Civil Liberties Archives - Scott Bradford: Off on a Tangent Scott Bradford is a writer and technologist who has been putting his opinions online since 1995. He believes in three inviolable human rights: life, liberty, and property. He is a Catholic Christian who worships the trinitarian God described in the Nicene Creed. Scott is a husband, nerd, pet lover, and AMC/Jeep enthusiast with a B.S. degree in public administration from George Mason University. Sat, 20 Jun 2026 14:55:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 South Riding Board of Directors, 2026 https://www.scottbradford.us/2026/04/20/south-riding-board-of-directors-2026/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:39:28 +0000 https://www.scottbradford.us/?p=92057 The South Riding Proprietary is a homeowners’ association (HOA) that acts as a de facto local government for the South Riding community in Loudoun County, Virginia. At the proprietary’s annual meeting on May 19, 2026, three of the seven seats on the Board of Directors are up for election. Members of the board serve three […]

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]]> Virginia Statewide Ballot Issue, Special, 2026 https://www.scottbradford.us/2026/03/04/virginia-statewide-ballot-issue-special-2026/ Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.scottbradford.us/?p=91830 Citizens of Virginia will be voting in a special election on April 21, 2026, on a referendum to amend the Constitution of Virginia. Early voting begins on March 6. Under Article XII, Section 1, of the state constitution, the process requires a proposed amendment to pass both houses of the General Assembly in two sessions […]

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]]> Constitutionality of the 2026 Redistricting Amendment https://www.scottbradford.us/2026/02/21/constitutionality-of-the-2026-redistricting-amendment/ Sat, 21 Feb 2026 16:59:29 +0000 https://www.scottbradford.us/?p=91719 The Virginia General Assembly has proposed an amendment to the Constitution of Virginia that would, according to the proposed ballot question, “allow the General Assembly to temporarily adopt new congressional districts to restore fairness in the upcoming elections, while ensuring Virginia’s standard redistricting process resumes for all future redistricting after the 2030 census.” It is […]

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]]> A 2020 Revelation In Georgia https://www.scottbradford.us/2025/12/27/a-2020-revelation-in-georgia/ Sat, 27 Dec 2025 16:22:47 +0000 https://www.scottbradford.us/?p=91653 The 2020 presidential election was a strange and controversial moment in American history. Then-incumbent President Donald Trump (R) was challenged by former Vice President Joe Biden (D), and the campaign took place amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the absurd overreaction to it, widespread race riots, on-the-fly changes to election rules and norms, and generally enflamed political […]

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]]> Oh No! A Data Center! https://www.scottbradford.us/2025/12/03/oh-no-a-data-center/ Wed, 03 Dec 2025 22:11:02 +0000 https://www.scottbradford.us/?p=91526 I live in Loudoun County, Virginia—the data center capital of the world. Many of the online services and websites you use every day come to you from blocky, windowless buildings somewhere within a fifteen-mile radius of my house. The majority of them are here in Loudoun, but they are starting to pop-up in neighboring Fairfax, […]

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]]> The Murder of Charlie Kirk https://www.scottbradford.us/2025/09/11/the-murder-of-charlie-kirk/ Fri, 12 Sep 2025 01:14:12 +0000 https://www.scottbradford.us/?p=89902 Conservative political activist and writer Charlie Kirk, co-founder of Turning Point USA, was assassinated yesterday during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. Most people—including, to their credit, many prominent Democratic politicians—reacted with disgust and condemnation. Sane people of all political stripes agree that we cannot solve our political disagreements with bullets. Political […]

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]]> Coup Underway at Magic Kingdom https://www.scottbradford.us/2025/05/31/coup-underway-at-magic-kingdom/ Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:56:23 +0000 https://www.scottbradford.us/?p=89403 A pro-democracy protest at Disney’s Magic Kingdom escalated into an apparent coup d’état Saturday afternoon. The protest against King Iger, which had been organized on social media by the Disney Freedom Front, began around 10:00 a.m. at the north end of Main Street and soon moved into the King’s Park area outside Cinderella Castle, known informally […]

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]]> South Riding Board of Directors, 2025 https://www.scottbradford.us/2025/05/06/south-riding-board-of-directors-2025/ Wed, 07 May 2025 03:58:08 +0000 https://www.scottbradford.us/?p=89061 The South Riding Proprietary is a homeowners’ association (HOA) that acts as a de facto local government for the South Riding community in Loudoun County, Virginia. At the proprietary’s annual meeting on May 20, 2025, two of the seven seats on the Board of Directors are up for election. Members of the board serve three […]

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]]> President of the United States, 2024 https://www.scottbradford.us/2024/10/29/president-of-the-united-states-2024/ Tue, 29 Oct 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.scottbradford.us/?p=88248 In the race for President of the United States, Vice President Kamala Harris (D) faces former President Donald Trump (R). The Virginia ballot also includes two minor candidates—Chase Oliver (L) and Jill Stein (G). Two nonviable candidates and one withdrawn candidate are excluded from consideration. The United States has a unique system for electing presidents. The […]

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]]> 2024 Presidential Bill of Rights Scores https://www.scottbradford.us/2024/10/07/2024-presidential-bill-of-rights-scores/ Mon, 07 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.scottbradford.us/?p=87908 In each presidential election, I score the candidates according to their level of support for the Bill of Rights. Points are awarded based on the answers to weighted questions about how the candidates interpret and apply its provisions. They receive a score out of ten for each amendment, and a cumulative score out of one […]

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