I’ve seen a lot of dumb ideas put forth by politicians on both sides of the isle, but a bill introduced in the New York State legislature by Assemblymen Annette Robinson (D-Bedford Stuyvesant) and Darryl Towns (D-East New York) is probably the single stupidest law ever proposed… anywhere! From the New York Post: City cops [...]
Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Sotomayor
July 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted largely along party lines to approve the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) was the only Republican to vote in favor of sending Judge Sotomayor’s nomination to the full senate: The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13-6 to approve Supreme Court nominee Sonia [...]
Holder Overrules DOJ Ruling Saying D.C. Vote Bill Is Unconstitutional
April 1, 2009 By 1 Comment
The Washington Post reports in today’s edition that Attorney General Eric Holder overruled lawyers in the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel who ruled that the DC voting rights bill violates the Constitution: Justice Department lawyers concluded in an unpublished opinion earlier this year that the historic D.C. voting rights bill pending in Congress is [...]
WSJ: The Minnesota Recount Was Unconstitutional
January 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
There’s an interesting Op Ed by Michael Stokes Paulsen, a professor of law at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis in today’s Wall Street Journal. Prof. Paulsen examines the recount procedures being used by Minnesota officials in the senate contest between Norm Coleman and Al Franken. His conclusion? “Isn’t just embarrassing. It is unconstitutional.” [...]
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