Author Archives: Lawrence Person

About Lawrence Person

Lawrence Person is a political commentator and science fiction writer living in Austin, Texas. I'm still between jobs. Feel free to hit the tip jar if you're so inclined.

More Colorado Gun-Grabber Recall Fallout

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Some more reactions and tidbits on the Colorado gun-grabber recall: John Lott has a lot of interesting analysis over at NRO. Some tidbits: Both state-senate districts were overwhelmingly Democratic. In 2012, President Obama carried Morse’s district by 21 percentage points … Continue reading →

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Just For the Record: Rep. John Carter Against Syrian Intervention

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Lawrence Person

It looks increasingly like a moot point, but since I previously mentioned it, I wanted to confirm that my own Representative, John Carter, is a firm “No” on bombing Syria, as per this letter from him: Dear Mr. Person: Thank … Continue reading →

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Both Gun-Grabbing Colorado State Senators Recalled

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Lawrence Person

What does unstinting support for disarming the law-abiding get politicians in America these days? A pink slip. Both John Morse and Angela Giron are now ex-state senators. A couple of weeks ago, Giron had this to say: “For Mayors Against … Continue reading →

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Fig Leaf Syrian Strike Cancelled Thanks To Fig Leaf Deal

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Who knew stopping a war could be so easy? Not the Syrian war itself, of course; that grinds on unabated. But Obama’s ill-advised attempt to directly involve the U.S. in it seems to have been derailed. Now, instead of the … Continue reading →

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Barry Smitherman Is Not Helping Himself

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Lawrence Person

In the last two weeks, Barry Smitherman has put his foot in it twice, committing unforced errors in his quest to move up from the Railroad Commission to the Attorney General’s office. First, he said that America’s low birth-rate was … Continue reading →

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Wayne Christian Joins the Railroad Commissioner Race

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Former Rep. Wayne Christian has joined the Railroad commissioner race. Christian lost his seat to the Joe Straus-backed Chris Paddie in the Republican primary after losing 80% of his district in redistricting. Christian is already generating some grassroots enthusiasm in … Continue reading →

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Not Too Syrious Roundup

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Obama’s call for attacking Syria is meeting such heavy opposition that he already has a domestic quagmire on his hands getting it approved. Here’s a mini-roundup of Syria news: I can’t really start quoting this Charles Krauthammer takedown of the … Continue reading →

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Whip Count: Texas Congressional Delegation on Syria

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Lawrence Person

It’s taking a while to get back up to speed after Worldcon, but here’s a little content to prove I’m not dead (just dead tired). And it’s proven a moving target that took longer to put together than I expected … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Benedikt could lecture you until the cows came home about your moral obligation to public schooling, but you still wouldn’t leave your kids in a school where the teachers were being set on fire.

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Blogroll Addition: Legal Insurrection

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Lawrence Person

I’ll be wearing my science fiction hat a lot this week, so expect light posting through Labor Day (and maybe a little beyond). So instead of Actual Content, I’m going to highlight some new additions to the Blogroll. First up: … Continue reading →

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