Comments for HeiBlog http://blog.heibeck.net My humble thoughts and musings Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:29:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on Searches justified? by smit http://blog.heibeck.net/2004/07/24/searches-justified/#comment-370 smit Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:40:09 +0000 http://heiblog.wordpress.com/2004/07/24/searches-justified/#comment-370 hello. im a student doing some coursework about "should weed be justified. i can find any descent links so if you find anything leave a few comments :) thanks hello. im a student doing some coursework about “should weed be
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]]> Comment on Wheels of Justice by Tyler http://blog.heibeck.net/2007/10/21/wheels-of-justice/#comment-281 Tyler Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:21:27 +0000 http://heiblog.wordpress.com/2007/10/21/wheels-of-justice/#comment-281 It's similar in PA for the district magistrates. These asses keep getting re-elected. The kicker with them is that they are not required to have any formal law training. Just a few years ago the state mandated a 3 day training course, before they had nothing. They were supposed to rule on their "good judgement." Depressing is the operative word. The system still can work, but people need to keep an eye on it. As for electing judges I'm torn. The idea of a democratically elected judiciary is compelling, but at the same time I can see the benefit of having at least one branch of the government removed from short-term political influences. I'm not really sure what the best system is, but the state of the current on in many states seems poor. It’s similar in PA for the district magistrates. These asses keep getting re-elected. The kicker with them is that they are not required to have any formal law training. Just a few years ago the state mandated a 3 day training course, before they had nothing. They were supposed to rule on their “good judgement.” Depressing is the operative word. The system still can work, but people need to keep an eye on it.

As for electing judges I’m torn. The idea of a democratically elected judiciary is compelling, but at the same time I can see the benefit of having at least one branch of the government removed from short-term political influences. I’m not really sure what the best system is, but the state of the current on in many states seems poor.

]]> Comment on Wheels of Justice by Jessica http://blog.heibeck.net/2007/10/21/wheels-of-justice/#comment-279 Jessica Tue, 06 Nov 2007 10:21:29 +0000 http://heiblog.wordpress.com/2007/10/21/wheels-of-justice/#comment-279 The judicial system is occasionally really, really depressing. In Illinois the re-election of judges is on the public ballot, but there are too many of them and it takes too many "No" votes to NOT re-elect a judge. The result is that even the obviously abusive judges still get re-elected, pretty much always. Several organizations publish evaluations of the judges before the voting, and the free newspaper prints a summary of those ON voting day, but if you vote before getting on the train, you won't see the summary. Then of course there are the people who vote making pretty patterns on the ballot or whatever. The one that made me really lose hope was some judge who repeatedly went against state law and refused to allow gay couples to adopt. It's IN THE STATE LAW that they can, and yet... Yes, even she was re-elected. The judicial system is occasionally really, really depressing. In Illinois the re-election of judges is on the public ballot, but there are too many of them and it takes too many “No” votes to NOT re-elect a judge. The result is that even the obviously abusive judges still get re-elected, pretty much always. Several organizations publish evaluations of the judges before the voting, and the free newspaper prints a summary of those ON voting day, but if you vote before getting on the train, you won’t see the summary. Then of course there are the people who vote making pretty patterns on the ballot or whatever. The one that made me really lose hope was some judge who repeatedly went against state law and refused to allow gay couples to adopt. It’s IN THE STATE LAW that they can, and yet… Yes, even she was re-elected.

]]> Comment on Yes officer, you are a dick by Wheels of Justice « HeiBlog http://blog.heibeck.net/2007/02/09/yes-officer-you-are-a-dick/#comment-250 Wheels of Justice « HeiBlog Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:35:17 +0000 http://heiblog.wordpress.com/2007/02/09/yes-officer-you-are-a-dick/#comment-250 [...] that initially didn’t seem like general, all around dick. They you might also remember the hearing last February where the officer never said he saw us not stop at the sign and the district [...] [...] that initially didn’t seem like general, all around dick. They you might also remember the hearing last February where the officer never said he saw us not stop at the sign and the district [...]

]]> Comment on Officer, please don’t be a dick by Wheels of Justice « HeiBlog http://blog.heibeck.net/2006/11/28/officer-please-dont-be-a-dick/#comment-249 Wheels of Justice « HeiBlog Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:33:19 +0000 http://heiblog.wordpress.com/2006/11/28/officer-please-dont-be-a-dick/#comment-249 [...] Filed under: Uncategorized — Tyler @ 10:32 pm You might remember my friend who was accused of running through a stop sign. He had words with an officer that initially didn’t seem like [...] [...] Filed under: Uncategorized — Tyler @ 10:32 pm You might remember my friend who was accused of running through a stop sign. He had words with an officer that initially didn’t seem like [...]

]]> Comment on Mount Aix by Bob Baddeley http://blog.heibeck.net/2007/07/22/mount-aix/#comment-211 Bob Baddeley Mon, 24 Sep 2007 03:55:09 +0000 http://heiblog.wordpress.com/2007/07/29/mount-aix/#comment-211 Thanks for the great post. I had a hard time finding directions to the trailhead, but you saved me. The trail is really cool. We saw the same 'evidence' you did, but it didn't bug us at all. We didn't see a single person on the trail all day. There were a lot of clouds around, but we did catch a fleeting glimpse of Rainier, and when we were at the summit there weren't any clouds blocking our view all around. It was pretty spectacular. Thanks again for helping me get there. bob Thanks for the great post. I had a hard time finding directions to the trailhead, but you saved me. The trail is really cool. We saw the same ‘evidence’ you did, but it didn’t bug us at all. We didn’t see a single person on the trail all day. There were a lot of clouds around, but we did catch a fleeting glimpse of Rainier, and when we were at the summit there weren’t any clouds blocking our view all around. It was pretty spectacular.

Thanks again for helping me get there.

bob

]]> Comment on I love this man by D S-J http://blog.heibeck.net/2007/07/29/i-love-this-man/#comment-180 D S-J Fri, 24 Aug 2007 03:32:36 +0000 http://heiblog.wordpress.com/2007/07/29/i-love-this-man/#comment-180 "Remember: we're all in it together." “Remember: we’re all in it together.”

]]> Comment on My Friend’s Winter Wedding by West Coast, East Coast, West Coast « HeiBlog http://blog.heibeck.net/2007/02/10/my-friends-winter-wedding/#comment-64 West Coast, East Coast, West Coast « HeiBlog Sat, 24 Mar 2007 22:59:23 +0000 http://heiblog.wordpress.com/2007/02/14/my-friends-winter-wedding/#comment-64 [...] Filed under: Interesting bit, Outing — Tyler @ 10:59 pm It’s normal to attend your friend’s wedding. But, it’s crazy to schedule a court hearing the day before and only give yourself 4 days to [...] [...] Filed under: Interesting bit, Outing — Tyler @ 10:59 pm It’s normal to attend your friend’s wedding. But, it’s crazy to schedule a court hearing the day before and only give yourself 4 days to [...]

]]> Comment on Officer, please don’t be a dick by Yes officer, you are a dick « HeiBlog http://blog.heibeck.net/2006/11/28/officer-please-dont-be-a-dick/#comment-63 Yes officer, you are a dick « HeiBlog Sat, 24 Mar 2007 22:56:40 +0000 http://heiblog.wordpress.com/2006/11/28/officer-please-dont-be-a-dick/#comment-63 [...] officer, you are a dick Filed under: Uncategorized — Tyler @ 10:56 pm Remember back in November when my friend and I got pulled over for allegedly not stopping at a stop sign? Apparently the word [...] [...] officer, you are a dick Filed under: Uncategorized — Tyler @ 10:56 pm Remember back in November when my friend and I got pulled over for allegedly not stopping at a stop sign? Apparently the word [...]

]]> Comment on Juniper Dunes by Tyler http://blog.heibeck.net/2007/03/20/juniper-dunes/#comment-62 Tyler Wed, 21 Mar 2007 02:30:15 +0000 http://heiblog.wordpress.com/2007/03/20/juniper-dunes/#comment-62 The largest ones are probibly about 30-40 ft high on the leeward side. From the trails, the people who hiked on this side of the Wilderness seemed to be pretty responsiable. The number of hikers is also low due to the limited accessability, maybe 4-8/day from the trail book. The day before I went there was a group of 14 camping for the night, most other parties were 2-3. The largest ones are probibly about 30-40 ft high on the leeward side. From the trails, the people who hiked on this side of the Wilderness seemed to be pretty responsiable. The number of hikers is also low due to the limited accessability, maybe 4-8/day from the trail book. The day before I went there was a group of 14 camping for the night, most other parties were 2-3.

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