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Constitutional Counter-Culture
0 Comments Published by Kedar September 22nd, 2007 in Judicial Activism, Originalism, Democrats, Republicans, Supreme Court, Constitutional LawRobert Post and Reva Siegel have a rather interesting, albeit inconclusive article about liberal constitutionalism over at The New Republic. I’ve written at great length about the issue (here and here) and my own democratic game-plan lines up closely alongside theirs.
They note that the recent rise of originalism can be attributed to the parallel rise […]
Looking Ahead to Washington State Grange v. Washington Republican Party
2 Comments Published by Kedar August 3rd, 2007 in Politics, Republicans, Supreme Court, Current Events, Upcoming Arguments, Events, Constitutional Law[ October 1, 2007; 10:00 am to 11:00 am. ] On October 1, 2007, the Court will hear the first case of the October 2007 term. Washington State Grange v. Washington Republican Party and its sister case, Washington v. Washington Republican Party, centers around the Washington state law that allows candidates to state their ‘party preference’ as opposed to an all-out party affiliation and its […]
Conservatives Don’t Like Justice Breyer
1 Comment Published by Kedar August 1st, 2007 in Stephen Breyer, Judicial Activism, Republicans, Politics, Supreme Court, Justices and JudgesRedState.com is probably the most legit conservative blog on the ‘net, placing them in a position of legitimacy just above Tom Delay’s Blog and below PerezHilton.com. As a conservative blog, it should surprise no one that they aren’t huge fans of Justice Breyer or any members of the liberal block. Now that conservatives been winning […]
What Can Dems Do About A Conservative SCOTUS?
0 Comments Published by Kedar July 29th, 2007 in Republicans, Equal Rights, Democrats, Free Speech, Foreign Detainees, Court Procedure, Clarence Thomas, Abortion, Supreme Court, John Paul Stevens, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Affirmative Action, Justices and JudgesThe Washington Post had a article recently about the way in which more and more American’s are viewing the court as too conservative. 33% of Americans feel that the Court is too conservative and only 47% believe that the court is balanced. 55% of Americans agree with the court’s ruling in Carhart but 70% disagree […]
What Happened Between Congress and the Supreme Court in March of 1837?
3 Comments Published by Kedar July 28th, 2007 in Republicans, History, Congress, Supreme Court, Constitutional LawAs I was doing research for a post about the latest Court-packing plan (suggestion?) and I stumbled across a rather interesting set of events. Here are the facts that I know:
In March of 1937, the Democratic President Andrew Jackson was wrapping up his wildly divisive, eight-year Presidency. His hand picked successor, Martin Van Buren, had […]
Tom Delay is Still Alive, FYI
2 Comments Published by Kedar July 25th, 2007 in Republicans, CongressTom Delay is still firing political missiles into the fray from his blog over at TomDelay.com. Today he posted about Congress’s pork-barrel spending and cited an article from the folks at FreedomWorks. Tom drew particular attention to a few earmarked items in the bill:
$21.4 million for a program educating older adults on a healthy […]
You Can’t Filibuster the Glory OR Liveblogging the Filibuster
0 Comments Published by Kedar July 18th, 2007 in Filibuster, Iraq, Democrats, Republicans, Congress11:26am EST: Reid Failed by a vote of 52-47. Reed/Levin is now stalled in the Senate. Harry Reid is currently trying to pass a motion to reconsider, but I don’t imagine it will do much.
10:45am EST: Mitch McConnell is calling out the Reed/Levin bill for being vague and unspecific. He repeatedly declares that he doesn’t […]
Filibustering Explained
0 Comments Published by Kedar July 17th, 2007 in Filibuster, Democrats, Republicans, CongressLet me first admit that I am wildly excited about the idea of a filibuster in the making. I’ve always wanted to see some old-fashioned senatorial glory and the most recent filibusters haven’t lived up to their predecessors. When I first read that Harry Reid was going to push the Republicans to filibustering, I got […]
I. Hate. Fox. News.
2 Comments Published by Kedar July 16th, 2007 in Republicans, Madness (Sparta?), MediaI absolutely abhor Fox News. This isn’t like my moderate disdain for useless celebrities or judicial activist who champion judicial restraint- this is full fledged loathing. During this particularly slow news week, Fox has gotten even worse than usual after reporting consecutive stories about Miss New Jersey, missing girls and missing girls. Its cool and […]
Tag-Team Cage Deathmatch: Roberts/Alito v. Scalia/Thomas
0 Comments Published by Kedar July 16th, 2007 in Clarence Thomas, Republicans, John Roberts, Samuel Alito, Supreme Court, Antonin Scalia, Constitutional LawSupreme Court Justices always seem to graze in pairs. Justices Roberts and Alito almost seem like the same person, Scalia and Thomas have been swapping mating calls for years, and Justices Breyer and Ginsburg are trying to fight the (conservative) man(men) for years. I was prompted to think more about some of these dynamic duos […]
If I Hear One More Word About Clarence Thomas And Originalism…
3 Comments Published by Kedar July 12th, 2007 in Blogosphere, Republicans, Blogs, Judicial Activism, Civil Rights, History, Equal Rights, Supreme Court, Politics, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, Constitutional LawI am going absolutely crazy with all the talk of Clarence Thomas and his total perversion of originalism. I’m not one to rant, but this is the closest I will ever come to declaring an absolute- Originalism is NEVER appropriate. Thats right, there is never an instance where it is appropriate to take our noses […]
20/20 Needs New Spectacles OR Why David Vitter (R-LA) Wants A New Cell Number
0 Comments Published by James July 11th, 2007 in Republicans, 2008 Congressional Elections, Celebrities, Madness (Sparta?), Congress, Current EventsEarlier this week, Deborah Jeane Palfrey – commonly referred to as the “DC Madam” – released (for public download) an unfathomably long list of phone numbers corresponding to former clients. Those of you unfamiliar with this case will be thrilled to learn that the USDOJ has alleged in the US District Court for the District […]
The Pottery Barn Rule: Moral Reservations About Withdrawl
2 Comments Published by Gary July 10th, 2007 in Democrats, Iraq, George Bush, Hillary Clinton, Republicans, President, Congress, Foreign Policy, Madness (Sparta?), Current EventsThe drums for withdraw grow louder each day as more and more bad news comes out of Iraq. With 3609 dead and counting, politicians and pundits are calling for withdrawal. Whether named a “redeployment” or the great escape, it’s doubtful that the current level of […]
Fish’s Foolhardy Fascism OR Clarence Thomas is [Not at All] Right
0 Comments Published by Kedar July 9th, 2007 in Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, Republicans, Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court, Madness (Sparta?), SchoolsStanley Fish wrote a very silly editorial on his blog over at the NY Times.
His title proclaims ‘Clarence Thomas is Right.’ When I read the title, I first thought 1) Yes, Clarence Thomas is decidedly conservative and 2) No, Clarence Thomas does not posses enough legitimacy to ever be considered ‘correct’. Fish flops over […]
Polling’s Point?
0 Comments Published by Gary July 7th, 2007 in Blogosphere, Blogs, 2008 Congressional Elections, Presidential Election 2008, Democrats, Politics, Media, Republicans, CongressEvery election cycle, the media bemoans the fact that campaigns start earlier than ever. Even at the congressional level, members of the house of representatives who are in contested districts usually begin their reelection campaign right after the previous election ended. In an attempt […]
