We always here Republicans talk about “state sovereignty” and an “overreaching federal government”, but they really don’t believe in what they say. Take this latest example from the conservative Supreme Court: The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struck down Montana’s century-old limits on corporate political spending, putting an end to the state’s resistance to Citizens […]
Today the Supreme Court ruled that states can’t impose laws hindering the gun rights: The Supreme Court held Monday that the Constitution’s Second Amendment restrains government’s ability to significantly limit “the right to keep and bear arms,” advancing a recent trend by the John Roberts-led bench to embrace gun rights. By a narrow, 5-4 vote, […]
Robert Novak has a column today questioning McCain’s conservative credentials. Nothing shocking there – all the neo-cons are doing the same, but something did catch my eye: McCain as the Republican nominee would need those “very conservative” voters. He will encounter some of them at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington Feb. 7-9. His […]
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, […]
Turns out Alito also defended the Regan administration in warantless wiretaps. Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito defended the right of government officials to order domestic wiretaps when he worked for the Reagan Justice Department, documents released Friday show. He advocated a step by step approach to strengthening the hand of officials in a 1984 memo […]
It turns out that Supreme Court nominee Alito wrote in 1985 that he wanted Roe v. Wade to be overturned as being reported by the Associated Press: WASHINGTON – Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito wrote in a June 1985 memo that the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling legalizing abortion should be overturned. In a recommendation […]
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 […]