Underage victims of rape and incest would be required to report the crime.

There would need to be actual revenue generated by the new nation of Texas to pay for all the things the federal government no longer supported. THAT would be a shocker. OTOH, California could easily be a self-supporting world economy because it isn’t being run into the ground by a pack of 3rd grade drop-out lunatics.

Also left out: Peggy’s new hentai poster.

My friends in Texas like to claim the state would have some kind of tremendous world-class economy...without any support from the federal government. Last time I checked, they receive a shitload of subsidies for their oil and gas companies, courtesy of our tax dollars.

There is also a problem in prisons for inmates who want to leave gang life but also be safe inside. I have a client who informed on high-level members of his gang in exchange for a lesser sentence (he was charged with a federal crime, for which I didn’t represent him). He went through a program in prison for people…

My mom passed away in 2009 from ovarian cancer. She was not the warm and fuzzy type when I was growing up—that was my dad. She and I had an odd relationship, which she tried to remedy in her own way before she died. So it’s hard to remember anything that stands out in particular. She was an efficient caretaker,…

Sending hugs. It’s been five years, and it still hurts. Do something fun and be good to yourself.

I just want to give a big, fat love shout-out to all you sister and brother Jezzies who experienced this kind of trauma. While my relationship with my mother was fraught, and my childhood marred by her insecurities regarding my father’s love for me, as an adult I reached some kind of understanding with her. She was…

Don’t forget earthquakes. Thanks to fracking, Oklahoma gets ALL the natural disasters now! Except for volcanoes. But I’m sure one is on its way.

Look, they will send in a prayer team. So stop your crying.

Silly rabbit! No one cares about the lady. Only the babby gestating inside her, being all parasitical and stuff. Must get babby out! Once it’s breathing, then it too can fuck off.

No, not at all. First Amendment protections only extend to government actors. So when a private individual criticizes another private individual’s speech, it doesn’t implicate the First Amendment. I’m not saying what the shooters did was justified—quite the opposite. General disapproval of her ridiculous ideas doesn’t…

While you are correct, I fear this isn’t the last time you’ll have to point out the guarantee of free speech only applies to actions by a government actor and not a private individual.

Also, for your enjoyment:

Edited because I’m dumb. The link is from five years ago, but I see you figured that out!

Has the son taken any more steps toward cementing his serial-killer status?

And it’s in Trebuchet. Come on!

Oh, god, wasn’t he beautiful? It’s so hard for me to reconcile then with now.

Oh, this is so true. I’m an attorney working with families involved in child protective services. Many of my clients are children or parents who were abused by another person (could be a parent or intimate partner). Now I can spot that typical abuser personality—they know who might be in a position of power or a…