During the Trump administration, he was often blocked by federal judges issuing national injunctions on things he was attempting to do. Now the shoe is on the other foot: A Louisiana federal judge blocked the Biden administration on Friday from … Continue reading →
Democrats in New York are outraged because their efforts to gerrymander themselves between three and four extra Democratic seats in the House of Representatives have backfired. But back in 2014, NY state had actually amended the NY state constitution and … Continue reading →
A lot of people are writing about this Andrew C. McCarthy article in which he reports the following: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who will replace Justice Stephen Breyer on the Supreme Court after the current term ends in a few … Continue reading →
I was walking in a certain town in New England this past Saturday and I happened on a pro-abortion demonstration. I heard it long before I saw it. There was a lot of yelling and honking, and a crowd composed … Continue reading →
In a recent thread, commenter “Rufus T. Firefly” has made an interesting point about abortion: …[A]t its core it’s not a legal or political issue. I hate that our society has turned it into a political war with slogans, chants … Continue reading →
First of all, it’s illegal – although the DOJ hasn’t seemed to mind so far, since they probably think it serves the purposes of this administration. But even Democrats don’t approve of protesting at justices’ homes. The poll was taken … Continue reading →
See this recent comment from “Kate”: The Democrat bill to “codify” Roe failed its procedural vote today, 51-49, with Joe Manchin voting with the Republicans. Manchin pointed out, correctly, that this would not “codify” Roe as it stands, but would … Continue reading →
That seems to be the new buzzword on the left: we’re going to “codify” Roe – meaning pass a statute making it illegal for states to ban or modify abortion except in whatever ways the Congressional statute allows. This seems … Continue reading →
I’ve long thought that if I were to poll my acquaintances, most of them except the lawyers among them (and maybe even some of the lawyers too) would say that repealing Roe would make abortion illegal. That answer is incorrect, … Continue reading →
There’s so much confusion on this issue that I thought I’d try to clarify. Much of this confusion is purposely sowed by fearmongers on the left who want people to be afraid that overruling Roe will start a cascade of … Continue reading →
From Jen Psaki: White House press secretary Jen Psaki refused to condemn on Thursday plans for protests to take place outside of conservative Supreme Court justices’ homes over the leaked draft opinion that suggests they plan to overturn Roe v. … Continue reading →
Now that The Great SCOTUS Leak has occurred, there’s even more talk than before about Congress passing some sort of national abortion bill. But if that were to happen, would such a bill be constitutional? “Constitutional” seems to be a … Continue reading →