Tag Archives: court system

Is rule by judges acceptable? Tolerable?

Posted on May 18, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

Paul Craig Roberts, always an irascible writer and prone to calling a spade a spade, recently used an unfamiliar political term in a commentary. Kritarchy is a system of government in which judges hold the primary ruling authority. The term … Continue reading →

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Can the courts dismantle the imperial bureaucracy in DC?

Posted on September 30, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

In recent months, the Nine Nazgul (or at least 5 or 6 of them) have seeming delivered major blows to the bureaucratic state and much of its power and practices. At the same time, more and more lower federal people … Continue reading →

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Some animals are more equal than others because…

Posted on June 4, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

The Independent’s story about The Donald being banned from various and sundry countries seems almost gleeful to us here at TPOL. The list of 40 countries includes both Canada and the UK. The story writer seems convinced that the felony … Continue reading →

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North Dakota seeks monetary damages from FedGov

Posted on February 15, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

Longtime readers of TPOL may recall the nasty fuss over the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) in which thousands of Lakota and their allies launched massive protests in rural and frontier North Dakota (and adjacent parts of other States) to keep … Continue reading →

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Oh, no! Guns in post offices!

Posted on January 17, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

Well, doesn’t that just about tear it completely? Despite the clear majority will in this country that weapons be banned from “critical” or “sensitive” locations, some turkey of a judge has decided that the Federal law that has banned firearms … Continue reading →

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Kenosha disease a rapidly spreading pandemic

Posted on November 20, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

The verdict is in. After a very strange and highly-publicized trial, a jury of twelve has found the now-adult Kyle Rittenhouse NOT GUILTY of all charges. The jury deliberated for several days, and now it has spoken. Yes, Rittenhouse killed … Continue reading →

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Will it make a difference? Texas et al election lawsuit

Posted on December 9, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

Ever been to one of the meteor craters in West Texas or Arizona. Impressive, eh? Texas has filed a lawsuit against four other States over the 2020 elections. It has just been joined by Louisiana and Missouri; added to Alabama, … Continue reading →

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TANJ: There ain’t NO justice

Posted on December 5, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

The American court system has rapidly decayed in recent decades. Almost as fast and lowdown as the media. Not that it was any great shakes in many parts of the nation back in the 1900s. Consider this story about a … Continue reading →

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Will the ruling on border agent immunity really make a difference?

Posted on August 9, 2018 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The Washington Times reports that the infamous Nazgul of the 9th Circuit Court have decided that a Border Patrol agent who shot and killed a sixteen-year-old male in Mexico while shooting from Arizona did NOT have immunity, for … Continue reading →

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Copyright trolls and government albatrosses

Posted on July 11, 2018 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Government, and government  monopolies, are bad enough. Especially things like the Post Office (USPS).  The “justice system” (the Nazgul) is yet another perfect example of such. Government abuse of the court system is sickening. But bad as … Continue reading →

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