Posts tagged 'Constitution'

Obama’s Supreme Court Nominees are Inexperienced With Life

by SteveK @ Tuesday, May 18th, 2010. Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Government, Judicial Tyranny

When considering someone for the Supreme Court, Obama said he wanted a nominee who could “relate to the real world and how the law affects ordinary Americans.” He supposedly wanted a champion of the “little guy,” yet he nominates the exact opposite.
People with lives in academia and perpetual paychecks cannot understand “the little guy”, or [...]

How Can Two Very Different Worldviews Coexist?

by SteveK @ Wednesday, May 5th, 2010. Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Government, History

An article titled Parting Company asks the following question:
“If one group of people prefers government control and management of people’s lives and another prefers liberty and a desire to be left alone, should they be required to fight, antagonize one another, risk bloodshed and loss of life in order to impose their preferences or should [...]

New York Times Calls First Amendment Victory A ‘Corruption’ of Democracy

by SteveK @ Saturday, January 23rd, 2010. Tags: , , , , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Government, Media

The nation’s leading ‘newspaper’ called the Supreme Court ruling expanding free speech in political campaigns as “disastrous,” and that it “strikes at the heart of democracy.” They claim that allowing corporate money to “flood” the political marketplace would “corrupt democracy.”
The establishment media is outraged for the simple fact that they were exempt from using their [...]

Sen. Burris and House Majority Leader Hoyer: Constitution Allows Insurance Mandate

by SteveK @ Thursday, November 5th, 2009. Tags: , , , ,
Filed under Culture, Education, Government, Healthcare

Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) was asked by CNSNews.com to specify where the Constitution grants the federal government the authority to force citizens to purchase health insurance, and he replied: “Well, that’s under certainly the laws of the–protect the health, welfare of the country. That’s under the Constitution. We’re not even dealing with any constitutionality here.” [...]

Constitutionality of Obamacare Can Be Challenged In Several Ways

by SteveK @ Monday, October 19th, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Government, Healthcare, Legal

Many legal challenges to government-run health care may be in the works due to the unprecedented  - and in all likelihood unconstitutional - power Obamacare gives the federal government.
Various issues include the regulation of interstate commerce (probably the most abused power next to taxation); privacy concerns related to doctor-patient relations; and restrictions on the federal [...]

Friday Funny – Obama and Sotomayor, What Constitution?

by SteveK @ Friday, May 29th, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Filed under Humor

Democrats apparently believe that a “compelling life story” and irrational emotionalism makes for a better Supreme Court justice than sound judicial philosophy grounded in a respect for the Constitution and the proper role of the courts.

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