Four Justices Oppose the Constitution
Well, that should be the real headline of today’s Supreme Court ruling on gun control. It is possible to debate whether or not it’s a good idea for every American […]
Tag Archives: Supreme Court
Obama Picks Elena Kagan for Supreme Court
The big news today is that President Obama has selected his nominee for the Supreme Court. Elena Kagan doesn’t have much of a record and would be the first justice […]
How Not to Pick Supreme Court Justices
There are plenty of things I hate about politics. One of my pet peeves is how Supreme Court Justices are picked. Republican and Democrats are guilty of nominating people based […]
Remove Clarence Thomas from History?
The blog The Root, which is owned by The Washington Post, has an article entitled “Black Folks We’d Like To Remove From Black History.” The list includes Ugandan military dictator […]
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
I’m sad that I even have to waste time on this topic. A few weeks ago the Supreme Court struck down a provision of the McCain-Feingold Act that violates the […]
supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor
Today the president nominated Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the United States Supreme Court. Obama was under some pressure to nominate a Hispanic woman to the court and he followed through. […]
law matters
As the next Supreme Court appointment approaches it’s high time to point out the stark differences in how the left and right look at the third branch. The left has […]
souter: cnn's favorite moderate
CNN has written a preposterous profile on Justice Souter. Things start going downhill with the headline: Souter known as low-key, fierce defender of individual rights. According to whom? I guess […]
souter retires
Justice David Souter is going to retire. Souter was nominated by President H.W. Bush but turned out to be part of the liberal wing of the Supreme Court. President Obama […]
