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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
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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
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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
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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
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A Not So Sad Goodbye
Tuesday Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson announced that he will not run for reelection in 2012. If that is the last major political news of 2011 the year has ended on a good note. Nelson is little more than a Democrat … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, Affordable Health Care Act, Americans for Tax Relief, bankruptcy, Ben Nelson, Bush Tax Cuts, cloture, Cornhusker Kickback, Elena Kagan, environment, filibuster, Grover Norquist, health care, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Nevada, Obamacare, politics, Senate, stem cell research, Supreme Court, taxes, the pledge, tort reform, You Tube
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2013 – An American Horror Story – Part IX
This is the ninth installment in a series that portrays a fictional account of America in the year 2013 after a Tea Party assisted Republican landslide in the 2012 elections. While the events portrayed here are fictional – they are … Continue reading
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Tagged 113th Congress, 2012 election, Al Gore, Alan West, Bain Capital, C SPAN, capital gains tax, child labor, child labor laws, Chuck Schumer, class action, cloture, CNN, Commerce Department, Congress, Constitution, Consumer Protection Agency, corporate tax, Current TV, Darrell Issa, Dave Camp, Democrats, Department of Education, Department of Energy, Department of Labor, Department of Transportation, Dick Durbin, Dodd-Frank, economy, education, Elena Kagan, Eric Cantor, F.D.A., FBI, filibuster, Fox News, government, Harry Reid, Health and Human Services, HHS, House, House Budget Committee, House Judiciary Committee, Housing and Urban Development, HUD, impeachment, individual tax, inheritance tax, IRS, Jeb Hensarling, jobs, John Boehner, John McCain, Keith Olbermann, Kevin McCarthy, Lamar Smith, Medicaid, Medicare, Michele Bachmann, minimum wage, Mitch McConnell, Mitt Romney, obstruction, Paul Ryan, Peter King, Pew Research, political fiction, politics, Rand Paul, Religious Right, Republicans, Rick Perry, Rob Portman, Robert Byrd, Sarah Palin, Sarbanes-Oxley, Security and Exchange Commission, Senate, Social Security, Sonia Sotomayor, State of The Union, Super Bowl XLVII, Supreme Court, Tampa, taxes, Tea Party, Tom Prince, tort reform, unemployment, United States Constitution, veterans benefits, Virginia Foxx
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2013 – An American Horror Story Part VIII
This is the eighth installment in a series that portrays a fictional account of America in the year 2013 after a Tea Party assisted Republican landslide in the 2012 elections. While the events portrayed here are fictional – they are … Continue reading
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Tagged 113th Congress, 2012 election, Al Gore, Alan West, Bain Capital, C SPAN, capital gains tax, Chuck Schummer, class action, cloture, CNN, Congress, Constitution, Consumer Protection Agency, corporate tax, Current TV, Darrell Issa, Dave Camp, Democrats, Department of Education, Dick Durbin, Dodd-Frank, economy, Elena Kagan, Eric Cantor, FBI, FDA, filibuster, Fox News, government, Harry Reid, House, House Budget Committee, House Judiciary Committee, impeachment, individual tax, inheritence tax, IRS, Jeb Hensarling, jobs, John Boehner, John McCain, Keith Olbermann, Kevin McCarthy, labor department, Lamar Smith, Medicaid, Medicare, Michele Bachmann, Mitch McConnell, Mitt Romney, obstruction, Paul Ryan, Peter King, Pew Research, political fiction, politics, Rand Paul, Religious Right, Republicans, Rick Perry, Rob Portman, Robert Byrd, Sarah Palin, Sarbanes-Oxley, Securities and exchange Commission, Senate, Social Security, Sonia Sotomayor, State of The Union, Super Bowl XLVII, Supreme Court, Tampa, Tea Party, Tom Prince, tort reform, unemployment, United States Constitution, Virginia Foxx
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2013 – An American Horror Story Part VII
This is the seventh installment in a series that portrays a fictional account of America in the year 2013 after a Tea Party assisted Republican landslide in the 2012 elections. While the events portrayed here are fictional – they are … Continue reading
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Tagged 113th Congress, 2012 election, Al Gore, Alan West, C SPAN, capital gains tax, Chuck Schumer, class action, cloture, CNN, Congress, Constitution, Consumer Protection Agency, corporate tax, Current TV, Darrell Issa, DaveCamp, Democrats, Department of Education, Department of Labor, Dick Durbin, Dodd-Frank, economy, education, Elena Kagan, Eric Cantor, FBI, FDA, filibuster, Fox News, government, Harry Reid, House, House Budget Committee, House Judiciary Committee, impeachment, individual tax, inheritance tax, IRS, Jeb Hensarling, jobs, John Boehner, John McCain, Keith Olbermann, Kevin McCarthy, Lamar Smith, Medicaid, Medicare, Michele Bachmann, Mitch McConnell, Mitt Romney, New Orleans, obstruction, Paul Ryan, Peter King, Pew Research, political fiction, politics, Rand Paul, Religious Right, Republicans, Rick Perry, Rob Portman, Robert Byrd, Sarah Palin, Sarbanes-Oxley, Security and Exchange Commission, Senate, Social Security, Sonia Sotomayor, State of The Union, Super Bowl XLVII, Supreme Court, Tampa, taxes, Tea Party, Tom Prince, tort reform, unemployment, Virginia Foxx
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2013 – An American Horror Story Part V
This is the fifth installment in a series that portrays a fictional account of America in the year 2013 after a Tea Party assisted Republican landslide in the 2012 elections. While the events portrayed here are fictional – they are … Continue reading
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Tagged 113th Congress, 2012 election, Al Gore, Alan West, C SPAN, Chuck Schumer, cloture, CNN, Congress, Constitution, Current TV, Darrell Issa, Dave Camp, Democrats, Dick Durbin, economy, Elena Kagan, Eric Cantor, filibuster, Fox News, government, Harry Reid, House, House Judiciary Committee, impeachment, Jeb Hensarling, jobs, John Boehner, John McCain, Keith Olbermann, Kevin McCarthy, Lamar Smith, Michele Bachmann, Mitch McConnell, Mitt Romney, obstruction, Paul Ryan, Peter King, Pew Research, politicial fiction, politics, Rand Paul, Republicans, Rick Perry, Rob Portman, Robert Byrd, Sarah Palin, Senate, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court, Tampa, Tea Party, Tom Prince, unemployment, United States Constitution, Virginia Foxx
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An American Horror Story Part IV
This is the fourth installment in a series that portrays a fictional account of America in the year 2013 after a Tea Party assisted Republican landslide in the 2012 elections. While the events portrayed here are fictional – they are … Continue reading
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Tagged 113th Congress, 2012 election, Al Gore, Alan West, C SPAN, Chuck Schumer, cloture, CNN, Constitution, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Current TV, Darrell Issa, Dave Camp, Democrats, Dick Durbin, economy, Elena Kagan, Eric Cantor, filibuster, Fox News, government, Harry Reid, House, House Judiciary Committee, impeachment, Jeb Hensarling, jobs, John Boehner, John McCain, Keith Olbermann, Kevin McCarthy, Lamar Smith, Michele Bachmann, Mitch McConnell, Mitt Romney, obstruction, Paul Ryan, Peter King, political fiction, politics, Republicans, Rick Perry, Rob Portman, Sarah Palin, Senate, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court, Tampa, Tea Party, Tom Prince, unemployment, United States Constitution, Virginia Foxx
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An American Horror Story Part III
This is the third installment in a series that portrays a fictional account of America in the year 2013 after a Tea Party assisted Republican landslide in the 2012 elections. While the events portrayed here are fictional – they are … Continue reading
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Tagged 113th Congress, 2012 election, Alan West, C SPAN, Chuck Schumer, cloture, Congress, Constitution, Darrell Issa, Dave Camp, Democrats, Dick Durbin, economy, Elena Kagan, Eric Cantor, filibuster, Fox News, government, Harry Reid, House, House Judiciary Committee, impeachment, Jeb Hensarling, jobs, John Boehner, John McCain, Kevin McCarthy, Lamar Smith, Michele Bachmann, Mitch McConnell, Mitt Romney, obstruction, Paul Ryan, Peter King, political fiction, politics, Republicans, Rick Perry, Rob Portman, Sarah Palin, Senate, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court, Tampa, Tea Party, Tom Prince, unemployment, United States Constitution, Virginia Foxx
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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
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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
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