Daniel DID do drugs. Report below shows he had METH in his system and an extensive criminal history that included…
Greg, You can think what you want. Criminals, illegal immigration and neighboring countries can all erode countries sovereignty. But war…
My definition is ... irrelevant to this discussion, counselor. (I'd look up case law if I needed one.) You're the…
Wait what is your definition of sovereign nation? And I don’t think you understand what independence is. Entering into treaties…
But maybe you did mean (1) "Completely independent" and (2) "authority over its borders" as two separate things. In that…
I'll presume that you meant to write: "Completely independent authority over its borders." OK, by that definition, is the USA…
Completely independent and authority over its borders. That sounds about right. Not wrapped in tin foil.
What exactly do you think that the word "sovereign" means? Maybe we're getting to the root of the problem here.
If it can’t guarantee its own safety it is not much of a sovereign nation is it?
OC Blogosphere Archive
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Open Thread: Leopards Eating Faces, Chuck Johnson owns LibOC, & Elvira’s Tesla
Posted on March 1, 2025 | 26 CommentsThe mishegas! The desmadre! An open thread for these SHAMBOLIC times. -
Ten Years Ago on the Orange Juice Blog: FALL 2014!
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Diamond Has Died (Update: GREG is still fine though.)
Posted on January 11, 2023 | 13 CommentsWe are stunned. And confused. -
An Editorial Note on Comment Deletion
Posted on May 17, 2021 | 22 CommentsThe shit we have to put up with here.... -
OJ’s Lean Year – Still Your Favorite Local Blog!
Posted on December 30, 2017 | 16 CommentsOur best stories of 2017. And look out world, we're coming back bigger than ever! -
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2014: The Orange Juice’s Biggest Stories.
Posted on January 1, 2015 | 9 Comments. . . Oh, look. Another year gone by. Another year of afflicted-comforting and comfortable-afflicting for the Orange Juice Blog. What were our top (most-read) stories this year, and did […] -
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The Triumph of Paul Lucas pt 3: Keystone Kops, Steele Smith, and remembering Danielle.
Posted on March 4, 2014 | 59 CommentsSpoiler Alert Spoiler After we published part two of this blockbuster four-part series detailing the trials, tribulations, and eventual triumph of our friend Paul Lucas, the always-hateful Dan Chmielewski of […] -
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The Triumph of Paul Lucas pt 2: Bad Buena Park Cops and Feckless Druggies!
Posted on February 18, 2014 | 63 Comments. . . “…Paul Lucas won’t be the last to have been left drooling and limping pathetically in an erratic loop by one too many encounters with the everlasting car […] -
![We all know Paul Lucas here – those of us who read blogs, and anyone who’s been involved in local politics over the last decade, especially in the Democratic Party. […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/paul-lucas-pier-cropped1-115x115.jpg "The Triumph of Paul Lucas over Dirty Cops and Draconian Drug Warriors, pt 1.")
The Triumph of Paul Lucas over Dirty Cops and Draconian Drug Warriors, pt 1.
Posted on February 16, 2014 | 33 CommentsWe all know Paul Lucas here – those of us who read blogs, and anyone who’s been involved in local politics over the last decade, especially in the Democratic Party. […] -
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Chmielewski and Cunningham: Dios los cria y el Diablo los junta.
Posted on September 10, 2013 | 77 CommentsDiablos de los Angeles? Cunningham and Chmielewski. As one fairly new to the world of local politics and blogging in Orange County, I quickly got the taste of how rough […] -
![. The Orange Juice Blog welcomes three new entries to the OC Blogosphere, launched this month by friends of ours: 1 Orange County’s favorite porcupine Cynthia Ward, fresh off her […]](https://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/ward-young-willis-115x115.jpg "Three new blogs by OJ friends – Cynthia Ward, Jason Young, and Geoff Willis!")
Three new blogs by OJ friends – Cynthia Ward, Jason Young, and Geoff Willis!
Posted on September 16, 2012 | 8 Comments. The Orange Juice Blog welcomes three new entries to the OC Blogosphere, launched this month by friends of ours: 1 Orange County’s favorite porcupine Cynthia Ward, fresh off her […] -
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We Kick Ass, We Take Names — The Orange Juice Runneth Over!
Posted on August 12, 2012 | 24 Comments. (by Vern Nelson, editor, and Greg Diamond, associate editor.) July 2012 was the best month that Orange Juice Blog has had since the 2010 election (and its purchase by Vern […] -
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A Wake For Red County.
Posted on August 5, 2012 | 33 Comments. I was hearing recently from a friend about a cat that died, an old, sick cat that had led a long and glorious life in the neighborhood playing, fighting, […] -
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Anaheim’s unhinged, litigious bully Cheryl Sanders: An OC Blogosphere Parable.
Posted on April 26, 2012 | 12 Comments. Just a little slice-of-life from the OC Blogosphere: The e-mails were furious, and threatening, that one day back in December of 2010. A certain Cheryl Sanders, who works as […]
So, good thing he was killed, you're saying?