Democrat Judge Masquerades Party’s Political Talking Points as Legal “Analysis”

By: scipio62 (Diary)  |  February 23rd at 04:01 PM  | 

Full Disclosure: I am not a lawyer nor a trained legal scholar. So another Clinton-appointed federal judge, Gladys Kessler of the D.C. District (part of the D.C. Circuit), ruled the Obamacare mandate is entirely Constitutional (via Gabe Malor). In a pig’s eye. While Kessler does grant standing to the plaintiffs (something other Democrat judges haven’t done in many of these Obamacare cases), her “analysis” regarding | Read More »

Judicial Activism for Liberal Dummies

By: scipio62 (Diary)  |  February 2nd at 12:31 PM  | 

As is already known, U.S. District Court Judge Roger Vinson of the Northern District Court of Florida declared that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) was unconstitutional in its entirety. His 78-page opinion (Florida v. HHS) is remarkable for its depth of understanding how Obamacare violates the Constitution, specifically the Commerce Clause. In most rulings, Justices and judges will attempt to ascertain Congress’ | Read More »

Why Lefty Political Advocates Can’t Discuss the Constitution and the Law

By: scipio62 (Diary)  |  February 1st at 05:14 PM  | 

Greg Sargent and Adam Serwer get paid to be advocates for a leftist agenda via the Democratic Party. Serwer, who normally writes for leftist trash American Prospect has a post on Sargent’s Plum Line blog that is short on the Constitution and the law and long on snark. He links to one of his own posts at American Prospect, which links to another post by | Read More »