From the monthly archives: August 2010

Recap: FIJA Literature Distribution

By On Aug. 23, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Monday morning’s Fully Informed Jury Association (FIJA) outreach was pretty uneventful except for again seeing “a total apologist for government aggression and discrimination” who we had first met in April.

The self-identified Tarrant County lawyer, whose name I have yet to discover, gave us a scowling look but did not object as Katy [...]

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Recap: Free-Market Food Drive

By On Aug. 15, 2010 · 2 Comments

Saturday’s food drive in Haltom City for Union Gospel Mission was a great time. We did better than even Katy or I thought possible for just two and a half hours of work.

For anyone not familiar, Union Gospel Mission is a private charity in Tarrant County that has helped feed homeless families and [...]

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Event: FIJA Literature Distribution

By On Aug. 4, 2010 · Leave a Comment

What: Thanks to a generous donation from the Fully Informed Jury Association, we have over 1000 copies of brochures and other literature to give to potential jurors.

We will be informing potential jurors that their primary function is to protect the rights of the accused from tyrannical or immoral laws, not simply to determine the [...]

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Event: Free-Market Food Drive

By On Aug. 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment

What: Ranked “highly rated” by Charity Navigator, Union Gospel Mission of Tarrant County is a voluntarily funded charity in downtown Fort Worth that serves more than 230,000 meals every year. UGM is independent of financing from government and the United Way.

According to its Web site, “All Mission services aim toward productive independence [...]

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Recap: How to Oppose TRV Eminent Domain Abuse

By On Aug. 1, 2010 · 1 Comment

In June, I took some notes at a workshop hosted by the Institute for Justice, a libertarian public interest law firm helping to build a grassroots resistance to the Trinity River Vision eminent domain abuse. The lead organization working on behalf of those affected in the county is Citizens Who Care.

Personally, I [...]

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