Birdsong's Law Blog

Osceola County, FL: Sheriff”s  deputies are looking for a thief who dressed like SpongeBob SquarePants as he robbed a 7-Eleven in the Orlando area. The police report advises that the suspect did not completely buy into the role because he only wore the SpongeBob mask. We learn there were no SquarePants worn,

LOOK FOR THE SUSPECT UNDER THE SEA…

Seattle, WA: A Seattle resident returned home to discover much of his home and even his dog smeared in peanut butter and jelly.  On top of that he found someone

Newport Richey, FL: This story must have a hole in it.  A Dunkin’ Donuts worker in Florida who took home end of the day unsold pastries has been arrested for grand theft. A manager at the Newport Richey stored pressed criminal charges after the employee defied a standing order to throw out the leftovers.

An idiotic policy in light of all the hungry people out there…

LOUISIANA: State police pulled over an 8 year old boy driving a pickup truck.  The youngster had a good excuse for driving the pickup.  His father was

Olympia, WA: How about this one! A Washington state candidate for a civilian position with with the state trooper force is now looking for a new job opportunity after leaving his study materials where they could be found.  A worker in the agency’s Olympia headquarters spotted a a book, “How to Beat the Lie Detector,” in a car parked in the agency’s parking lot.

The worker called Human Resources and asked, “Are you you running any candidates through the process today?”  She was told “Why yes, there’s a fellow taking the polygraph exam right now.”

Hoist by his own petard!

San Antonio, TX: This attorney did his job much too well! The offices of Jay Norton in San Antonio burglarized by a man whom the attorney had

 Raymond Hornstein, one of Professor Birdsong’s brightest students, has written an interesting and provocative paper concerning the Fourteenth Amendment to the  U.S. Constitution.  Does it provide equal protection for all — or just for some?  Mr. Hornstein has given me permission to post his work on my blog. Read and enjoy.

The Fourteenth Amendment; Equal Protection for Some:

In regards to the rights of Homosexuals in the United States

Raymond H. Hornstein

I. Introduction

            Section 1 of the United States Constitution clearly states: All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws (Emphasis added).[1]

            The Fourteenth Amendment came as one of the Reconstruction Amendments and was adopted in June of 1868 in an attempt to guarantee certain protections for the recently emancipated slaves at the end of the Civil War. The Amendment went on to be the justification for the repeal of American segregation in the landmark decision of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka[2] , as well as guaranteeing equal rights to women under the Equal Pay Act of 1963.[3]

            The Fourteenth Amendment has gone on to become the one of the most cited