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Another amendment against Citizens United
Here’s another anti–Citizens United amendment you can support if you’re interested. This one is sponsored by Sen. Bernie Sanders (VT).
I concur
Must pass along this goodie, first heard from Pandionna: “I’ll believe corporations are people when Texas executes one.”
There’s a petition to support the Citizens United amendment
Hopes springs eternal. A constitutional amendment to reverse the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decison has been proposed and introduced in Congress. Now there’s a petition. It may not help, but it can’t hurt. Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet, a co-sponsor of the amendment, is not mentioned on the petition site. I’m not sure why. It looks … Continue reading
Amendment proposed to overturn Citizens United decision
Democratic Senators Michael Bennet (CO) and Tom Udall (NM) introduced a constitutional amendment yesterday that would effectively overturn the controversial Citizens United decision of the U.S. Supreme Court. Citizens United was the decision that said, in effect, “corporations (and unions) are people” and freed them to contribute huge amounts of money to political campaigns in … Continue reading
‘Birth tourism’ perverting the system
“Birth tourism.” I first heard about it a while back, but at the time it was just an obscure idea said to be catching on in China Silly me. I should have known. If the Chinese saw the potential, so would everyone else in the world. That’s a lot of people gaming the 14th Amendment … Continue reading
What’s sauce for the goose …
President Obama, in his recent jobs speech, noted the next election is 14 months away and the people American people can’t wait that long. Interesting he should chide Republicans for holding out until the election. A CSPAN telecast last night pointed out that the administration is doing everything in its power to delay court challenges … Continue reading
A surprisingly logical Supreme Court decision
The Supreme Court today upheld an Arizona state law that would penalize businesses hiring illegal immigrants. The case was Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting. Frankly, I’m really surprised. There’s been so much talk about Arizona’s immigration-related laws (particularly SB 1070) being unconstitutional because immigration enforcement is the federal government’s responsibility, not the states’. Today’s ruling … Continue reading
Kagan confirmed
By a vote of 63-37, Elena Kagan has been confirmed as the newest U.S. Supreme Court justice. I’ve been meaning to say something about her since her nomination, but frankly I haven’t had that much worth saying. As the first woman dean of the Harvard Law School, she must have at least some legal smarts … Continue reading
And you thought campaigns were bad before
Hooray for free speech! (That was sarcasm.) The Supreme court today ruled that free speech means corporations can buy all the political advertising they want, or words to that effect. So pained am I by the news that I can’t bring myself to read the details of the decision. But if one assumes the news … Continue reading
The confirmation circus begins
The confirmation hearings for Judge Sonia Sotomayor began today in Washington. I’ve looked forward to watching them because I’m curious about Sotomayor and what she’ll say. But I was startled to see America’s newest, most junior senator, former comedian Al Franken, on the panel. This is serious stuff, I thought. How did he get on … Continue reading
Court rules for white firefighters
The Supreme Court has overturned the ruling of a lower court that included Sonia Sotomayor, and ruled that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions because of their race (Ricci v. DeStefano). Fearing it might be sued, the city of New Haven had thrown out the results of its promotion exam because … Continue reading
Judging the judge
I’m still waiting to hear some really substantive reporting about Sonia Sotomayor and her qualifications to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. Admittedly I’ve not gone out doing any research on my own; I keep thinking the important stuff will get reported by the mainstream media — eventually. Maybe after the confirmation hearings begin. I’ll … Continue reading
Sotomayor: Yea or nay?
Pres. Obama’s nominee for the vacant Supreme Court seat is Sonia Sotomayor. Her confirmation hearings could run until August. Based on what you know so far, how would you vote?
Obama punts with Sotomayor?
Some knee-jerk reactions upon hearing that Pres. Obama has nominated Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court: You just had to do it, didn’t you? You just had to name Sotomayor because she’s both female and Hispanic. An irresistible two-fer. Of course, neither of those things has any bearing on her qualifications as a judge. Was … Continue reading
‘Qualified’ and ‘experienced’ work for me
Supreme Court Justice David Souter has announced his retirement from the court and the fallout has been what one would expect. The media can’t stop talking about it, mentioning possible nominees for the opening, giving us blow-by-blow histories of SCOTUS decisions and which judges expressed which opinions on each, Souter’s record, and even biographies, as … Continue reading
Retrieving our Constitution
The following appeared in a Christian Science Monitor story about two hours ago: The Fourth Circuit’s decision has profound repercussions. … It grants the executive discretion to displace the constitutional protections of the criminal justice system, including the right to speedy presentment, confrontation, and trial by jury, merely by alleging a connection to possible terrorist … Continue reading
There is no constitutional right to bear arms
The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution says: A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. As an editor, I can interpret this only one way: the framers of the Constitution meant to ensure that the … Continue reading
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