Monthly Archives: February 2014

Peeking inside the Court.

Posted on February 28, 2014 by

A political advocacy group called 99 Rise, who supports tougher campaign finance laws, infiltrated a hidden video camera into the Supreme Court’s deliberations on a potential reversal of the 2010 Citizens United ruling. Click on the below link for the … Continue reading →

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The oligarchs continue on.

Posted on February 26, 2014 by

The long-tenured member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the State of Michigan, John Dingell Jr., has announced his retirement from the House after 29 consecutive terms in office. Mr. Dingell’s occupancy of the metropolitan House seat [from 1955 … Continue reading →

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Who Believes in Affluenza?

Posted on February 25, 2014 by

Now when someone hears the word “Affluenza” their first reaction may be “what is that?” or for ones that do know what it is they may just shake their head and have no comment. Well I would have to be … Continue reading →

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Do Justices avoid accountability?

It wasn’t so much the article that caught me off guard but the actual sentence in which they stated “Justices have turned aside every potential sequel, essentially leaving it to lower courts to continue to sort out variations on the … Continue reading →

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Free Exercise Clause is No Defense Say Courts (but some descrimination should be allowed, maybe?)

Posted on February 25, 2014 by

Since both the New Mexico wedding photographer and the Colorado wedding cake cases said to be the impetus behind SB 1062 have both been decided in court, perhaps the decisions might prove instructive to our discussions. The decisions for Craig … Continue reading →

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Looking Back on Dred Scott and Abraham Lincoln

Posted on February 24, 2014 by

  Dred Scott was an African American slave who sued for his freedom in 1846. His master was an U.S. Army Officer who took Scott in between free and nonfree states. Of course this happened before the Civil War where … Continue reading →

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Righteously Wrong, Religious Right.

Posted on February 23, 2014 by

Bill Viewed as Anti-Gay Is Passed in Arizona              This New York Times article addresses the bill that was passed in the Arizona Legislation last Thursday.  The bill, which passed the Arizona Legislature 33 to 27, “allows business owners asserting … Continue reading →

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SB 1062: “Religious Freedom Restoration Act” or Another Ridiculous Piece of Embarrassing Arizona Legislation?

Posted on February 23, 2014 by

On Thursday, February 20th, the Arizona Legislature passed Senate Bill 1062 by a 33-27 vote. SB 1062 re-defines and expands the state’s definition of “exercise of religion” and “state action” to protect businesses, corporations and people from lawsuits after denying services … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 22, 2014 by

If it works in California, why not elsewhere? It became necessary elsewhere in the world and it may well become necessary in the United States. With the increasing polarization of political opinions in the U.S., the disconnect and dissonance in … Continue reading →

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The Least of These: A Tale of Judicial Power

Posted on February 18, 2014 by

One lonely night while pondering upon our great American democracy, I decided, at the behest of my GPA, to read a portion of the Federalist and Antifederalist Papers.  Rather than defaulting the authors for their rather dry, dispassionate arguments – carried … Continue reading →

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