Robert Whale

2 weeks ago | federalwaymirror.com | Robert Whale

For all their flaws, the founders of the United States were brilliant. Keen students of history, too — aware of what tyrannical governments had done in the past, and determined that the nation they were forming should not repeat those mistakes. Case in point: The First Amendment to the Constitution.

3 weeks ago | federalwaymirror.com | Robert Whale

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem recently defined habeas corpus before a congressional hearing as “the right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country.”And blew it. OK, if habeas corpus says zip, nada, zilch about a president’s right to remove people from the United States, what does it say? Here are a few helpful facts that the former governor of North Dakota forgot in her gaffe.

3 weeks ago | auburn-reporter.com | Robert Whale

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem recently defined habeas corpus before a congressional hearing as “the right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country.”And blew it. OK, if habeas corpus says zip, nada, zilch about a president’s right to remove people from the United States, what does it say? Here are a few helpful facts that the former governor of North Dakota forgot in her gaffe.

3 weeks ago | auburn-reporter.com | Robert Whale

The “housing insecure,” city officials say, are regularly parking their large recreational vehicles in stalls the city has set aside for patrons of Auburn’s parks, and are parking across the lines. This practice interferes with the normal use and enjoyment of Auburn’s parks, they say, but a gap in the city code has hamstrung parking enforcement officers from doing anything to stop it.

4 weeks ago | auburn-reporter.com | Robert Whale

I have been thinking lately about politicians who go on about their sensitivity to, and instinct for, the pulse of the common man. A boast that no doubt hints at heightened situational awareness and an inborn ability to respond appropriately, effectively and tactfully to any high-pressure situation. “Politicians with their ears so close to the ground they’ve got crickets in it,” as an old American saying goes.