Ace points out that in the OU SAE case, even the ACLU (boy, that’s a lot of acronyms in one sentence) has been extremely reluctant to admit that the university acted unconstitutionally in expelling the two student ringleaders of the … Continue reading →
Justice Roberts has joined the liberal wing of the Supreme Court in ruling that the HCR bill is constitutional, 5-4. It seems that, when faced with the dilemma of possibly invalidating a huge act of Congress, the Court sidestepped that … Continue reading →
…for President Obama: did you really mean it, or were you just blowing smoke? This is rather “unprecedented,” to use one of Obama’s favorite words. The court’s question came up in a separate Obamacare case presently before a 3-judge panel … Continue reading →
…on what the meaning of “strong” is. Obama warns the Supremes about overturning HCR [emphasis mine]: “Ultimately I am confident that the Supreme Court will not take what would be an unprecedented extraordinary step of overturning a law that was … Continue reading →
So much praise has been heaped on Paul Clement, lawyer for the Obamacare opposition, that it made me wonder about him—just who he was and what he was doing before this particular case came his way. Clement’s got a lengthy … Continue reading →
Three days of oral arguments is a long time in SCOTUS-land, indicating that the Court considers the issues in the HCR case incredibly important. And yet this hasn’t stopped some liberal commentators (see this, for example) from preemptively suggesting that … Continue reading →
It’s funny how Judge Vinson’s ruling against the constitutionality of the HCR individual mandate has been called “judicial activism” and “overreaching” by the left and the Obama administration. Here’s an article that points out that it’s not really “activist” to … Continue reading →
it’s a little challenging to follow all the twisting and turnings, but let’s give it a go. One of Obama’s most oft-repeated campaign pledges was that he would not raise taxes on anyone but the rich (defined variously, but usually … Continue reading →
Representative Paul Ryan gave a rousing speech describing the campaign ahead to block the Obama/Pelosi/Reid agenda. Ryan’s a wonky guy. He can crunch the numbers with the best of them. But he’s also pretty eloquent, and in touch with what’s … Continue reading →
[NOTE: This post won’t be offering arguments concerning the question of whether entitlements can ever be undone. I am saving that discussion for another piece. But my short answer is that I think they can, under certain circumstances, and that … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I’m not planning to watch this thing live on TV; don’t want to start throwing heavy objects. But I will keep up with it periodically as the day wears on.] By the title of this post you can see … Continue reading →
Where to begin? I didn’t see the Baier interview on TV, and when I tried to watch the video it stopped after six minutes and would not start again. But I’m not so sure I could have stomached much more … Continue reading →