Tag Archives: U.S. Constitution

The Atlantic: Michael Zuckerman: Utah Lawyers Making Legal Services Affordable

Source:The New Democrat  If America is going to go by the value of Equal Justice Under Law, then Equal Access Under Law needs to be part of that as well. Otherwise Equal Justice Under Law means nothing and it is … Continue reading

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Thom Hartmann: We the People Are the Ultimate Arbiters!

Source:The New Democrat So under Thom Hartmann’s theory when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act that was signed into law by President Bill Clinton that was passed by a Republican Congress that SCOTUS had no … Continue reading

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Constitution Daily: ‘Danielle Allen Traces Equality in the Declaration of Independence’

Source:The New Democrat  Freedom vs. equality which I guess has been an ongoing debate between Progressives and Libertarians perhaps for an indefinite time now. And this whole discussion is really relates to what is called income inequality. And the Progressives … Continue reading

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Brookings Institution: Sr. Semone Campbell: Faith Has Political Consequences

Source:The New Democrat  The American Left, especially the Far-Left, gets stereotyped as being Atheist.  This is reinforced by MSNBC at any point when they are talking about religion.  Ditto,  Salon, The Nation, the AlterNet or  Bill Maher.  But, there’s also … Continue reading

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The New Republic: Jeffrey Rosen: Schuette Decision: Supreme Court Supported Precedent: Judicial Restraint

Source:The New Democrat  Jeff Rosen, as almost always, hit it on the mark today in his column in The New Republic.  He said that whether you agree with the Supreme Court decision on affirmative action at the University of Michigan … Continue reading

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Reason Magazine: A. Barton Hinkle: Bipartisan Hypocrisy on Free Speech

Source:The New Democrat  I disagree with Barton Hinkle’s column, at least in this sense.  The First Amendment protects against censorship by government. We don’t have First Amendment rights to say what we please on the premises of our employer. That … Continue reading

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Slate: Jamelle Bouie: Jim DeMint, American Abolitionism & Constitutional Conservatives

Source:The New Democrat  Representative Michele Bachmann announced she was running for president in, I believe, August of 2011.  Her  presidential campaign lasted all of four months.  It was one of the shortest presidential campaigns in American history.  When she announced … Continue reading

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Slate Magazine: Tanner Colby: Affirmative Action: It’s Time For Leftists to Admit it Isn’t Working

Source:The New Democrat  As a liberal I believe in the notions of equal opportunity and justice for all. Without those two concepts liberalism simply doesn’t mean a hell of a lot and it would just be a class philosophy. Taking … Continue reading

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Paul Ibbetson: Larry Schweikart: ‘A Patriot’s History of The Modern World’

. Source:The New Democrat  I love the United States Constitution. The whole document and not parts of it like the Far-Right and Far-Left like to pick off. And say this what is great about the Constitution as they try to … Continue reading

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Thom Hartmann: ‘Time to do Away With The Second Amendment?’

. Source:The New Democrat From what I’ve read over the last two weeks and blogged about, I’m starting to get the idea that I should write a new section or create something called something to the effect The Big Government … Continue reading

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