The EPA bureaucrats belatedly realized that the rule exceeded their statutory authority, and that they had stepped in it…
Author: Gary Beatty
Gary Beatty lives between Florida and Pagosa Springs. He retired after 30 years as a prosecutor for the State of Florida, has a doctorate in law, is Board Certified in Criminal Trial law by the Florida Supreme Court, and is now a law professor.
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Five Supreme Court Decisions, Part One
The reaction to those decisions, particularly from some politicians and the media who disagreed with them, reflects a breathtaking ignorance of history and the law…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Considering the Harm from the COVID Vaccines
“While you would never know it from listening to public-health officials, not a single published study has demonstrated that patients with a prior infection benefit from COVID-19 vaccination…”
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Science, and Junk-Science, Regarding Masks
So it seems that mandating facemasks may have contributed to, rather than prevented, the most serious cases of COVID infection…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: America’s Economic Crisis
First, no nation in human history has ever incurred the level of national debt with which our government is currently burdened…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: The Case for Overturning Roe v Wade
I support abortion on demand for the first trimester, and after that if the mother’s life is in danger. Don’t know on which side of the debate that labels me….
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: More American History, for Mr. Bryant’s Edification
Mr. Bryant needs to show us where, and by whom, the Constitution was re-written. When was it ratified? Perhaps he can show us the records of the debates…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: All Rise!
It’s first words “We, the people of the State of Colorado” declare in whom authority over all aspects of the state government ultimately resides…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Considering the Sheriff’s ‘Bounty’
Keating’s “driving pattern” in the video does not appear to the average citizen to be that of a driver “under the influence”…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Reviewing Mr. Bryant’s Version of U.S. History
I was intrigued by Archuleta County Sheriff candidate Wayne Bryant’s chronicle of American history, which he claims to have to have learned from his grandfather…
OPINION: Considering the Manzanares Arrest Incident
Manzanares’ properly reacted to his frustration with the situation by telling Reis to “write it up” (meaning a parking citation) and walking away…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Kids, You Can Do Better Without College
Professors tell students what to think and reinforce it with biased grading. Intellectual curiosity, free thinking, and free speech are virtually non-existent…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Preserving American Values?
Besides, it doesn’t look like the Ukrainians need our troops. So far they are doing pretty well without our boots being on the ground…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Crazy Mass Paranoia
Those of us in elementary school in the 1950s remember “duck and cover”. We were told that in the event of nuclear attack we should crawl under our desks, with our arms over our faces…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Another War America Cannot Win?
I have a suggestion for President Biden, if he is so anxious to go to war…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: What Are the Limits of Free Speech?
The need to be protected from ideas that offend, or make you uncomfortable, is a symptom of mental illness…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Considering the ‘Stop and Frisk’ Law
In Terry v Ohio, the Court recognized the police practice of Stop and Frisk, and pronounced it constitutional…
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW: Common Sense and Criminal Justice
The op-ed by Quentin Young that appeared in the Daily Post on December 20 is an example of political rhetoric posing as scholarship…