On the 15th of May, I wrote a post titled The Bureaucratic Swamp That Is D.C. (District of Corruption). It that post, I quoted from an article in the Washington Post by George Will who, in turn, used this quote from Christopher DeMuth (a Fellow of the Hudson Institute) at George Mason University: Government power is increasingly concentrated in Washington, Washington power is increasingly concentrated in the executive branch, and executive-branch power is increasingly concentrated in agencies that are unconstrained by legislative control. Debt and regulation are, DeMuth discerns, “political kin”: Both are legitimate government functions, but both are now perverted to evade [...]
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Another Reason to NOT Vote for Obama: Gun Grabbers on the Supreme Court
In the next four years, one or two nominations will be made to the Supreme Court. To emphasize the importance of this to gun owners, here are some comments by retired Justice John Paul Stevens… Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens says your right to self-defense in your own home should be limited to a cellphone “at your bedside.” Stevens, 92, served on the Supreme Court for 35 years before retiring in 2010. A liberal jurist, Stevens wrote the dissenting opinions on both the 2008 Heller ruling and the 2010 McDonald decision, both of which were 5-4 affirmations that [...]
Who Says Wealth Redistribution Doesn’t Work? The Government, That’s Who
American progressives, those way left of center statist like Obama, are forever pushing the Marxisy meme of the need to redistribute the wealth from those that produce it to those that didn’t produce it. Their goal, of course, is to bring about a utopia of equality of results. Our Marxist president once said, long before he was president, that Supreme Court judges had not done enough to bring about wealth redistribution. This same Marxist president has said that at some point, the rich have earned enough and they need to give some of their wealth back. Back to whom? Whom, we later [...]
The power still resides in the people…see the Founding Fathers
Last week the constitution and our individual liberties took a beating. Rumors that Justice Roberts switched his position because of pressure from outside forces are beginning to surface. If this is the case, and John Roberts caved because he feared how he and the court would be perceived by the left, then we are in deep trouble as a nation. Supreme Court Justices must remain above opinions of both the left and right and examine the law strictly based on its constitutional merit. They must do this without fear of reprisal. This is why the founders established life time appointments [...]
John Roberts: Missing the Mark or Right on Target?
When I first heard that Obamacare along with the individual mandate was found to be constitutional I was shocked. When I learned that one of our own, Justice John Roberts crossed over to the dark side in a 5-4 ruling I was appalled. The end of liberty was at hand. The great experiment had finally unraveled and the republic our founders gave us we could not keep. I couldn’t believe Justice Roberts ruled that the individual mandate was constitutional because he interpreted that the penalty imposed was actually a tax and within the constitutional authority of the congress to levy [...]
If I Could Be Dictator Instead Of Obama
I don’t think there is much doubt that President Barack Obama wants to be a dictator. He has behaved very dictatorially ever since he was sworn into office. He started by forcing through the Affordable Care Act the people didn’t want. He ignored orders from a federal judge on his moratorium on drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, he intentionally makes appointments of his czars when the Senate is out of session and can not approve his selections as the constitution envisioned, he tells his DOJ not to enforce laws he doesn’t agree with and, he uses fiat powers of [...]
Some Thoughts on Wisconsin Supreme Court Election
I’ve had some major distractions as of late, so I haven’t been hitting the news as much as I’d like. However, I have to share some thoughts on the Wisconsin Supreme Court election. For starters, let’s take a look at what The Other McCain is thinking. Joan Kloppenburg has declared victory in the Wisconsin Supreme Court election – apparently winning by a margin of 204 votes – and thus dies whatever hope there had been for the state’s economic and political future. Gov. Scott Walker and the newly-elected Republican majority in the legislature had begun the only possible reform that could have saved Wisconsin: [...]
The Real Reason Obama Chose Elena Kagan: Revisited
Note: This is one of Jackie’s best articles. Since Ms. Kagan is being questioned in committee, I thought it was a good idea to revisit it. -Matt I believe the key to understanding Obama’s decision is looking at Ms. Kagan’s position as Associate White House Counsel and Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy under President Bill Clinton from 1995 – 1999. Then take some time to read her article entitled “Presidential Administration” in the 2001 Harvard Review. In the article she addresses the President’s role in controlling the administration activities of the Executive Branch agencies such as the [...]
Major Win for the Second Amendment: A Lesson From History
First off, I’m pleased…damn pleased, to be honest, that the SCOTUS ruled in favor of the Second Amendment. This reaffirms that the Second is an individual right, spoiling the chief attack against it, and us. Many blogs have covered this, and what I gather is that most everyone on our side is happy with the win, but worried about the margin. The thought that four members of the SCOTUS apparently goes against history, as well as the founders, is very alarming. This is a reminder of how very important SCOTUS nominations are. Beyond that, I got curious, and decided to [...]
NRA deal opens the way for DISCLOSE Act
Well it finally looks like the way is clear for the controversial DISCLOSE Act (H.R. 5175) to be brought to the House floor. On Monday, Democratic leaders cleared the bill’s way by cutting a deal with the NRA, exempting the massive gun-rights organization from the Act’s requirements. Democrats in moderate districts were wary of crossing the NRA by trying to limit its campaign ads. You can read more about the NRA deal here. Democratic leaders now believe they can ram the bill, H.R. 5175, through the House without any opposition to stop it. This bill is so loosely crafted that it’s an absolute [...]
The Real Reason Obama Chose Elena Kagan
I believe the key to understanding Obama’s decision is looking at Ms. Kagan’s position as Associate White House Counsel and Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy under President Bill Clinton from 1995 – 1999. Then take some time to read her article entitled “Presidential Administration” in the 2001 Harvard Review. In the article she addresses the President’s role in controlling the administration activities of the Executive Branch agencies such as the EPA. She discusses this in light of the Reagan and Clinton Administrations, noting that Reagan exercised this control by creating the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) [...]
Who is Elena Kagan? Some of Her Actual Words
As soon as I finished posting my article yesterday morning, I continued my search for writings on the Internet directly from Elena Kagan herself. Here are the results of my search: Harvard Law Review 2001 Presidential Administration http://www.harvardlawreview.org/media/pdf/vol114_kagan.pdf The Daily Princetonian Several articles written in 1980 http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/section/elenakagan/ University of Chicago Law Review, 1995 Confirmation Messes, Old and New http://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Confirmation-Messes.pdf Catalog of Princeton University Senior Theses However to order a copy of it will cost $54.60 (.35 cents a page) + 6.00 postage. http://libweb5.princeton.edu/theses/index.htm She wrote the foreward for “Transformations in American Legal History: Essays in Honor of Professor Morton J. [...]
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