| Preceded by Don Stenberg | Nebraska Attorney General 2003 – present | Incumbent |
| Preceded by Michael Avery | Nebraska State Senator - District 3 1997-2002 | Succeeded by Ray Mossey |
Jon Bruning (b. Don Stenberg is a Nebraska Attorney and politician He served as Attorney General of Nebraska from 1991 to 2003. The Nebraska Attorney General is the chief law enforcement officer and lawyer for the U The Nebraska Legislature is the supreme legislative body of the State of Nebraska, in the Great Plains region of the United States. April 30, 1969, Lincoln, Nebraska) is Attorney General of the state of Nebraska. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City of Lincoln ( Umóⁿhoⁿ: Nískithe Tʰóⁿwoⁿgthoⁿ ˈnĩskiˡðe ˌtʰãwãŋgˡðã meaning "Salt Village" for Salt Creek which was the The state attorney general in the United States is an executive office in all 50 State governments. Nebraska ( is a state located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States and He was elected in 2002 and reelected in 2006. He is a fifth-generation Nebraskan.
A Republican, Bruning is the youngest Attorney General in Nebraska's history. He is chairman of the Nebraska Crime Commission and serves on the Nebraska Board of Pardons.
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Education
- J.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law, 1994, with Distinction
- Bachelor's degree, University of Nebraska, 1990, with High Distinction and Honors, Phi Beta Kappa. Juris Doctor (abbreviated JD or JD, from the Latin, Teacher of Law) is a first professional graduate degree and Professional The University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law is a Law school in Lincoln Nebraska affiliated with the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The University of Nebraska is the public University system in the state of Nebraska, USA. Member of the Society of Innocents. The Innocents Society is the Chancellor's senior Honorary society at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, composed of 13 men and women who apply during the spring of
Personal
Jon Bruning is married; he and his wife Deonne have two children, Lauren and Jack.
Career
Bruning was elected to the Nebraska Legislature in 1996 and 2000 and served six years (four years for his first term, then two years of his second term before elected as Attorney General) as a state senator. The Nebraska Legislature is the supreme legislative body of the State of Nebraska, in the Great Plains region of the United States.
Mr. Bruning had announced on March 15, 2007 that he has organized an exploratory committee regarding the possibility he run for U.S. Senate in 2008 if Chuck Hagel retires or seeks another office. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Charles Timothy " Chuck " Hagel (born October 4, 1946) is the senior United States Senator from Nebraska. [1] On April 19, citing his displeasure with Hagel's stance on the Iraq war, Bruning indicated that he is preparing to challenge Hagel in the Republican primary should Hagel seek a third term. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign A primary election ( nominating primary) also referred to simply as a primary, is an election in which voters in a Jurisdiction select candidates [2] On November 20, 2007 Bruning withdrew from the race for senate and endorsed Mike Johanns [3]
Drug policy
Salvia divinorum
Attorney General Jon Bruning plans to pursue a bill to make the psychoactive herb Salvia divinorum illegal during Nebraska's 2008 legislative session. Michael Owen Johanns (born June 18, 1950) is an American Republican politician Salvia divinorum, also known as Diviner’s Sage, ska María Pastora, Sage of the Seers, or simply by the genus name [4]
In a press release aired by Nebraska TV he was reported as saying - "Salvia is a powerful hallucinogen that can be purchased legally. This legislation will make it illegal and put it on par with other powerful drugs like peyote, psychedelic mushrooms and LSD, " [. . . ] "Several other states have already made salvia illegal. It's time to add Nebraska to the list. "[5]
His bill proposes addition of Salvia divinorum to Schedule I of the Nebraska Uniform Controlled Substances Act. Possessing Salvia would be considered a Class IV felony with a penalty of up to five years. Trafficking would fall under a Class III felony with up to a 20 year penalty.
Opponents of extremely prohibitive Salvia restrictions argue that such reactions are largely due to an inherent prejudice and a particular cultural bias rather than any actual balance of evidence, pointing out inconsistencies in attitudes toward other more toxic and addictive drugs such as alcohol and nicotine. [i][6] While not objecting to some form of regulatory legal control, in particular with regard to the sale to minors or sale of enhanced high-strength extracts, most Salvia proponents otherwise argue against stricter legislation. [ii][7]
Tobacco
Attorney General Jon Bruning's previous political campaigns have received donations from the tobacco industry. [8]
See also
External links
Notes
- ^ The worldwide number of alcohol related deaths is calculated at over 2,000 people per day,[9] in the US the number is over 300 deaths per day. See also Salvia divinorum The situation may be subject to future change but at present Salvia divinorum remains legal in most countries [10]
- ^ Those advocating consideration of Salvia divinorum's potential for beneficial use in a modern context argue that more could be learned from Mazatec culture, where Salvia is not really associated with notions of drug taking at all and it is rather considered as a spiritual sacrament. In light of this it is argued that Salvia divinorum could be better understood more positively as an entheogen rather than pejoratively as a hallucinogen. An entheogen, in the strictest sense is a Psychoactive substance used in a religious or shamanic (or entheogenic) context [11]
Citations
References
- Blosser, Brett. Lessons in The Use of Mazatec Psychoactive Plants. The Salvia divinorum Research and Information Center. Retrieved on 2007-10-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal.
- Lopez, Alan D (Apr 2005). "The evolution of the Global Burden of Disease framework for disease, injury and risk factor quantification: developing the evidence base for national, regional and global public health action". Globalization and Health 1 (5): 5. BioMed Central Ltd. doi:. A digital object identifier ( DOI) is a permanent identifier given to an Electronic document. PMID 15847690. - Table 2. Global burden of disease and injury attributable to selected risk factors, 1990.
- MiSP (2006). Follow the Money. database search. The National Institute on Money in State Politics. Retrieved on 2007-10-16. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western
- NIAAA (Aug 2001). Number of deaths and age-adjusted death rates per 100,000 population for categories of alcohol-related (A-R) mortality, United States and States, 1979-96.. Database Resources / Statistical Tables. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). Retrieved on 2007-10-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony
- Nutt, David; King, Leslie; Saulsbury, William & Blakemore, Colin (Mar 2007), “Development of a rational scale to assess the harm of drugs of potential misuse”, The Lancet 369 (9566): 1047-1053, doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60464-4, <http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140673607604644/abstract>. A digital object identifier ( DOI) is a permanent identifier given to an Electronic document. Retrieved on 23 March 2007
- Siebert, Daniel. The Legal Status of Salvia divinorum. The Salvia divinorum Research and Information Center. Retrieved on 2007-03-04. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth
News references
- White, Steve. "Lawmakers Want to Ban YouTube Drug", Nebraska TV, 2008-01-08. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army
- Berry, Jeniffer. "Salvia becomes new drug threat among teens", KHAS TV News 5, 2008-01-07. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental
- Bruning, Jon (press release}. "Bruning Unveils 2008 Legislative Package", Nebraska TV, 2008-01-07. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental
- Stoddard, Martha. "Nebraska attorney general wants to curtail somes uses of insanity plea", Omaha World-Herald, 2008-01-07. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental
- Chicago Sun-Times editorial. "Lawmakers manage to outlaw licking an obscure plant", Chicago Sun-Times, 2007-12-31. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia.
- CQ Politics. Foe’s Dropout Lifts Johanns to Solid Edge in Nebraska Senate Race CQ Politics. com November 20, 2007. Retrieved December 7, 2007
- Walton, Don. "Senate plot stirs Bruning", Lincoln Journal Star, 2007-04-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Retrieved on 2007-04-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII.
- Walton, Don. "Bruning prepares to seek Hagel's seat", Lincoln Journal Star, 2007-03-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus,
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