ArkansasAppeals.com – A blog devoted to information and insight concerning appellate practice in Arkansas
ArkansasAppeals.com – A blog devoted to information and insight concerning appellate practice in Arkansas
Description: A blog about Arkansas appeals, new developments in appellate procedure, and other items of interest.
The headline in today’s paper proclaimed: “Trump rips inquiry as ‘coup’ attempt.” Ark. Democrat-Gazette, 12/18/19. The context is President Trump’s letter to Speaker Pelosi regarding the impeachment vote likely to happen today or tomorrow in the House of Representatives.
I’ve tried to avoid public pronouncements on the daily insults President Trump offers to western civilization. Besides, I’m not adept at creating clever memes, and it seems no one has time today for careful debate about weighty issues. Hurling insults and what-about-isms are the preferred modes of communicating. But this one can’t pass without comment.
A key to our participatory form of government is a common knowledge and understanding of the most basic provisions in our nation’s laws and Constitution. The federal courts have recognized that such knowledge is not common or understood by many citizens, and that lack of knowledge is a threat to our democratic republic. They have launched a civics education program and many federal judges have committed to outreach programs to teach basic civics concepts to students. In solidarity with that concern and thos
ArkansasAppeals.com – A blog devoted to information and insight concerning appellate practice in Arkansas
ArkansasAppeals.com – A blog devoted to information and insight concerning appellate practice in Arkansas