Category Archives: Law

Our failing court system

Posted on June 8, 2022 by politicswestchesterview

It’s hard to deny that our legal system is not working well. Laws, punishments and police attitudes often seem more tailored to the race of the accused than to the nature of the alleged offense; and federal and state laws … Continue reading →

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Juneteenth 2021, a day to remember

Posted on June 19, 2021 by politicswestchesterview

The US Congress actually did something to feel good about on Thursday, voting to create Juneteenth as a federal holiday (observed this year on June 18th). Chester County got there first, because earlier this year the Commissioners Juneteenth a County … Continue reading →

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Interview with Bret Binder

Posted on November 1, 2017 by politicswestchesterview

I had a chance last week to interview Bret Binder, an East Bradford attorney who is running for the position of Magisterial District Judge in West Bradford, East Bradford, and West Chester wards 3, 6, and 7. Why are you … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court by attrition?

Posted on February 14, 2016 by politicswestchesterview

I had to look this up right away: the Texas ranch where the late Justice Scalia died after quail hunting is not the same Texas ranch where former Vice President Dick Cheney shot a lawyer while quail hunting almost exactly … Continue reading →

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Referendums and democracy, Greece and West Chester

Posted on July 31, 2015 by politicswestchesterview

Democracy – politics – oligarchy – … We wouldn’t have those words without the Greeks of over 2000 years ago. The Greeks have been at this governing business for a long time, though the rest of Europe now wants to … Continue reading →

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Two thoughts from Sinclair and Hightower

Posted on December 18, 2014 by politicswestchesterview

Upton Sinclair said in 1935: “It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it!” Do we need to know more to see why, in the age of Citizens United, the … Continue reading →

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Interview with Chris Pielli, candidate for District Justice

Posted on October 14, 2013 by politicswestchesterview

Why are you running for DJ in the West Goshen / Westtown / Thornbury district? I chose to run for this position because I believe full-time tax payers deserve a full-time judge. I believe that we don’t have to settle … Continue reading →

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Iron Jawed Angels, the women’s suffrage movement, and social change

Posted on March 14, 2013 by politicswestchesterview

Yesterday evening I was among 50+ people who saw the 2004 movie Iron Jawed Angels at West Chester University. I think even someone who (though everyone should) didn’t care much about the issue–women’s right to vote, and justice in a … Continue reading →

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