If I had to pick a dictatorship to object to the U.S. government’s position on, it would be one of these many, and probably it would be Saudi Arabia. But, then, I’m not a Progressive Senator. If I were, then I would object to anything less than complete hostility toward a country that the U.S. has not armed or trained in war, but rather sits on the edge of going to war against — a country that the U.S. president not long ago threatened to drop nuclear bombs on.

Imagine if the United States made peace with North Korea. There are perhaps three ways to do it.

The states have the power to regulate the practice of law and discipline attorneys

What many Americans do not realize is that the States have the power to regulate the practice of law and discipline attorneys.  The following is primarily taken from the American Jurisprudence 2d Law Encyclopedia (the theory and philosophy of American law), Vol. 17 Attorneys at Law, Section 2 Power of state to regulate the practice of law, unless otherwise stated.  Citations have been omitted for ease and clarity of reading.

The responsibility of regulating lawyers is an important governmental function in the administration of justice and the responsibility has historically been reserved to the sovereign states.  Thus, a state’s authority regarding an attorney’s license to practice law is not preempted by the Federal Constitution, notwithstanding that the licensed attorney may also be a federal judge.

Friday, September 21, 2018, 7:00 - 11:30 PM

Peter Bogdanovich’s documentary The Great Buster: A Celebration is must-see cinema for all lovers of not only the eponymous Buster Keaton, but of film history, biography, silent movies, comedy and anyone who just loves to laugh out loud. In his loving look at a legend, Bogdanovich chronicles Keaton’s being born to Vaudevillian parents while they were on the road and his childhood spent onstage as part of the family business in variety acts in venues across America.

The film follows Keaton as his brand of physical comedy inevitably led to a career on the silent screen, first in two reel shorts under the tutelage of Fatty Arbuckle then on to starring roles in feature length films he directed and wrote (not that most of his own movies actually had full-blown screenplays per se). Once talkies took over, the comic famed for his falls hit the skids and Bogdanovich reveals Keaton’s trials and tribulations on- and offscreen.