Tag Archives: U.S. Supreme Court

Book TV: Laurence Tribe: Uncertain Justice

Source:The New Democrat  A lot of the Supreme Court’s 5-4 rulings where the right-wing comes out on top 5-4 looks fishy to me. And looks like an example of where the Tea Party and their big money backers have bought … 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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Talking Points Memo: Greg Gutfield: ‘Hobby Lobby Case Sends Shrieking Feminists Into Hysteria’

Source:The New Democrat  Greg Gutfield with an interesting take on the Supreme Court Hobby Lobby decision. I covered this last night, but again if you are seriously a Liberal and you don’t just call yourself a Liberal because you are … Continue reading

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The Week: Damon Linker: Why Liberals Should Cheer the Hobby Lobby Decision

Source:The New Democrat  I agree with Damon Linker that real Liberals as I call people who are actually Liberals should support the Hobby Lobby decision. But perhaps I would put it differently. That it is one thing to be pro-choice … Continue reading

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The Week: Shikha Dalmia: Affirmative Action is Doomed: Here’s What Progressives Can do About it

Source:The New Democrat  The rhetoric of affirmative action is running out of steam.  The real Roosevelt (Franklin and Theodore) and LBJ Progressives need to step up to the plate and say “We are losing ground badly on this issue and we … Continue reading

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The New Republic: David Fontana: U.S. Justice Sonia Sotomayor Schuette Dissent: A National Treasure

Source:The New Democrat  U.S. Justice Sonia Sotomayor Dissent on the Shuelette Michigan Affirmative Action Case“Consider this language from Sotomayor’s dissent, which is so unusually compelling in its simplicity in describing the daily experiences of millions of Americans: Race matters to … 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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PBS: NewsHour: Judy Woodruff: How Justice John Stevens Would Change the Constitution

Source:The New Democrat  Justice Stevens has apparently been playing a lot of baseball lately, playing the position of left fielder in a ballpark with a very large left field.  He’s talking about essentially doing away with the second amendment.  His … Continue reading

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The Onion: Landmark Supreme Court Decisions Lets Americans Cram Cash Down Politicians Throat

Source:The New Democrat  What the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on campaign finance did last week was, essentially, to make bribery legal so that members of Congress will no longer have to feel guilty about taking money for voting for this … 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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