OA83: Law of the Fourth of July! (and Maajid Nawaz)
Added 2017-07-04 01:07:58 +0000 UTCIn this special holiday episode, Andrew and Thomas talk about fireworks law across the U.S. Where can you go for a cherry-bombin' good time? Listen and find out!
First, however, we take a look at Maajid Nawaz's threatened lawsuit against the SPLC. In the main segment, Andrew and Thomas figure out the best place to set off bottle rockets. And after that, Andrew tackles another question from the patron-only Q&A mailbag.
Finally, we end with the answer to Thomas (and Andrew Seidel) Take the Bar Exam Question #30 regarding cross-examination. Will Thomas and the practicing lawyer get it wrong? Listen and find out, and don't forget to play along by following our Twitter feed (@Openargs) and/or our Facebook Page and quoting the Tweet or Facebook Post that announces this episode along with your guess and reason(s)!
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Show Notes & Links
- This is the SPLC's report on Maajid Nawaz labelling him an "anti-Muslim extremist."
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Comments
I suppose you can't get more originalist than shooting guns into the air on Independence Day. As John Adams wrote to Abigail Adams on July 3rd, 1776, "It ought to be solemnized with Pomp and Parade, with Shews, Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations..." <a href="https://www.masshist.org/digitaladams/archive/doc?id=L17760703jasecond" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.masshist.org/digitaladams/archive/doc?id=L17760703jasecond</a>
2017-07-10 05:08:12 +0000 UTCIowa loosened their fireworks laws this year - we had fireworks stands all over. Not sure exactly when the law passed, but there was a lot more noise to scare the crap out of my dog this 4th...
Angie
2017-07-09 16:06:07 +0000 UTC
