Much about which I disagree with Mr. Dershowitz, but I give him much credit for this piece. ====== WSJ 10/1/2018 Alan Dershowitz Until Judge Brett Kavanaugh was accused of horrible crimes—sexual assault, lewd conduct and even gang rape—his confirmation hearings could fairly, if not entirely accurately, be characterized as a “job interview.” The burden was on him to demonstrate his suitability to serve... Read more
Archive for the ‘US Constitution’ Category
The New McCarthyism?
October 5 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Kavanaugh, The Left, US ConstitutionHarvard Needs to Come Clean
August 6 | Posted by mrossol | Obama, Politically correct, US ConstitutionTalk about a ‘hall pass’. ======== WSJ 8/6/2018 The Trump Administration in July withdrew Obama-era guidance that gave colleges a wink and a nod to racially discriminate. This means that colleges like Harvard that use racial preferences in admissions will receive more legal scrutiny, and the examination should be instructive. Between 2011 and 2016, the Obama Education Department issued seven notices advising colleges... 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
The FBI is Politicized
March 1 | Posted by mrossol | Big Govt, Law, Losing Freedom, Policing, US ConstitutionThis article is a ‘must read’. ===== The following is adapted from a speech delivered on January 25, 2018, at Hillsdale College’s Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship in Washington, D.C., as part of the AWC Family Foundation Lecture Series. Over the past year, facts have emerged that suggest there was a plot by high-ranking FBI and Department... Read more
Solution Proposals for Guns
February 21 | Posted by mrossol | 2nd Amendment, US ConstitutionSome good ideas here… ===== WSJ 2/21/2018 by John Carlson The most predictable fallout from last week’s school shooting in Florida is the impassioned reactions from both sides of the gun divide, which guarantee nothing will change. Gun-control supporters demonize firearms and Second Amendment supporters, blaming the National Rifle Association for mass murder. Conservatives see their critics as caring little about the... Read more
Redistricting and the US Supreme Court
February 21 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Democrat Party, Law, US ConstitutionThis one is flying under most people’s radar…to America’s harm. ===== WSJ 2/21/2018 Political chaos has broken out in Pennsylvania after the state’s high court last week redrew the congressional map for this year’s midterm elections. Behold our future judicial overlords if the U.S. Supreme Court rules that partisan gerrymanders are unconstitutional. Last month a 5-2 liberal majority of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court... Read more
