Coming in somewhat under the radar this term of the Supreme Court is a case out of Arizona involving election law. The case is Arizona vs. Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. and oral argument is set for March 18th. At issue is a state law known as Proposition 200 which requires that registered voters be required to show proof that they are citizens of the | Read More »
At the beginning of this presidential campaign, the Obama team believed that Arizona would be in play for their side. However, that dream was soon tempered by reality and Romney should garner their 11 electoral votes. In 2008, McCain won by slightly less than 200,000 votes. Perhaps, the low percentage of the vote- 53%- gave the Democrats a false sense of hope, but this writer | Read More »
With most of the primary elections for down-ticket races all but over, it is time to take stock of the Senate races and possible control of the upper chamber. First, let’s dispense with some of the obvious races although they may change by the time November rolls around albeit the chances of that happening are quite low. For the Democratic Party, they will likely win | Read More »
With all but a handful of states having completed their primaries to determine Senate and House races in November, it would be a good time to look at how Tea Party endorsed candidates are doing. There are still a few high profile primary elections yet to go- Massachusetts, Arizona, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Additionally, there is run off election in Georgia to determine three Republican nominees | Read More »
Today, the United States Supreme Court, in a 5-3 decision (with Justice Kagan recusing herself), mainly gutted Arizona’s SB 1070, the state’s immigration law. Make no mistake, although prevailing on the most publicized aspect of the case, Arizona lost. What is somewhat surprising is the legal rationale used and if you are a conservative proponent of state laws that address the problem of illegal aliens | Read More »
Arizona is ground zero in the immigration debate in this country. With the fate of their “controversial” S.B. 1070 and similar laws in other states safely in the hands of the Supreme Court, this topic will inevitably play a role in the Arizona political debate. A Court ruling either way just as the campaign season is heating up will make for some interesting discourse at | Read More »
This past Thursday, the United States Supreme Court upheld an Arizona law which allows the state to revoke the business licenses of repeat offenders who hire undocumented workers. The case in question was Chamber of Commerce vs. Whiting. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion in a case decided 5-3 with Elena Kagan having recused herself. This case has been widely watched in order | Read More »
Over at one of my favorite Left Wing websites, Think Progress, the same folks who asserted that the south got what they deserved with the recent outbreak of tornadoes and deaths because their lawmakers dare question the scientific validity of global warming, they recently ran an article authored by several writers. I assume they used several writers because they either (1) lacked much intelligence | Read More »
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