Constitutional scholars Eleanore Bushnell and Don Driggs once wrote that Nevada has an unusual number of ways to remove judges from office – “recall, impeachment, legislative removal, and removal by the Commission on Judicial Discipline. The number of methods contrast sharply with the federal system, wherein a judge may be removed only through the impeachment process.”
One would think sexual harassment may be part of the culture at the Nevada Legislature, after speaking with Elisa Cafferata, the longtime Planned Parenthood lobbyist and granddaughter of Nevada’s first female member of Congress, former U.S. Rep. Barbara Vucanovich, R-Reno.
In 1962, arguably one of the greatest movies ever made was released, “Lawrence of Arabia.” Based on the life of T.E. Lawrence, a flamboyant and controversial British military figure. The film depicts Lawrence’s experiences in the Arabian Peninsula during World War I and was nominated for 10 Oscars at the 35th Annual Academy Awards, winning seven.
Veteran John Glenn was known by most Americans, and indeed was internationally famous.
The Final Battle approaches as the 2017 Nevada Legislature mercifully draws to an inglorious conclusion. It’s a battle over a half-loaf of bread that never should have been necessary in the first place. But when your state is led by “America’s Worst Governor,” stuff happens.
If you’re having trouble falling asleep, go listen to Wednesday’s hearing on the secret recording made of Attorney General Adam Laxalt.
“No politician in history, and I say this with great surety,” U.S. President Donald Trump told Coast Guard Academy graduates on May 17, “has been treated worse or more unfairly” than himself.
