Show Prep: Friday, June 17
Marijuana legalization group sues Michigan over petition rules – 95.3 MNC
A group trying to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in Michigan is suing after an elections board said it didn’t collect enough valid voter signatures to qualify for a statewide November vote.
At Mizzou, an LGBT memorial breaks down over… a lack of diversity? « Hot Air
Latino activists, including a Mizzou official, scolded the mostly white gathering for ignoring racial issues. That led one attendee to fume on Facebook that the organizers had invented a “race issue” out of a “homophobic attack” by gunman Omar Mateen.
Feminist’s Disgusting Tweet About Toddler’s Alligator Death Sets Off Firestorm
Judge Upholds Suspension of the Pop-Tart Gun Kid – Hit & Run : Reason.com
Remember the Pop-Tart gun kid? He was 7 years old when he was suspended for chewing his breakfast (not actually a Pop-Tart, as it turned out) into the shape of a weapon and pretending to fire it at his classmates. Now he’s 11, and Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Judge Ronald A. Silkworth just upheld his suspension.
School Will Not Expel 7-Year-Old Who Brought Nerf Guns to School – Hit & Run : Reason.com
A 7-year-old will not be expelled after bringing two toy guns to his school.
Waitress upset over ‘Best Butt’ award from management | FOX2now.com
An Indianapolis woman says she’s offended after receiving an award from her employer for having the “Best Butt” on staff.
A former co-worker of Omar Mateen repeatedly warned the security company where he worked that Mateen was unhinged. Daniel Gilroy says the company did nothing and even told him, “We have to be careful because he’s a Muslim.”
FLASHBACK:
VIDEO FLASHBACK: Trey Gowdy explains due process rights vs ‘no-fly list’ « Hot Air
In fact, he made the perfect argument against this kind of pervasive infringement on due process rights last year when questioning a Dept. of Homeland Security official about the “No-fly list.”
Florida Gun Store Owner Claims He Warned FBI About Mateen Weeks Ago – Cortney O’Brien
Abell added that they thought the man was “very suspicious,” so they called the local FBI office in West Palm Beach and reported the incident. But they didn’t have the man’s name, since no sale was made, and the only surveillance footage they had was grainy.