Eliot Spitzer on the Supreme Court decision that struck down the heart of campaign finance reform:
As an elected official who often tangled with wealthy corporations, I recognize that there is a superficial appeal in the prospect of being able to silence their political voices. Of course that is precisely why the First Amendment protects them […]
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Feb3rd2010
Eliot Spitzer On The Recent Supreme Court Decision
Published by in Judicial Nominees and ModernPolitics. 1 CommentFeb1st2010
Obama, during the State Of The Union address, said:
“With all due deference to separation of powers, last week the Supreme Court reversed a century of law that I believe will open the floodgates for special interests –- including foreign corporations –- to spend without limit in our elections. (Applause.) I don’t think American elections should […]
Jan29th2010
Correcting Obama On The Recent Supreme Court Decision
Published by in Judicial Nominees and ModernPolitics. 12 CommentsI assume that Obama’s comments about the recent Supreme Court ruling were meant to be intentionally misleading and/or inaccurate in order to score political points. After all, Obama is a constitutional lawyer who knows better.
Nevertheless, to kill some of the rumors going around, here are some further clarifications on why Alito was correct in his […]
Jan25th2010
Quote Of The Day
Published by in (modern day) Liberalism, Judicial Nominees and ModernPolitics. 0 Comments“The anguished cries of left-leaning folk over the Citizens United ruling seem to me to be emanating from an alternate universe, so bizarre are they. This was a case about whether the state can suppress the distribution of an unflattering documentary about a powerful political candidate produced by a small group of private citizens. The crazy thing […]
May28th2009
Future Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor is getting alot of criticism for this comment she made at the Cultural Diversity Lecture at the UC Berkeley School of Law:
“I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion [as a judge] than a […]
May27th2009
Though obviously not my first choice, given that Obama won the presidency, Democrats control both houses of congress with large majorities, and the fact that Sotomayor is replacing an already liberal justice, I think she is far more than those of us on the right could have asked for. The WSJ is even reporting that […]
Jun26th2008
“A major theme of the Court’s opinion is that permitting the death penalty in child-rape cases is not in the best interests of the victims of these crimes and society at large. In this vein, the Court suggests that it is more painful for child-rape victims to testify when the prosecution is seeking the death […]
Apr2nd2008
“A look at the numbers explains why the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee is spitting mad. In the last two years of Bill Clinton’s Administration, when Mr. Specter was in the chairman’s seat, the Republican-controlled Senate confirmed 15 appellate court nominees. Now, more than halfway through Mr. Bush’s final two years, Chairman Patrick […]
Nov15th2006
Why I Love Justices Nominated By Conservatives
Published by in General and Judicial Nominees. 0 CommentsBecause conservatives tend to nominate Judges that say things like this:
Not a single person has voted for me and if we don’t like what the people in Congress do we can get rid of them, you know, if you don’t like what I do, it’s kind of too bad. And that is to me […]
Aug22nd2006
“Lawyers, of course, no matter how brilliant and well-schooled in legal matters, do not by definition have a wiser understanding of moral issues than anyone else. True, all laws contain some moral decisions, and judges are called upon regularly to decide right from wrong. But life in general involves moral decisions, and each of us […]
Feb16th2006
“For all too many years, in too many cases, we’ve seen non-elected judges imposing their own values and policy views and disregarding the democratic rights of the people. From the free exercise of religion in public places, to the pledge of allegiance, to issues of life itself, some judges are acting like legislators. In two […]
Jan31st2006
It has been a long fought battle, but well worth it, today, I am happy to tell you, Sam Alito was confirmed as the 110th Supreme Court Justice of the United States. The day is getting closer and closer when us voters can actually decide moral issues for ourselves, and not have them forced down […]
Jan30th2006
Apparently, for liberals, judges are for pushing their liberal agenda:
“I think he is the wrong judge at the wrong time in the wrong place,” said Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., a longtime liberal stalwart. “I do not believe he is going to be part of the whole movement of the continued march towards progress in this […]
Jan30th2006
Fox News reports:
To more effectively oppose Supreme Court nominees in the future, Democrats need to convince the public “their values are at stake” rather than use stalling tactics to try to thwart the president, said a senator who opposes Samuel Alito’s confirmation.
“We need to recognize, because Judge Alito will be confirmed, that, if we’re […]
Jan12th2006
Yahoo reports:
WASHINGTON - Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito turned aside Democratic attacks on his judicial record and credibility at contentious confirmation hearings Wednesday that left his wife in tears. …
Under persistent questioning, Alito also declined for a second straight day to say whether he believes, as he did in 1985, that the Constitution contains no […]
Dec21st2005
California Prison Inmates Security Tossed Aside By Social Engineering
Published by in (modern day) Liberalism, General, Hispanics (Minority Issues) and Judicial Nominees. 15 CommentsA friend of mine notified me of California’s recent decision to “Curtail Racial Segregation” in the prison system. According to the Los Angeles Times article, here, “the state had little choice except to abandon the practice after losing a decision in the U.S. Supreme Court in February”. As I have written about […]
