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Thursday, October 22, 2009
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Steny Hoyer (and I am sure others will follow) has claimed that the ‘General Welfare’ allows Congress to force Americans to buy healthcare insurance. He is clearly wrong, as one of my favorite law professors, Professor Shea used to say, Congress cannot legislate for the General Welfare. Here is why Hoyer is wrong.
The United... »
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
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Sotomayor respects precedent, but not new law, like centuries of corporations having legal rights. Nutjob.
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Friday, August 21, 2009
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Scotland, yesterday, released convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi, to die in his native country of Libya. Scottish justice minister, Kenny MacAskill, announced that al-Megrahi was being released as he was is terminally ill with prostate cancer and had three months to live.
Compassion comes from the late Latin compassionem from com- “together” and... »
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009
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Supreme Court nominee spent most of the morning trying to convince the Senate Judiciary Committee that she harbors no racial or sex-based animosity and that men and women can judge the law equally. This is problematic given the following statement:
“Justice O’Connor has often been cited as saying that a wise old man and wise... »
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Monday, July 13, 2009
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Among the many blessings in my life is the fact that I do not have to spend any time at all with the dregs of humanity that call themselves newspaper reporters. This statement takes on more impact, of course, in light of the fact that I spend most of my time with lawyers.
Today... »
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Thursday, July 2, 2009
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As we approach the 233rd anniversary of the signing of The Declaration of Independence, I thought it would be fun to reread and annotate the historic document with my years of legal, scientific and general life experiences as my guide. I realize that it is this definition of “fun” that makes me such... »
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Monday, June 22, 2009
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The Weekend Download is a synopsis of the news you might have missed if you stopped paying attention after Thursday night. Administrations have a way of releasing bad news on Fridays in the hopes you’re not listening. This administration is no different. This weekend, however, was all about Iran.
Nero-bama has Ice Cream while Tehran... »
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Sunday, June 14, 2009
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The Weekend Download is a synopsis of the news you might have missed if you stopped paying attention after Thursday night. Administrations have a way of releasing bad news on Fridays in the hopes you’re not listening. This administration is no different.
Obama Fires Inspector General; Violates Several Laws
On Friday, President Obama illegally... »
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Tuesday, June 9, 2009
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The Obama administration has decided to make a federal case out of the Clinton era embassy bombings. The administration flew Ahmed Ghailani from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay today to be tried in lower Manhattan.
Jake Tapper did a great job trying to pin down Robert Glibbs today on what should be... »
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Monday, June 8, 2009
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The Weekend Download is a summary of the top stories you missed if you stop listening on Thursday night. This weekend’s significant stories:
Obama Fails to Apologize for U.S. Aggression towards Vichy France
In his remarks at the 65th anniversary of the Normandy landings, President Obama failed to apologize for imposing our system of government upon... »
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