March 29, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer
To Tax or Trust?The debate rages on as to whether Marcellus Shale drillers should have to pay a severance fee to the government.
By Cliff Rieders
5 minute read
August 02, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer
The Government Urge to SpendAs a government official, I found myself at a budget meeting recently as the only person willing to raise the question as to whether we should approve a budget for the coming year 1.7 percent higher than last year, and more interestingly, what to do with a $600,000 surplus.
By Cliff Rieders
6 minute read
February 01, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer
Protecting -- And Not Protecting -- Those Who Need It MostOn April 7, a new, potentially far-reaching law -- the Adult Protective Services Act -- will take effect in Pennsylvania.
By Cliff Rieders
6 minute read
August 20, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer
Free Speech and Religion: Strange BedfellowsWhen a religious organization excludes the potential member based upon the member's viewpoints, is the organization exercising its right of freedom of association under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution or by excluding the potential member, is the organization illegally discriminating?
By Cliff Rieders
9 minute read
October 05, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer
Ten Commandments for Government OfficialsMy "Ten Commandments for Government Officials" are derived from a long history of political involvement. My rules are also based upon my father's long history of political involvement. My father loved to tell the following story about how he became a right-wing Republican.
By Cliff Rieders
10 minute read
December 07, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer
America for Sale?Once upon a time, I worked at the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington, D.C., in the newly reconstituted ship subsidy program. I think I got hired for the job because on my wall hangs a U.S. Coast Guard license to operate or navigate passenger-carrying vessels.
By Cliff Rieders
6 minute read
June 21, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer
Since When Do Conservatives Seek Federalization of the Law?During the time of the American Revolution, the great battle was between states' rights as opposed to the power of the new federal government.
By Cliff Rieders
7 minute read
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