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.

NEWFLASH: Gov. Perry Vetoes SB 346

That was the prenicious legislation that required groups who took in $25,000 or more for political purposes to register with the state, reveal their donors and exempted unions. It was evidently Speaker Joe Straus’ baby, and it’s unclear to me … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for May 24, 2013

A LinkSwarm for a very wet Friday in Austin: Charles Krauthammer isn’t buying any lame IRS excuses. Adopt a child, get audited by the IRS. “The Obama White House is starting to make the Nixon administration look like Sesame Street.” … Continue reading →

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Midday Obama Scandal Update for May 23, 2013

Mostly IRS scandal material: “What we are witnessing now is not a crisis of democracy but a crisis of authority. The administrative state, in thrall to a decadent cultural elite, has lost the consent of the governed.” Remember how Jay … Continue reading →

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Missed One: Teacher Firearm Training Bill

In doing my roundup of gun bills in the Texas legislature, I missed Rep. Jason Villalba (R-Dallas)’s HB 1009 to allow schools to designated one “Marshal” for every 400 students eligible to receive firearm and emergency response training. Existing CHL … Continue reading →

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Quick Overview of Pro-Second Amendment Bills in the Texas Legislature

Dwight was kind enough to provide a quick rundown on a few pro-Second Amendment bills making their way through the Texas legislature. He also linked to the TSRAPAC site, which includes even more bill information. (I’ve also found Texas Firearms … Continue reading →

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The Ten California Cities Most Likely To Declare Bankruptcy

Who’s next on the California bankrupt city hit list? Well, USA Today has been kind enough to take a stab at it, and offers up the following likely candidates, listed alphabetically: Atwater Asuza Compton Fresno Hercules Mammoth Lakes Monrovia Oakland … Continue reading →

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A Tiny Smidgeon of Random Obama Scandal News

Been busy, stuff on my plate, fish to fry, insert polite noise here. So, a few links: True The Vote founder harassed by the IRS, OSHA, FBI, and ATF. Three Fox reporters targeted by DOJ. At this point I think … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for May 17, 2013

And here’s another Friday LinkSwarm! A reporter comes out and says the IRS harassed him after he did a tough interview with Obama. The IRS knew about the scandal in 2012, but decided to wait until Obama was safely elected. … Continue reading →

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Obama Scandals Midday Update for May 16, 2013

There’s so much information about various Obama scandals that I’m hard-pressed to keep up, but here are a few nuggets of savory scandal goodness (or rather, badness): The IRS scandal is bad, and it’s nationwide, despite attempts to limit it … Continue reading →

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Another Day, Another Obama Scandal

I’ve been joking on Twitter that Tea Party membership would count against people during their death panel hearings. Now comes word that the IRS illegally seized some 60 million medical records from over 10 million people in California, and suddenly … Continue reading →

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