2377 headed to New York when law enforcement says they had to physically remove her from the flight. According to the Sheriff's Department, the pilot told them he got a call of a disturbance in first class after the plane pushed back from the gate at Palm Beach International and was headed towards the runway. The pilot... wpbf.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2415737/posts#comment Sun, 27 Dec 2009 15:12:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2414304/posts When the Lincoln store owner bought $700 worth of cell phones for $110 from an undercover officer, he didn't understand they were stolen, his attorney says. So Benicio Lobo, owner of City Mex Market Convenience Store, 338 N. 27th St., ordered two 27-inch flat screen TVs, two microwaves and two toasters. But he soon learned it was all part of an undercover investigation, spurred by confidential tips, that ended in his arrest and the arrests of four others in March. At Lobo's sentencing Monday, attorney Harry Moore argued his client had a less formal way of doing business and didn't... Journalstar.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2414304/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:06:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2391728/posts A proposal to limit embryonic stem cell research at the University of Nebraska failed to win the approval of the NU Board of Regents Friday, a critical verdict that came after one regent broke ranks with his pro-life colleagues to cast the deciding vote. Lincoln Regent Jim McClurg's about-face split the regents' vote 4-4, stalling the proposal and opening the door to expanded research at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Supporters of embryonic stem cell research hailed the vote as a hallmark opportunity for NU to play a key role in lifesaving work. The vote also helps counter a... Journalstar.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2391728/posts#comment Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:53:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2390724/posts If it's true that Kansas football coach Mark Mangino, upon seeing a receiver named Raymond Brown drop a pass, launched into a hideous tirade that concluded with a racially tinged threat -- "If you don't shut up, I'm going to send you back to St. Louis so you can get shot with your homies" -- then the university should dismiss Mangino immediately. If it's true Mangino told receiver Marcus Herford that he'd send him "back to the street corner where you came from,'' then keeping the coach would be a Rock Chalk Crock Jay Mariotti Fanhouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2390724/posts#comment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:17:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2387509/posts Thomas Christie calls his small office, buried deep in the Lincoln Public Schools' administrative building, his museum. Now, he'll have to make room on the wall for a national award honoring the district's multicultural education program. The National Association for Multicultural Education each year honors innovative programs for their outstanding contributions. This year, it chose a program that can trace its beginnings back 37 years - 20 years before Nebraska legislators passed a law requiring all districts to have multicultural education. It grew and changed during that time, when the nation passed Title IX and the district created an equity... Journalstar.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2387509/posts#comment Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:00:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2385660/posts Call it a Hail Mary pass that sailed out of bounds. The National Football League, represented by Covington & Burling and Faegre & Benson, claimed in an appeal to the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals that Minneapolis federal District Court Judge David Doty had shown bias against the league in his appointed role resolving labor disputes between the league and the players. In particular the NFL asserted that the 79-year-old judge abused his authority when he overturned an arbitrator's decision and let quarterback Michael Vick keep a $20 million bonus paid by the Atlanta Falcons. It also pointed to... Law.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2385660/posts#comment Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:17:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2384797/posts A New York appeals panel has declined to declare a mistrial in a fatal child abuse case because a juror asked the court for the name and number of the assistant district attorney, whom the juror referred to as a "cutie." In the same note to Warren County Court Judge John S. Hall Jr. during deliberations, the juror asked whether she could read a statement thanking her fellow jurors and asked the judge if he could give her the name of a divorce lawyer. The Appellate Division, 3rd Department, noted that Hall immediately reprimanded the juror and questioned her to... Law.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2384797/posts#comment Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:26:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2384185/posts got a kick out of this article in the Washington Times on Sept. 28. The point of the story is that the trial lawyers' lobby might be having financial difficulty. The part I find interesting is that AAJ says they lost $670,000, but they sought $120,000,000 in the lawsuit. The article offers no explanation for the 17,900% mark up. "...AAJ lost a lawsuit against Wachovia Bank over the collapse of a 2007 loan deal to finance the association's purchase of an office building as its new Washington headquarters. The association lost more than $670,000 when Wachovia backed out of the... Risk Prof Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2384185/posts#comment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:12:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2383897/posts The Obama Administration’s nominee to head the Transportation Security Administration, Erroll Southers, was censured by the FBI for asking law enforcement personnel to conduct a background check on his ex-wife’s boyfriend. The incident occurred some time ago (1988), and Southers has acknowledged his miscondcut and claims he has not done anything similar since. According to the story linked above, however, a copy of the letter of censure has not been released by the FBI, nor has it been provided to the Senate committee considering Southers’ nomination. Given the nature of his alleged offense, and the sensitivity of the position ,... The Volokh Conspiracy http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2383897/posts#comment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:22:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2383071/posts Sept. 1, 1939 Nazis Invade Poland Overcrowding in Germany Cited Sept. 2, 1939 For Nazis, a Hard Time To Be Europeans Neighbors’ Suspicions Caused Stress, Resentment Sept. 3, 1939 In Central Europe, Other Countries Invade Their Neighbors, Too Sept. 4, 1939 When Fuhrers Snap Rallies, Pogroms Took Toll on Leader The Volokh Conspiracy http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2383071/posts#comment Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:57:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2382594/posts You have worked long and hard to reach a high profile position, as those who came before you had. You did everything that was asked of you, and more. You believed in a system that told you all you had to do was work hard, pay attention to detail, excel in your efforts, show exceptional dedication, and demonstrate professionalism better than those around you. You also knew that the system was a meritocracy based on fair, established rules that everyone agreed upon. Why wouldn't you believe that? Those in positions of authority, those whose word was gold, those who asked... CDR Salamander Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2382594/posts#comment Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:58:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374026/posts Two weeks ago, CNN rejected an advertisement from Media Matters and America's Voice, an immigration reform group, to "drop" host Lou Dobbs because of his immigration views. Today, America's Voice announced that the "Drop Dobbs" ad will get some play in major markets beginning tonight on one of CNN's rivals: It will air during MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show." Politico.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374026/posts#comment Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:16:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2373788/posts PAPILLION -- A missionary from Chile has pleaded no contest to a reduced charge of sexual assault of a 16-year-old boy. Sarpy County prosecutors had charged 23-year-old Claudio Gonzalez with forcible first-degree sexual assault, a felony. But after a deal with prosecutors, on Monday Gonzalez pleaded no contest and was found guilty of misdemeanor sexual assault of an incompetent person. Gonzalez faces up to a year in jail at sentencing, which was set for Dec. 17. Authorities say Gonzalez sexually assaulted a 16-year-old boy who had passed out on a hotel room bed in La Vista after drinking some alcohol... Journalstar.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2373788/posts#comment Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:17:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2373627/posts SCOTTSBLUFF - Light snow continues to fall over much of Nebraska's Panhandle, further hampering travelers already blocked by highway closures. The slow-moving snowstorm made road travel into Colorado and Wyoming all but impossible Thursday morning. The Nebraska Roads Department says Interstate 80 was closed west of Big Springs, all the way to Laramie, Wyo. At the north end of the Panhandle, U.S. Highway 20 was closed west of Crawford. In several spots Wednesday, cars and other vehicles had spun off slick roadways. But a Nebraska State Patrol dispatcher in Scottsbluff said Thursday that no fatalities had been reported. Authorities say... Journalstar.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2373627/posts#comment Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:19:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373623/posts On Wednesday, President Barack Obama introduced former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel and former Oklahoma Sen. David Boren as co-chairmen of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board. The goal of the board, Hagel said Wednesday, is to provide "thoughtful, informed and independent advice" to the president regarding America's intelligence-gathering agencies and how they can best work effectively to collect and share information to make critical decisions. In a phone interview from his Georgetown University office, he said intelligence directs America's security efforts, informs policy and ultimately protects the country from not only terrorist and militaristic threats, but also energy and economic crises.... Journalstar.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373623/posts#comment Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:15:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2370500/posts [UPDATE: I just learned that the Obama thesis is a hoax. The second quote below is real, however. For more on the thesis hoax, click here.] Back in 1982, when Barack Obama was at Columbia University, he wrote a thesis called “Aristocracy Reborn,” the first ten pages of which — and only the first ten pages of which — Joe Klein, of Time magazine, was permitted to see. Here’s a passage from “Aristocracy Reborn”: … the Constitution allows for many things, but what it does not allow is the most revealing. The so-called Founders did not allow for economic freedom.... Tea Party of Northern Colorado Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2370500/posts#comment Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:03:15 GMT