Tag: constitution
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Another Scalia Post–Enjoy The Quotes
Not always, but more often than not, I’ve disagreed with Antonin Scalia’s fiercely conservative judicial opinions, just as I disagree in principle with his deeply felt conviction in the philosophy of constitutional originalism. It’s not that my opinion on the subject matters much, or at all, but I do have my thinking moments, and in…
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Bundy, Militia Extremists At It Again
*This is an initial response to a continuing and evolving situation. Bundy & his comrades are now demanding that the Hammonds’ sentences be cancelled and that the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge be surrendered by the federal government and handed over to ranchers, drillers, and timber operators. Armed protesters take over federal wildlife refuge in Oregon…
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On Dan Snyder, The Redskins, Free Speech and Flag Desecration
Wow! That’s a lot for one little article, eh? A few weeks ago, I posted on my support of the effort to encourage Dan Snyder, owner of the Washington Redskins NFL football team, to change it’s name. A similar post planted elsewhere on the web stirred up a dialogue with a fellow I know from…
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