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Slate has a short piece on last week’s small, uncomfortable College Republican convention. Highlights of the article:
- Phyllis Schlafly was a featured speaker, and Tim Pawlenty gave the keynote.
- None of the national offices and only one regional seat were contested.
- Only about two hundred people showed up.
- When Michael Steele spoke, the press was barred from the room.
- One attendee said the GOP is currently the “dead meat party,” and needs to reinvent itself as a “happy meal.”
Good times.
Update: Via Twitter, @echomikeromeo passes on a link to this longer, stronger Campus Progress report on the conference.
The highest appeals court in New York State has ruled that a Rochester curfew that barred under-18s from the city’s streets between 11 pm and 5 am, was an unconstitutional violation of the rights of both parents and children.
The court’s 34-page ruling is a strong and far-reaching defense of youth rights. If you’re interested in the subject, it’s definitely worth a read.
Update: The post on this ruling at The Volokh Conspiracy has spawned an interesting comments thread.
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