As a criminal-defense lawyer who has been forced by unfortunate circumstances to champion any number of hopeless causes, I wish to express my professional admiration for FBI Director James Comey’s creative and, dare I say it, “Clintonian” public exoneration of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The FBI investigated Clinton for possible violations of a […]
During most of the Twentieth Century, the American public held a high regard for its government. Most people felt the government was honest and in the event of war, America was the “good guy” fighting for freedom and liberty. During Vietnam however, the image started to crack as the Gulf of Tonkin, My Lai and […]
Welcome to Volume 62 of the Gem State Patriot newsletter published by Gem State Patriot News. Please enjoy the following articles.
AND ARE PLEASED TO PRESENT The Treasure Valley Children’s Business Fair Where children ages six to fourteen years old will experience being an “Entrepreneur for a Day.” Date: Saturday, July 16, 2016 Place: Heritage Park (185 E State St, Eagle, ID 83616) Time: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Click here to RSVP via Facebook […]
Civil forfeiture is a process by which the government can take and sell your property without ever convicting, or even charging, you with a crime and that leads to one of the greatest threats to property rights in the nation today. Civil forfeiture is a legal bunch of fiction that tries inanimate objects for their involvement […]
Most people take police for granted and give little thought to the fantastic ‘value’ they are for our taxpayer dollars. Because, inside that symbolic uniform is a multi-talented individual that must ‘perform’ daily to impeccable standards and unfortunately for a pittance compared to his worth. Incidentally, let me digress a moment. If a female officer […]
What is it about Trump that he always seems to hit the proverbial nail on the head? Our lame duck president took another trip to Europe for a visit with the NATO Alliance only to tell them what Donald Trump has been saying since April of this year. The President chided the many members of […]
This is a reply to the Heartland Institute’s Kyle Maichle’s July 6, 2016 Letter to the Editor posting “Not so, sir” which is in response to my My Turn column titled ‘The Unrelenting Con-Con Con’ published June 21st in the Coeur d’Alene Press. Allegation #1. The ASL (Assembly of State Legislatures) killed a proposal for […]
Call to Action – A Legally Viable Tool to Oppose Montana U.S. Senator Jon Tester’s S. 3013 (Please share this information with those who oppose the CSKT Water Compact and Senator Jon Tester’s S. 3013.) Action Proposed to confront Senator Jon Tester’s S. 3013: SALISH & KOOTENAI WATER RIGHTS SETTLEMENT ACT OF 2016 This Memorandum is a Call […]
Below is a letter-to-editor that I wrote regarding a long-overdue court ruling on the legality of the Montana Legislature’s vote approving the CSKT Water Compact. The State legislature voted on April 11, 2005 by simple majority, instead of a State Constitutional requirement of a two-thirds majority vote. We’ve all been waiting a long time for […]
As our nation mourns the death of five Dallas Police Officers, many of us think back to 2008 when President Obama was elected on a slogan of “Hope and Change” when many of those who voted for him expected great things of the first black president. They thought this was a chance to bring the […]
Part of the Answer lies in an open letter to the Board from Russ Joki The Gem State Patriot received this very interesting letter to the West Ada School District (WASD) Board of Trustees. We decided it should be shared with all of our readers and we hope they will distribute it to all of […]