Southern Maine Professor Wins Critical Victory in Free Speech Case

 

Jonathan Turley 

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Who Will Defend Us From Our Defenders?

 

Jon Reisman

If you think area chambers of commerce, prominent banking institutions, and government-supported nonprofits such as the Sunrise Economic Council are doing everything they can to defend Washington County’s way of life based on America’s founding principles, think again.

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Autumnal Equinox

 

Jon Reisman

The equinox occurs when the Earth is tilting neither toward nor away from the sun, and therefore receives almost an equal amount of daylight and darkness. In the spring, the days start getting longer than the nights; in the fall, our days get shorter as winter approaches. This past autumnal equinox took on particular significance for me; at 67, I know I am in the fall of my life, if not early winter.

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No Trust in the Trust for Local News

 

Jon Reisman

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Editor’s Desk - Anti-Semitism on the rise

By Pierre Little

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Correspondence and Communications Update

 

Jon Reisman

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Beyond the Pale

 

Jon Reisman

The phrase “beyond the pale” means unacceptable or beyond the standards of decency. It stems from the Pale of Settlement, a vast and varying swath of the western Russian Empire from Lithuania to the Black Sea, where Jewish settlement was allowed. The Pale was established in the late 18th century and persisted until the Russian Revolution in 1917.

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Election Post-Mortem Notes

 

Jon Reisman

It was gloomy and raining when I went to the Cooper Community Center (the former Grange) to vote. I brought some cake for my neighbors who were working the polls and defending democracy, hoping to give them a little cheer on what would be a long, dark, and stormy day. If Election Day was somber, at least most of the results in Maine were not. The results across the nation were more of a mixed bag.

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Freedom of Speech, Press, Religion and Assembly

Now seems as good a time as any to talk about the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America. A look back at the founding of our nation and the world into which it was born is the first order of business. 

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Rep. Golden, the National Popular Vote and the Constitution

 

Jon Reisman

In early November, I sent the following request to Rep. Golden:

I am writing about the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, which the Maine Legislature will be voting on in 2024 (LD 1587). I am specifically requesting that you submit legislation granting Congressional consent to this interstate compact, as required by Article 1, Section 10, Clause 3 of the Constitution.

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