As is now being widely reported, Congressman Ed Markey made this statement on Tuesday about the Citizens United ruling: “The Constitution must be amended. The Dred Scott decision had to be repealed; we have to repeal Citizens … [Read more...]
Hitler Holds News Conference, Blames Balanced Budget Amendment For U.S. Defeat
(FNS - Washington, New Germany, April 17, 1947) America’s new Führer, Adolf Hitler, announced today that his official War History would in fact acknowledge that one of the biggest contributing factors to the defeat of the Allies was the … [Read more...]
On Monday Morning Philosophy, Or, Founders Tell America: “You Figure It Out”
"...you see, all the majesty of worship that once adorned these fatal halls / was just a target for the angry as they blew up the Taj Mahal..." --From the song "Gasoline", by Sheryl Crow The reason this is coming up today is because I've … [Read more...]
Good to see the Constitution win one.
In this age of constitutional lawlessness, it's good to see a victory for the 10th Amendment. … [Read more...]
Driving Equality Van Unconstitutionally Searched
This is the fourth time we have been search, and it is the second unconstitutional search. The first unconstitutional search was at a checkpoint between New Mexico and Texas. The van was searched without my permission and without a warrant. … [Read more...]
The Return of the Line Item Veto
Ed Brayton alerts us: This is an interesting development. Fox News reports: A bipartisan group is giving the line-item veto another go at it, albeit with some key tweaks, more than a decade after the Supreme Court struck down the procedure … [Read more...]
Want to get out of a subpoena in Arkansas?
Easy... just declare yourself an athiest. You see, Article 19 Section 1 of the Arkansas Constitution says: No person who denies the being of a God shall hold any office in the civil departments of this State, nor be competent to testify as … [Read more...]
A republic — if you can keep it
I recently finished Jane Mayer's The Dark Side, which recounts the ugly, ongoing history of the Bush administration's policies of torture. As to whether torture happened, there simply can be no doubt; the volume and horror of the … [Read more...]
“This is political aikido”
Ed Brayton comments on a political maneuver in South Carolina: In South Carolina, the state legislature recently considered a bill to allow one such display, called the Foundations of American Law and Government, to be displayed in public … [Read more...]
Restoring America After Bush (a semi-liveblog)
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse brought up the issue of the White House Office of General Counsel, particularly as regards torture. This office brought in law on Medicare reimbursement, but somehow missed that we had prosecuted Japanese soldiers … [Read more...]