In her hearing before the Senate, Sally Yates changed her tune from some of her previous statements on her reasons for not defending Trump’s immigration EO. In other related news, the legal reasoning several judges used to invalidate Trump’s immigration … Continue reading →
Very good news indeed: President Trump is expected to announce his selection of at least five conservative nominees to federal appeals courts as early as Monday, building on his successful nomination of Justice Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. Sources … Continue reading →
It seems to me that, with the recent spate of federal court decisions about immigration policy from liberal judges, the judiciary has seized the power to nullify any executive order they wish, quite arbitrarily. That effectively means that, unless an … Continue reading →
In the comments to the Bill O’Reilly post there was a discussion of whether sexual harassment lawsuits are often settled for big bucks even though the accused might be innocent. After all, why not fight the charges? Settling isn’t legally … Continue reading →
I don’t like Bill O’Reilly. I don’t like his style and I don’t like his show, although I’ve watched it every now and then just to familiarize myself with it. I don’t watch most shows of that type (talk and … Continue reading →
I’m not sure how it would be spelled: “Trumpphobia,” which looks wrong but probably is correct, or “Trumphobia.” But fear of Trump has had dramatic repercussions on our southern border: In the decades since [Gilda and Juan Francisco] opened the … Continue reading →
To yesterday’s discussion of the question of how to legally define “religion,” I want to add one thing, which is that the definition primarily relates to the privileges and protections enjoyed by religions. That is, the legal definition tells you … Continue reading →
The always-admirable Richard Fernandez has written this about the Lone Wolf terrorist: It is a mistake to dismiss the Lone Wolves as “cowardly and depraved”. On the contrary, their tactics require a willingness to die and the intelligent use of … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →I want to call your attention to this article by Fred Barnes in the Weekly Standard on how McConnell twisted arms to get the Gorsuch nomination. Some of the usual suspects—Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Bob Corker were extremely hesitant … Continue reading →
Good. It wasn’t easy to get there, but it’s done. That’s one of the main reasons a lot of people on the right held their noses and voted for Trump.
Continue reading →Here’s a bit of nuclear option history: Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., was smugly looking ahead to the presidency of Hillary Clinton last October and the possibility that Senate Republicans might dare to filibuster the new president’s Supreme Court … Continue reading →