Site Search
Site Navigation
Blogroll
Tag Archives: Anthony Kennedy
Certain, Uncertainty
To paraphrase Franklin D. Roosevelt, when it comes to the Supreme Court the only thing that is certain is uncertainty. That was never truer than in the aftermath of last week’s oral arguments about Obamacare. I’m in a brave mood … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 2010 elction, 2012 election, Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Citizens United, Clarence Thomas, Commerce Clause, Congress, Cornhusker Kickback, Donald Verrilli, Elena Kagan, Fox News, health care, John Roberts, Obamacare, politics, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito, severability, Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Suprmeme Court, Tea Party
Leave a comment
Validated
The dominant story in the news this week is the Supreme Court hearing oral arguments in the health care matter. I will not get into the legal matters in depth here because that cannot be handled well in a brief … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 2012 election, Affordable Health Care Act, Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Chris Cillizza, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Clarence Thomas, Democrats, Elena Kagan, Franklin Roosevelt, health care, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, individual mandate, Jeffrey Toobin, Joe Biden, John Roberts, Jonathan Turley, Lyndon Johnson, Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, politics, progressive, Republicans, right wing, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito, single payer, Social Security, Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Washington Post
Leave a comment
It Takes A Thief
I’m showing my age again but an Indiana court verdict last week reminded me of an old English proverb I learned because of the late 60’s television show, It Takes a Thief, starring a then young Robert Wagner. The adage … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Andrew Johnson, Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Charlie White, Clarence Thomas, Crawford v. Marion County Election Board, David Souter, Democrats, Indiana, It Takes a Thief, John Paul Stevens, John Roberts, Lyndon Johnson, Massachusetts, Mitch Daniels, Mitt Romney, politics, Republicans, Robert Wagner, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court, voter fraud, voter ID, Voter suppression, Willard Mitt Romney
Leave a comment
Where Is The Problem?
Much has been written lately about voter suppression. If you don’t believe that it is just a Republican strategy; simply examine the states that have enacted this type of legislation thus far in 2011 and explain why their legislatures are … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Andrew Johnson, Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Charlie White, Clarence Thomas, Crawford v. Marion County Election Board, David Souter, Democrats, Indiana, John Paul Stevens, John Roberts, Lyndon Johnson, Mitch Daniels, progressive, Republicans, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sameul Alito, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court, voter fraud, voter ID, Voter suppression
1 Comment
Playing The Fourteenth Card
In the last week or so there has been a plethora of discussion of Section 4 of the Fourteenth Amendment, some of it here. I thought it was time to look at the implications of the Executive Branch invoking it.
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 14th Amendment, Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, continuing resolution, debt ceiling, debt crisis, deficit, Democrats, FY 2011, FY 2012, House, John Boehner, John Roberts, Mitch McConnell, Obama, Republicans, Samuel Alito, Senate, Supreme Court, Tea Party
Leave a comment
Money Wins
Tuesday, in another 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court continued to reinforce the rights of money in American elections. The Supreme Court has been on a recent crusade to make crystal clear that corporations have all the same rights as people … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Arizona, Arizona Citizens Clean Election Act, Arizona Free Enterprise Fund v. Bennett, Citizens United, Clarence Thomas, Constitution, election laws, Elena Kagan, First Amendment, freedom of speach, John Roberts, Maine, McCain-Feingold, McCormick v. Bennett, money in elections, New York, North Carolina, Republicans, Samuel Alito, Supreme Court, Wisconsin
Leave a comment
Impeach Clarence Thomas
Article III, Section 1 of the United States Constitution states that a Supreme Court justice “Shall hold offices during good behavior”. Over the years the courts have determined that “good behavior” is the same standard as the high crimes and … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Affordable Health Care Act, Algernan Varn, Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Bush v. Gore, Citizens United, Clarence Thomas, Constitution, Democrats, Ethics In Government Act, Harlan Crow, House, impeachment, Liberty Central, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Obamacare, Pin Point Georgia, politico, Republicans, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Savannah Georgia, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court, Tea Party, Virginia Thomas, Wal Mart v. Dukes
Leave a comment
Size Matters
On January 1st I published an article entitled, 2011 The Preview. In it I said that the Supreme Court ruling in Wal Mart v. Dukes would be the most important political story of the year. Monday the Court rendered its … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Citizens United, Clarence Thomas, employment discrimination, Fortune 500, gender discrimination, John Roberts, Lily Ledbetter, McCain-Feingold, Rat Pack, Samuel Alito, sex discrimination, Supreme Court, Wal Mart, Wal Mart v. Dukes
1 Comment
Supremely Divided
While most Americans were paying attention to Donald Trump making a fool of himself or getting ready for a wedding across the Atlantic that they weren’t even invited to attend something potentially very important to their futures happened in Washington … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 68th Congress, 69th Congress, Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, arbitration, AT&T Mobility v Concepcion, Calvin Coolidge, Clarence Thomas, Donald Trump, Federal Arbirtation Act, John Roberts, Samuel Alito, small business, Supreme Court, Wal Mart v. Dukes
Leave a comment