The Supreme Court Has Not Had a Good Abortion Case in Years….

By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  April 20th at 12:19 PM  | 

In the great abortion debate today, most eyes are on Philadelphia and the media-neglected horror show of the Gosnell trial. Special kudos should go out to Krysten Powers for bringing this media neglect/ignorance to light. Put simply, the events at the West Philadelphia Women’s Clinic run by Gosnell is literally a horror show complete with severed limbs kept in jars and an examination room that | Read More »

Roe v. Wade at Forty

By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  January 19th at 11:17 AM  | 

Next week will mark the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that struck down numerous state laws against abortion. To celebrate, I went back and read yet again the actual decision, the concurrences and the dissenting opinions in that case. Like all the previous times, I cannot help but notice how largely devoid of constitutional jurisprudence the | Read More »

Abortion is NOT a Women Issue

By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  September 1st at 12:57 PM  | 

Seizing upon the Akin controversy, the Democratic Convention- a/k/a Obama Lovefest ’12- will feature some, um, interesting speakers. Besides the likely inclusion of First Lady and First Stumpjumper, Michelle Obama, they have former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm whose achievements as Governor are dubious at best, yet she continues to be mentioned as a possible Supreme Court nominee should a vacancy occur. Then there is Congresswoman | Read More »

The GOP Platform Proposals

By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  August 23rd at 10:27 AM  | 

Although not officially completed, the news out of Tampa regarding the official platform of the Republican Party is making news already. This is an exercise in expressing the alleged values of the party which occurs every four years. In some instances, the Presidential candidate has explicitly rejected their party’s platform; they are not beholden to it. However, it does serve to guide those lower on | Read More »

Taking On Abortion

By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  August 3rd at 08:23 AM  | 

One of the most contentious issues in politics today remains the subject of abortion. The debate creates intense emotions on both sides. The debate runs the gamut from the pro-life belief that abortions should be banned under all circumstances to the pro-choice extreme of abortion on demand as a matter of constitutional right with little or no restrictions approaching infanticide. Of course, these are the | Read More »

Around the Circuits Again: Some Interesting Cases

By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  July 12th at 01:28 AM  | 

Its time for another installment of interesting cases from the various Circuit Courts of Appeal that may wind their way before the Supreme Court eventually. Incidentally, they are called “circuits” because federal judges used to literally “ride the circuits” as in stagecoach circuits deciding cases. Just a little historical tidbit for your reading consumption. Starting in the 1st Circuit, that Court has ruled that Boston | Read More »

November Ballot Questions and Endorsements

By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  June 28th at 09:18 AM  | 

Often overlooked in Election Day coverage, ballot questions are an example of direct democracy in practice. Although I would not want a California style “anything goes” system, sometimes the questions presented are of paramount importance. Not every state as of this writing has ballot initiatives in November. For those that do, some are of strictly local interest or tweak state government organization or operations. So, | Read More »

Democratic Denigration of Women

By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  April 12th at 09:17 AM  | 

The alleged GOP “war on women” narrative being woven by Democrats including Obama can better be described as a Democratic manipulation and demeaning of women. Personally, I have always felt it was insulting to women in general to define “women’s rights” around abortion or, more generally, “reproductive rights.” Despite the alleged liberation of women, it is like saying that childbirth- or the decision to have | Read More »

Is Roe v. Wade Settled Law?

By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  April 7th at 10:43 AM  | 

In the continuing alleged “war on women,” the Democrats are attempting to motivate/scare women voters into siding with their feminist-activist agenda and beliefs. As always, abortion and “reproductive rights” are the centerpiece of their talking points as they portray Republicans as trying to restrict a “fundamental right” of women- that of whether or whether not to have children. However, the starting point- Roe v. Wade- | Read More »

Around the Circuits: Interesting Cases

By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  March 24th at 01:48 PM  | 

In an effort to keep RedState readers updated regarding court cases in the eleven circuit courts of appeal (I am not including the DC Circuit) that may eventually reach the Supreme Court, or that touch upon issues near and dear to conservatives, I thought it worthy to briefly discuss, by circuit, some cases. I will probably do this every three months in an effort to | Read More »