Tag Archives: Nevada

Nevada Poised To Allow Hospitals To Tell You To F**k Off And Die

Posted on February 25, 2019 by The Political Hat

     The Nevada Soviet Legislature is considering a bill, SB189, which would allow doctors and hospitals to refuse to treat patients who want to try to stay alive if said doctor or hospital “[h]as  determined  that  the  treatment  of  care  would  … Continue reading →

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The Ongoing Assault of the 2nd Amendment in Nevada

Posted on February 18, 2019 by The Political Hat

     After ramming down the “background checks for gun transfers” bill, SB143, which requires expensive background checks for any transfer outside of scant few exceptions (as well as record keeping), the Nevada Legislature and Governor Sleestak Sisolak, continue to attack the … Continue reading →

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The Coming Assault on the 2nd Amendment in Nevada

Posted on December 7, 2018 by The Political Hat

     With the election of Steve Sleestak Sisolak to the Governorship of Nevada (the first Democrat to win the seat in nearly a quarter of a century) combined with Democrats newly gained supermajority in the state Assembly (they missed out winning … Continue reading →

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Nevada Early Vote 2018 (Second Weekend)

Posted on October 29, 2018 by The Political Hat

     The second and last weekend of early voting has concluded, with the final day of early voting occurring on the Friday immediately preceding election day. The two weekends of early voting, as well as the last day, tend to be … Continue reading →

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Nevada Early Vote 2018 (First Full Week)

Posted on October 27, 2018 by The Political Hat

     The first of two weeks of early voting has finished up, with one more to go. The Democrats early voter lead is only 9021 registered voters, which shrinks by half to 4549, when returned absentees are included.* In comparison, in … Continue reading →

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Charter of the Forest — Still Relevant After 800 Years

Posted on November 6, 2017 by The Political Hat

     Eight hundred years ago today, Henry III of England signed the Carta de Foresta, better known by its English translation: The Charter of the Forest.      It was a rejection of the “Norman Yoke” and the restriction of lands from public … Continue reading →

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Schrödinger’s Senator

Posted on August 22, 2017 by The Political Hat

     If you ask an ardent Trump supporter, Senator Dean Heller (R-NV) is a RINO who plotted to save Obamacare and otherwise serve as a minion to Democrats. "We are never going to #MAGA unless we have people who will support … Continue reading →

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U.S. Senate: No Dogs or White People Allowed

Posted on May 22, 2017 by The Political Hat

     Nevada’s current embarrassment, Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, wants to mandate “diversity” throughout the U.S. Senate: “‘We should be mandating diversity in our committees, mandating diversity in our hiring practices, mandating diversity throughout the United States Senate,’ Cortez Masto said. ‘You … Continue reading →

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Euthanasia in Nevada: Life Coming Up Snake Eyes

Posted on March 14, 2017 by The Political Hat

     The Nevada Legislature is considering SB261, that lets doctors proscribe death as an acceptable medical treatment: “Senate Bill 261, introduced by Sen. David Parks, D-Las Vegas, allows a patient over 18 years old to request life-ending drugs if their conditions … Continue reading →

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One Close Election Balances Another

Posted on January 9, 2017 by The Political Hat

     Last November, Bloomberg’s anti-2nd Amendment brigade outspent pro-2nd Amendment lovers and passed, by less than 1%, a flawed anti-2nd Amendment initiative measure that required FBI background checks for almost transfers of possession of firearms, even temporary ones amongst people at … Continue reading →

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