The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, held that the "Second Amendment protects an indiviual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a milita." It's the first Supreme Court case to address the Second Amendment issue directly. But the court did leave open the possiblity of restrictions that fall short of an outright ban:

Anyone interested in historical preservation should try to make it to City Council's hearing tomorrow on a proposed amendment of the City's preservation ordinance. The amendment would expand the Historical Commission's authority by specifically enabling the agency to protect historically significant interiors. As it now stands, only building exteriors come within the commisssion's authority. If the bill being considered tomorrow passes, that would change.

This is an important piece of legislation that deserves your support. Rumor has it that efforts are underway to shelve the matter until the fall legislative session. But there's no valid reason for delaying something that's already long overdue.

1. promises to work on being blacker
2.wife has kept all conception details to herself
3. may otherwise return to dee jay job, killing philly nightlife
4. Hair loss ensures no return of high school afro
5 related to Olivia
6. FBI could use a break
7. siblings unfamiliar with concessions bidding process
8. Eagles cheerleaders to demonstrate ‘stop and frisk’ at victory party.
9. John Street would be really really annoyed.
10. With regular salary, could resist Knox’s persistent loan offers.

I'm Mixmaster Mike
And I want to be your mayor
To clean up City Hall
end the reign of pay to player

It was only weeks ago
they were chiming my death knoll
But now we're ten days out
and I'm surging in the polls

I've got more brains than Brady
more work ethic than Fattah
And if I lack charisma
well I've got Olivia

I've got more chance than Evans
and I'm no Jamal defender
That's why I'm running neck and neck
with Knox the pay day lender

When I got on the ballot
I gave up my safe seat
And while he was still riding high
I stood up to John Street

They may say I'm inflexible
but cannot claim I'm phoney
And like my views or not
you can't say I lack cojones

So let Tom cut deals with Jannie
and Bob woo his party fops
This old deejay may be mayor
when the voting stops

A year ago, Babette Josephs was kept on the ballot despite obvious flaws in her financial statement (the same flaws that justified Braxton's removal the year before). In ruling for Josephs, Commonwealth Court Judge Rochelle Friedman held that the court could not consider the financial statement because the objector's attorney had not moved to enter the document into evidence.

Today, in an appeal of Al Sanford's removal, the same judge presented with the same issue reached a completely contradictory conclusion. The objector's failure to move the disputed financial statement into evidence would not, Friedman ruled, preclude the court from relying upon it as a basis for removing Sanford from the ballot.

Perhaps the appellate courts should simply be honest and write a guide for election lawyers entitled "Procedural rules governing incumbent vs. non-incumbent challenges." At least then there would be some predictablility.

Twas weeks before Christmas
And here in the City
Bob Brady was showing his old friend no pity
As Jonathan hung his first campaign shingle
Brady was acting more Grinch than Kris Kringle
He said I'm not running
I'm just busting balls
While all the time making his secret phone calls
He called union leaders, he called pay to players
He said close your wallets till I run for mayor
His mean tactics worked; Saidel has withdrawn
Another sad case of brains beaten by brawn