This was the big ruling everyone was waiting on and Bush suffered a big blow on it: The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the Bush administration did not have the legal authority to go forward with military tribunals for detainees at the Guantanamo Bay military base in Cuba. The 5-3 ruling means officials […]
The newly constructed conservative Supreme Court has made a ruling overturning the campaign finance laws of Vermont: The Supreme Court ruled Monday that Vermont’s limits on contributions and spending in political campaigns are too low and improperly hinder the ability of candidates to raise money and speak to voters. In a fractured set of opinions, […]
Here is another show of how much our nation is moving back in time: LINCOLN, Neb. – In a move decried by some as state-sponsored segregation, the Legislature voted Thursday to divide the Omaha school system into three districts — one mostly black, one predominantly white and one largely Hispanic. Supporters, including the bill’s sponsor […]
Here is our turn back in time from the AP S.D. Governor Signs Abortion Ban Into Law By CHET BROKAW, Associated Press Writer Gov. Mike Rounds on Monday signed legislation banning almost all abortions in South Dakota. The Legislature passed the ban late last month, focusing nationwide interest on the state as the governor decided […]
President Bush’s pick for the Supreme Court, Samuel Alito, has so far pleased the extreme right. The question will now be in the approval by the centrists. This was a bold step for Bush. He would of had a better chance of getting this confirmation through if he made it from the beginning instead of […]