Tag Archives: NVLeg

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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12 Posts of Christmas, 2018 (Day 4)

Posted on December 16, 2018 by The Political Hat

     While nice children receive a visit from Santa Claus, naughty children and politicians receive a visit from Krampus. Tweet

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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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Suburban Shift — 2018 Election Aftermath and Postmortem

Posted on November 8, 2018 by The Political Hat

     After all the sturm und drang, not to mention the plethora of polling calls, political mailers and commercials, and emotional outbursts, the 2018 election is over and in the bag.      My predictions for 2018 were broadly accurate, but I was … Continue reading →

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Nevada Early Vote 2018 (End of Early Voting)

Posted on November 4, 2018 by The Political Hat

      With the completion of early voting, probably over ⅔ of the vote is already in, with, save for late returning absentees, only election day voters remaining to change things. Since the early vote is the vast majority of the overall … 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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Nevada Early Vote (First Weekend)

Posted on October 22, 2018 by The Political Hat

Nevada est omnis divisa in partes tres      The state can be divided, as Caeser might say, into three parts: Clark County, which contains Las Vegas and 70% of the states population; Washoe County, which contains Reno and 20% of the … 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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