If you can’t win politically, get the courts on your side. ======== WSJ – 9/1/2018 The Supreme Court this year punted on deciding two partisan gerrymander cases. Democrats have now refused a fair catch and decided to run the ball back up the field for a touchdown in North Carolina, where liberal judges this week struck down the state’s congressional map. Republicans control 10... Read more
Archive for the ‘American Thought’ Category
North Carolina’s Gerrymander Coup – WSJ
September 2 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Democrat Party, Losing Freedom, Party PoliticsYou Gotta Love Philosophy
August 6 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Philosophy, The LeftNot sure most on the Left will get this. ====== WSJ – 8/6/2018 Many in the media—particularly the high-profile outlets that President Trump frequently attacks, such as CNN, the Washington Post and the New York Times—seem to be concerned that they are inadvertently helping him, even as they fact-check his tweets relentlessly on the front page or at the top of the hour... Read more
Can You Say ‘Obstruction’?
August 5 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Democrat Party, Party PoliticsThe Democrats get away with it because the press doesn’t call them out on it. ===== WSJ 8/4/2018 By David B. Rivkin Jr. And John Shu When Harry Reid and the Democratic Senate abolished the filibuster for most nominations in 2013, the idea was to overcome obstruction from the Republican minority and allow President Obama to fill positions expeditiously. Now that Republicans hold the... Read more
Improper Uses of Government Power
May 5 | Posted by mrossol | American ThoughtWhat is the USA coming to??? ====== WSJ 5/1/2018 By Sean M. Bigley Nothing ends a Washington career like being branded an unacceptable national-security risk. That’s why officials adjudicating personnel-security cases must act in a mature, objective and nonpartisan fashion. But when it comes to vetting Trump appointees, they often aren’t. Instead, security clearances are being weaponized against the White House... Read more
Who is Being Reckless Here?
May 5 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Law, Losing Freedom, US ConstitutionI sure hope Congress does not back off doing its job.. ===== 5/3/2018 Rod Rosenstein this week invoked an unusual defense to explain his slow-walking of documents to Congress. “They should understand by now that the Department of Justice is not going to be extorted,” Mr. Rosenstein said. “We’re going to do what’s required by the rule of law, and any kind of... Read more
