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11/19/2025

This is a rather in-depth analysis on the history of how terrorism responses evolved from a legal perspective and then an an analysis of how it applies to the attacks on drug runners boats. It gives a lot of insight to consider.

Maj. Trent Kubasiak, an Army judge advocate, explains the historical pathway that led to the current justifications for attacks on boats in South America.

06/28/2022

Tax Tip 2022-91, June 14, 2022 — The IRS encourages businesses to begin planning now to take advantage of tax benefits available to them when they file their 2022 federal income tax return. This includes the enhanced business meal deduction.

06/27/2022

Did you know your business can take advantage of deducting costs of meal? The IRS is asking businesses to start taking advantage of this deduction for 2022. Please click on this link for more details: https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.usa.gov%2FxJ5vr%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR05uguN50mfJNP2kp-3Zrux0JflGLopeDS-laFVTEZJRYRulJ6Tg7-x6rI&h=AT221hV25ZvTZS_ec0bIm0wOQVZxZj3jPbSIOjnvmzLs0f_mUSrtu6NU2q764MLTg5yh7kdf_XQ2Yr1DuvMJ7pksx6_qc4YqG9Zmn9vIFjW9SAHdZPSh026UwVI4BQUP8j4j&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT0QJwVLv4UHPAgvFy6Ba2tf8QPnSQ5-QRbCH8DfqzcBVHC8Rq3Ra86rt6DgNKxnxCMheUFIKGyRNR8NQWX9RTm33ZDz1XMhqv3L-8R2A1wsISKhG0nfDHsITGfMS7IJPhDdqdCstmyuihGgUf0us8Jd9gb8rfINIXuwksw9QOuS-MC6t2UcJK4cGRQ4ls-ASkLlg80hvuktmNo8TQ3dCZwcu83t5nL79w

Tax Tip 2022-91, June 14, 2022 — The IRS encourages businesses to begin planning now to take advantage of tax benefits available to them when they file their 2022 federal income tax return. This includes the enhanced business meal deduction.

06/22/2022

The IRS continues to see schemes involving Economic Impact Payments, or stimulus payments, that threaten taxpayers’ money and identities. Watch out for tell-tale signs of these scams and others on the IRS “Dirty Dozen” list: http://ow.ly/Ir3050JqMBn

01/15/2021

Delivery of furniture and appliances

01/22/2020

I have been following the impeachment closely on CBS. It has been interrupted by the news. Commentary was misleading. They interviewed the Democrat impeachment managers. They allowed the defenses arguments to be characterized by them without any opportunity to clarify by fulling stating their arguments or to explain the significance. The defenses arguments were that the impeachment documents is deficient on its face because it fails to allege an actual crime. It was not that the President cannot be charged with a crime and therefore above the law. They argue that executive privilege and other legal protections such as due process is in protection of the accused and their right to plead. They argue that certain protections are provided to the President and his advisors under those privileges that is important to the protection of office of President under the Constitution and US v Nixon. A lot different then the sound bites and characterization. Now whether the claimed privileges will stand on all issues is yet to be seen.

01/21/2020

Executive privilege allows the president and high-level executive branch officials to keep certain communications private. US v Nixon, 1974 found “constitutional underpinnings“ for executive privilege. “Whatever the nature of the privilege of confidentiality of Presidential communications in the exercise of Article II powers, the privilege can be said to derive from the supremacy of each branch within its own assigned area of constitutional duties,” Nixon, id.
So calling of witness such as Bolton can be violation of executive privilege or immunity. However, these privileges are not without limits. There can be circumstances in which they do not apply. The President has a right and even a duty to protect the Office of President by exercising these privileges. There is much uncharted water in this area that would likely require a court decision.

01/21/2020

The McConnell rules proposed 24 hour opening statement over 2 days. Democrats objected. Moderate Republicans asked for rule changes. The rule now limits 24 hours over 3 day time period. The rules proposed did not admit evidence from the House of Representatives. The changed rules now admit that evidence. This is more reasonable

01/21/2020

Schiff’s opening statement sounds so persuasive unless you look at his erroneous position on key legal issues. First he states that presentation of your case with possible vote to dismiss is not in keeping with a regular trial. That is wrong. In all trials parties present their case in the opening statement. Then motions to dismiss in whole or in part are made. On many occasions cases are partially or wholly dismissed. Secondly, he claims in ordinary trials the accused doesn’t get to not allow people to testify or a say into what documents are reviewed That is so not true. Attorney client privilege and other privileges are often used. Many times documents are privileged or inadmissible for other reasons. Apparently Schaff doesn’t know about these privileges and executive privilege. The President has those privileges as well. They do of course have to meet certain criteria If the case gets past opening statements then the issues as to what is admissible and what is subject to privilege should be decided