Lawsuit Reform

The Pursuit of Truth

March 08, 2002

The ultimate goal of all teaching and research is the discovery of truth. This is what makes the work of professors fundamentally different from other professions. The pursuit of truth cannot occur unless scholars are free to pursue and express the truth as they see it. The last several hundred years of recorded history show that new and important truths are often poorly... Read More >

In Defense of the Declaration

August 06, 1999

There is a battle brewing in New Jersey. It is a battle over the Declaration of Independence. In a larger sense it is a battle over the Founding principles of America. Are those principles, which are best expressed in the Declaration of Independence, true, noble, and just? Or are they evil, an attempt by the power structure of the time (white, male and rich) to maintain ... Read More >

OCPA - The Search for Justice

May 21, 1999

"The Search for Justice" by John A. Brock January 1996 With the conclusion of Ito's Circus it must be obvious to nearly everyone that our judicial system (both civil and criminal) is in a state of serious disrepair. O.J. may be able to afford 200 days at $10,000 per day, but not many of the rest of us can. Justice is expensive. Few of ... Read More >

OCPA - JUVENILE JUSTICE: A WHOLE DIFFERENT LANGUAGE

May 21, 1999

"Juvenile Justice: A Whole Different Language" We need to change the way we refer to underage criminals. Softer words haven't changed a harsher reality. . . by Brett A. Magbee September 1995 There is no doubt that words are powerful tools. They can stir emotions, create movements and change the course of human events. Words are a... Read More >

OCPA - Partners In Crime

May 21, 1999

"Partners In Crime" Juvenile illiteracy--heartrending but preventable--is fueling Oklahoma's juvenile crime problem. Yet the state's tax-supported schools are perpetuating the illiteracy, and that's downright criminal. by Brandon T. Dutcher August 1995 America presently has the highest juvenile crime rates in her history, and ... Read More >

OCPA - Government Must Punish Criminals

May 21, 1999

"Government Must Punish Criminals" Rather than concocting expensive social programs which attempt to prevent youngsters from turning to crime, state government should stick to its knitting: punishing criminals. by Brandon T. Dutcher May 1997 "Of all the distortions modernism has wrought in our culture, the transfor... Read More >

OCPA - Combatting Juvenile Crime

May 21, 1999

"Combatting Juvenile Crime" Family breakup, rampant illiteracy, the absence of moral character and of serious consequences for crime have combined to produce an epidemic of juvenile crime in Oklahoma. While families, churches and the other institutions continue to rebuild civil society, government must get tougher with juvenile offenders... Read More >

OCPA - Passing Sentence on the Judiciary

May 21, 1999

"Passing Sentence on the Judiciary" When five unelected judges in Washington, D.C. can govern a quarter of a billion Americans, we the people truly have ceased to be our own rulers. Fortunately, the Constitution provides a way to rein in an arrogant federal judiciary. by Prof. Andrew C. Spiropoulos November 1996 Every y... Read More >

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