On Wednesday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the Voting Rights Act case, Shelby County, Alabama vs. Holder. I have previously written about this case and its importance. To recount briefly, a county in Alabama has challenged Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and specifically its pre-clearance requirements and the formulas used to determine which states or political subdivisions should be | Read More »
In March, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear ten cases for oral argument including perhaps the granddaddy of them all this term, the two granted gay marriage cases. As is the case with many grants this term, several deal with patent law and the Federal Arbitration Act. The Court seems to be sorting out the correct role of courts- whether standing exists, which court | Read More »
Obama’s shameful exhibition last week warning against the spending cuts set to automatically go into effect on March 1st is a perfect example of why this president is no leader. Drunk on his reelection, he truly sees himself as the Chosen One, the political messiah who is destined to lead this country by using the bully pulpit. Trotting out firemen and police officers as stage | Read More »
On February 26th, the Supreme Court will hear an important case involving the Fourth Amendment’s prohibition against unreasonable search and seizure. This case arises out of Maryland, but has ramifications beyond that state. In all, 28 other states and the Federal government have practices and policies that roughly approximate those at issue in the Maryland case. This case is interesting since it pits the Constitution | Read More »
On Valentine’s Day, president Obama held a Google chat where he pressed the issue of “climate change.” I find it interesting that its proponents have shifted the name from its previous “global warming” to its now preferred verbiage- “climate change”- as if changing the name makes the “solutions” any less nonsensical. But, I digress. In that chat, Obama notes that the likelihood of legislative action | Read More »
The decision of Pope Benedict to leave the papacy has caught many Vatican watchers and experts by surprise. The decision to step down is based on his health although one would never really believe it given that peculiar class of human being- the liberal talking head. The detractors are usually of a few types. There are the so-called experts in Catholicism who view the religion | Read More »
At the end of this month, the Supreme Court will hold one hour of oral argument in the case known as Shelby County, Alabama vs. Holder which may render a landmark civil rights ruling. Specifically what is at stake here is the future of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, arguably one of the most important and successful laws against discrimination in voting ever enacted. | Read More »
ALABAMA: Jeff Sessions is up for reelection and should easily win as the Democrats will likely field just token opposition. PREDICTION: Safe Republican MISSISSIPPI: In neighboring Mississippi, Republican incumbent Thad Cochran is also up for reelection. As of this writing, he has not indicated whether he will run again. Given his age, he will most likely seek retirement. At least, that is what the Mississippi | Read More »
RHODE ISLAND: There are several interesting Senate races in the east this year, but Rhode Island is not one of them. Democratic incumbent Jack Reed should win easily. In reality, Sheldon Whitehouse was the weaker of the state’s two Senators entering their reelection efforts and he handily won in 2012. If Whitehouse could win as easily in 2012, then Reed’s chances are even greater in | Read More »
First, let us start with some of the least interesting races. KANSAS: Republican incumbent Pat Roberts has built up a reputation as a rather consistent conservative Senator representing a rather consistent Republican state. To wit, Roberts has not won with less than 62% of the vote in any Senate election since 1996. The state is so safely Republican that no credible Democrats are even being | Read More »
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