Legislature should back off on search, I.D. bills

FEB. 5, 2010 – Something’s fishy in Columbia with two bills that directly impact our constitutional rights.

imagesIn one, state lawmakers want to start so-called “warrantless searches” to allow police to search people on parole or probation without the hassle of getting a search warrant. In another, legislators want to require photo identification for voting, a practice that could dampen turnout among more than 178,000 people who don’t have such identification cards. Click headline for more …

Rockwell painting nudged America

JAN. 18, 2010 – With the eyes of the nation this week on civil rights, let’s turn our focus to a painting inspired by a Louisiana event that astonished America when it came out 46 years ago.