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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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Censoring the Law?

Posted on October 1, 2018 by The Political Hat

     Twitter is openly blocking doubleplusungood tweets that utter the phrase “illegal alien“.      Slight problem is that that is an actual term used in actual Federal Law: Does Twitter now ban the plain text of federal law? 8 U.S. Code § … Continue reading →

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Kavanaugh Hearings: Verdict First Trial Later

Posted on September 28, 2018 by The Political Hat

     The Senate Committee holding hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanagaugh have heard from his first, and more credible, of his accusers and from Judge Kavanaugh himself. There were two aspects to the hearing: An inquiry into the veracity … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Unconstitutional Denial of a Constitutional Right: From Illinois and California to Vermont and Florida

Posted on September 13, 2018 by The Political Hat

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.      The focus this time: What other Rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights can be … Continue reading →

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What’s Not Beyond The Pale Is Within It

Posted on August 14, 2018 by The Political Hat

     It has become increasingly popular to unperson individuals for wrongthink because merely holding dissenting beliefs puts one beyond the pale of social acceptability. The corollary to this, of course, is that if you set up that standard that what you … Continue reading →

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Tech Overlords of Silicon Valley: Gay Frogs and the Silencing of Dissent

Posted on August 13, 2018 by The Political Hat

…or, whither free speech?      Less than a dozen tech companies have accumulated a de facto monopoly on communication and the ready exchange of information. Increasingly, more and more people, not only in tech, but in politics and elsewhere desire to … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Crazy: Coathangers, Mobs, and Decapitation

Posted on July 5, 2018 by The Political Hat

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.      The focus this time: The normalization of madness.      First, a little mood music:      Carrying on… … Continue reading →

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Republicans Should Be Hitting The Panic Button

Posted on April 11, 2018 by The Political Hat

     Since November 2016, a clear trend has emerged from special elections, primaries, and regularly scheduled general elections: Democrats are energize, organized, and have demonstrated a capability to turn out en masse and massively narrow normal Republican margins if not outright … Continue reading →

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