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.

What China Needs: Stronger Knife Control Laws

36 killed after knife gang attacks China police station. But don’t worry: If a knife gang attacks your average Chinese citizens in their home or apartment, they don’t need a gun, they can just call the pol— Oh, right. Also, … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Voting Rights Act Decision Texas Fallout

We’re already seeing some fallout from the Supreme Court’s Shelby County vs. Holder decision (the complete text of which is now online). According to Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, the Voter ID law will take effect immediately. “With today’s decision, … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Limits Preclearance Provision of Voting Rights Act

The Supreme Court today limited use of the “preclearence” requirements of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Hopefully I’ll have more details when the actual text of the decision is up later today. I also wonder if Texas might re-institute … Continue reading →

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Today’s the Day to Contact Your Senator Opposing Amnesty

Contact your senators here to tell them you oppose both the Gang of Eight and Corker-Hoeven illegal alien amnesty bills. Something like this: Dear Sen. Cornyn, Not only do I oppose both the Gang of 8 and substitute Corker-Hoeven illegal … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for June 21, 2013

And now the traditional Friday LinkSwarm on Friday! “Detroit is expecting its creditors to take less than 10 cents on the dollar for having been foolish enough to lend money to the collection of misfits, miscreants, and criminals who govern … Continue reading →

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Ted Cruz Fights Gang of 8 Illegal Alien Amnesty Proposal

Now would be a good time to call and email you Senator (and your Representative) to let them know you oppose the “Gang of 8” illegal alien amnesty proposal currently being debated in the Senate, especially since it does less … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Criminal Dumbassery

Suppose you want the police to arrest you, but you aren’t quite ambitious enough to issue a death threat to the President. What to do? Well, How about: Issuing a death threat to a sitting United States Senator (and his … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for June 18, 2013

Too much going on, so here’s a LinkSwarm to start your day: Why the IRS scandal is worse than the others. Snowden: Obama made all NSA abuses worse. Well, making things worse is Obama’s magic touch… The NSA confirms it … Continue reading →

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A Quick LinkSwarm on Syria

So Obama is (maybe) going to be shipping arms to Syrian rebels. I think this is a remarkably bad idea for a number of reasons, none of them that Bashar Assad isn’t a murderous thug who oppresses his own people, … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. California Update for 6/17/13

Time for another Texas vs. California roundup! California’s mullet budget: conservative in the front, but with a long greasy, tangled mane of liberal spending and debt in the back. “Public pension costs are increasing simply because liabilities are growing faster … Continue reading →

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