Archive for August, 2008
Joe Biden and the Judiciary
0 Comments Published by James August 26th, 2008 in Barack Obama, Presidential Election 2008, Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court, Current EventsBarack Obama has chosen a running mate that shares his views on fiscal policy, healthcare, education, the war on terror, and…Clarence Thomas? It seems that the presumptive Democratic nominee, fresh off his remarks at Saddleback, has selected Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) as his VP. Biden is widely-respected as the Chair of the Senate Committee on […]
Surprisingly Candid McCain and Obama Discuss Current SCOTUS Makeup, Nomination Process at the Saddleback Civil Forum
2 Comments Published by James August 17th, 2008 in Presidential Election 2008, Presidential Debates, Barack Obama, Stephen Breyer, John McCain, Judicial Activism, Clarence Thomas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, John Paul Stevens, Supreme Court, Antonin Scalia, Samuel Alito, David Souter, John Roberts, Justices and JudgesEarlier tonight, Senators John McCain and Barack Obama joined Pastor Rick Warren at his California megachurch for an event pegged as “The Saddleback Civil Forum on the Presidency.” The interviews, each an hour in length, were separated by thirty-six tense seconds in which the presumptive nominees shared the stage (and an awkward hug [video here!]). […]
Is Early Voting Constitutional?
0 Comments Published by James August 12th, 2008 in John Edwards, Election Law, Presidential Election 2008, Politics, Texas, Constitutional LawAll of this John Edwards business has got me thinking about early voting. I am registered to vote in Texas, where Election Codes 81.001 and 82.005 specify that I can ”vote early” – up to seventeen days before any federal election. Say, hypothetically, that John Edwards had rallied for a victory in South Carolina and […]
Statistics Show Obama Would Likely Redefine SCOTUS as 6-3 Liberal Majority; McCain Could Engineer an 8-1 Conservative Supermajority
2 Comments Published by James August 8th, 2008 in Presidential Election 2008, Clarence Thomas, Barack Obama, Stephen Breyer, Statistics, John McCain, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, David Souter, John Paul Stevens, Supreme Court, Antonin Scalia, Samuel Alito, John Roberts, Anthony KennedyI’ve been a little surprised by how scarcely the Supreme Court is being mentioned during this election cycle. Especially as the dust was settling from Heller, I expected more talk about the role our next president may play in determining the trajectory of the Court. Recently, however, I’ve noticed that some smaller conservative blogs have […]
Osama Bin Laden’s Driver Given 5.5 Years in Prison
0 Comments Published by Kedar August 7th, 2008 in UncategorizedI can’t talk much because I’m on a plane waiting to take off at DFW, but this is one news story that hasn’t been given enough attention. I don’t say that because I think it hasn’t gotten enough press - it certainly has. But is anyone paying attention? His driver got 66 months in jail! […]
