My family’s story is not only one of proud military service and enduring sacrifice but also one marked by the lasting consequences.
Andrew Straw articles
Andrew Straw is a person with disabilities who practiced disability law and engages in disability reform advocacy. http://disability.andrewstraw.com/ Straw was a Virginia lawyer and has served as corporate counsel for billionaire Alan M. Voorhees, who designed the Interstate Highway System and the Metro in Washington DC. Straw then worked for the Chief Justice of Indiana and was the assistant dean in charge of the International Programs at Indiana University-Maurer School of Law. He grew up in Indiana.
Andrew Straw was born at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina, where his father was training as a U.S. Marine for his Vietnam duty. Straw was thus poisoned on the first days of his life but was denied compensation and health care. Straw v. Wilkie, 843 F. App’x 263 (Fed. Cir. 1/15/2021); Straw v. United States, 4 F.4th 1358 (Fed. Cir. 2021). Straw started a group for people born or poisoned there called Children of Camp LeJeune. Congress voted to compensate people like Straw and his dead mother from the poisoning (S. 3373, Title VIII, Sec. 804). This new law was passed in the U.S. House by 342-88 and the U.S. Senate by 86-11. On August 10, 2022, it became Public Law 117-168, 136 Stat. 1802-1804.
Straw has visited 16 countries and has lived in the United States, Italy, New Zealand, Turkey, and the Philippines. Straw provided services to the Italian Foreign Ministry as a contractor and passed the written U.S. Foreign Service Officer Test in 1998. For more information, Straw’s CV can be found at www.andrewstraw.com. Straw has lived in the Philippines for a7 years, from June 2018 – present, studying disability access in that country, but may one day return to the United States when the disability human rights situation improves.
Straw is an asylum seeker due to the discrimination and human rights violations of state and federal courts in the USA. http://cpa.andrewstraw.com Andrew Straw lives not far from where his father was stationed in Vietnam.
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Why My Stance on Marijuana Has Narrowed
The scientific landscape surrounding cannabis is not static. As research progresses, a more nuanced and, frankly, more concerning picture has emerged.
Camp LeJeune Justice Act Litigation
Congress had to waste time passing a new law because DOJ and Navy JAG won when Congress didn’t want them to win.
Social Security and Medicare Reforms For Trump
Disabled people have the harshest financial situation in society. And the percentage of people disabled increases as you start adding intersectionality.
Dead Covid Republicans
Republican vaccine refusal may have shifted political outcomes and COVID-19 deaths could impact the 2024 election.
Biden’s Last Chance at Camp LeJeune Stimulus
Biden has to see the Camp LeJeune Justice Act settlement for what it is. His last chance to inject stimulus and prevent a recession.
Courts, Constitutions, & Democracy: A Failing System
Equal protection on its face means that everyone is treated equally but the U.S. Supreme Court has limited equal protection.
Democracy, Human Rights, And Rotten Meat
The Hippies were right, just like the peace churches have said. War is good for nothing. Many Hippies became vegetarians. They were right too.
Indiana Voters Can Remove 60% Of The Supreme Court
The 2024 Indiana election could remove 60% of the state’s justices, including Rush who’s violated property and human rights.
Courts Off The Deep End, Again
Closing the courts, shutting down dissent, and violating the rights of whistleblowers. These are not the actions of an open, free society.