WSJ 3/7/2017 Robert Bork saw it all coming. Not, of course, today’s clash of recriminations, between a sitting Republican president who’s accused his Democratic predecessor of having tapped his phones even as the other side accuses this same Republican’s campaign team of having colluded with Moscow to steal the November election. For all his wisdom, the late judge and onetime Supreme Court... Read more
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Robert Bork and the FISA Follies
March 7 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Party Politics, US ConstitutionThe Electoral College Is Anything But Outdated
November 15 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, US ConstitutionA great article and worth everyone’s read. ============= WSJ 11/15/2016 By Larry P. Arnn The outrage from Hillary Clinton supporters came immediately: Donald Trump might have won the Electoral College, but he appears to have lost the popular vote. This was said to be a violation of democracy, one that defied the principle of “one man, one vote.” A Yale professor slandered the... Read more
The ‘Excellent’ Electoral College
November 15 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, US Constitution=========== WSJ 11/15/2016 Hillary Clinton looks likely to win the popular vote for President, and so arrive the perennial calls for a direct popular election. Even Donald Trump said on CBS’s “60 Minutes” this weekend that he’d prefer “simple votes.” But the Electoral College, for all its imperfections, is still a better way to choose a President. The fact that Mrs. Clinton won... Read more
The Unconstitutional Mr. Cordray
October 18 | Posted by mrossol | Obama, US ConstitutionWSJ 10/12/2016 The most powerful un-elected man in Washington finally has a boss. We’re referring to Richard Cordray, who runs the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and whose job was ruled “unconstitutionally structured” by a federal appeals court on Tuesday. Mr. Cordray will now have to report to President Obama, who can fire him at his pleasure. This is a triumph... Read more
Double Standard Anyone?
August 21 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Hillary Clinton, Liberal Press, Party Politics, The Left, US ConstitutionThe Left protects its own. And they dare someone to try and stop them… ==== WSJ 8/19/2016 As for the suspicion that there is one standard for the Clintons and one for everyone else, witness the FBI’s interaction this week with Congress over Hillary Clinton’s agency file. The Gmen are back to being G-men— at least now that the Democratic nominee is off... Read more
