Recently, the Indiana Tax Court heard arguments in the Indiana Civil Liberties Union’s lawsuit against the State Board of Tax Commissioners. We claim that Indiana’s method of assessing property is unconstitutional…
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Category Archives: Constitution
When is Public Private?
What is the difference between “public” and “private”? And more importantly, why does it matter?
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Trust Me, Said the Spider…
Let’s begin by giving credit where it is due: Despite a rocky start, President Bush has responded well to the terrorist attacks on 9-11. True, the Administration has taken the “Osama ate my homework” approach to everything from budget deficits to the economic downturn, using the attacks to dodge responsibility for irresponsible tax cuts, invasion of the social security “lockbox,” and other economic miscues. But military and diplomatic efforts have, on the whole, been measured and effective.
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Card Carrying Member of the ACLU
I have been a “card carrying member” of the ACLU since 1967 and a Goldwater Republican since 1964. I?ve always considered those affiliations entirely consistent, and I wrote my book because I got tired of…
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The Nanny State
The powers that be have recently decreed that Indiana motorists can be stopped and ticketed solely for failure to use their seatbelts. Prior to the new rule, a traffic cop who had stopped you for another violation -speeding, or a missing taillight — could issue a secondary citation if he also found you without proper restraints, but he…
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