Tag Archives: Rule of Law

Real Time With Bill Maher: Overtime: Greg Lukianoff, Jane Ferguson, John Avlon

Source:Real Time With Bill Maher going into overtime. Source:The New Democrat “Bill and his guests continue their conversation after the show.” From Real Time With Bill Maher Just a few points about what they were talking about here and then I’ll … Continue reading

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WGBH News: ‘What Alan Dershowitz Said About Impeachment During Watergate’

Source:WGBH News– criminal defense attorney Alan Dershowitz in 1973. Source:The New Democrat “On Nov. 1, 1973, Alan Dershowitz appeared with two other legal scholars on the WGBH News program “The Reporters.” The one-hour show focused on the theme “Treason, Bribery … Continue reading

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PBS NewsHour: Judy Woodruff: ‘Conservative Retired Judge Says Donald Trump ‘Corroded & Corrupted American Democracy’

Source:PBS NewsHour– talking to retired Conservative U.S. Federal Judge Michael Luttig. Source:The New Democrat “An influential group of Republican legal voices called for a Jan. 2024 trial date to be set for Donald Trump for his attempt to overturn the … Continue reading

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CNN: ‘Ex-Federal Judge & Prominent Conservative: ‘There is No Republican Party’

Source:CNN– ex-U.S. Federal Judge Michael Luttig. “Former US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Judge J. Michael Luttig, a conservative, tells CNN’s Poppy Harlow why he believes American democracy is at risk.” From CNN I agree with Judge Michael Lutting … Continue reading

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Scott Bradley: A Law For Everything?

Source:The New Democrat I actually like this piece from Scott Bradley and I don’t mean to be insulting here, but I had him pegged as someone who was more of a Christian-Conservative and not just that but a Christian-Theocrat or … Continue reading

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Scott Bradley: ‘Should We Try To Legislate Morality?’

Source:The New Democrat To answer Scott Bradley’s question: no we should not try to legislate morality. At least when it comes to personal behavior and how free adults conduct themselves in their personal lives. It’s sort of a moot question … Continue reading

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The Economist: Liberalism- Where Did it Come From and Are its Days Numbered?

Source: The New Democrat On this overcast, ugly, cool Memorial Day in the nations capital just outside of Washington, I thought as we celebrate as a country the lives of the people who died for our freedom, I would explain … Continue reading

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The Washington Post: Sheri Berman: ‘Some Argue That The West Should Limit Democracy To Save Liberalism: Here’s Why They’re Wrong’

Source:The New Democrat America and to a certain extent Europe, has a long history of subsidizing authoritarian regimes in the Middle East and Africa (specifically) for their own national interests. The thinking being that if they don’t subsidize these authoritarians … Continue reading

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The White House: ‘President Obama Addresses The United Nations General Assembly’

Source:The White House– President Barack H. Obama (Democrat, Illinois) addressing the United Nations in New York City. Source: The New Democrat “President Obama delivered an address to the United Nations General Assembly on September 24, 2014.” From The White House Assuming … Continue reading

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Timothy Taylor: States as The Laboratories of Democracy: An Historical Note

Source: The New Democrat I guess one of the advantages of living in a country of three-hundred and fifteen-million people that has fifty states, is that it gives you this great opportunity to see what works and what doesn’t. And … Continue reading

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