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How posse comitatus or Commadus’s posse is already here
by ann summers Regardless of the degree of derangement, lone gunmen are always the decentralized form of terror, whether domestic manslaughter or random carnage. The problem despite some neologistic tendencies by the MIC to organize fear or procurement of weapons … Continue reading
Justice Antonin Scalia: The Bard of the Bench? (With a Mark Fiore Political Cartoon Video)
By Elaine Magliaro Award-winning political cartoonist Mark Fiore said that it only seemed fitting “to use Antonin Scalia’s own words for a poetry slam, since the justice’s snarky dissents are filled with so many poetic gems.” Fiore noted that the … Continue reading
Seattle Public Schools Ban Soda But Supply 11 Year Old Girls With IUD’s
Presently in Washington State, minors may obtain or refuse birth control services at any age without the consent of a parent or guardian but they are prohibited from purchasing soda pop in public schools. Apparently relying on a few studies done … Continue reading
Posted in Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Education, Health Care, Legal Analysis, Legal Theory
Tagged Birth Control
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Picture of the Day for July 5, 2015: Regarding the Separation of Church and State
Posted by Elaine Magliaro
Antonin Scalia and the Context of Context [UPDATED]
By Mark Esposito I’ve been reading a lot of Supreme Court cases lately. No big appeal coming up or any federal research to do on any of my cases, I’m just completely fascinated by Justice Antonin Scalia. The firebrand in … Continue reading
Posted in Constitutional Law, Health Care, Jurisprudence, Politics
Tagged Anton Scalia, King v. Burwell, Michigan v. EPA, Obamacare, SCOTUScare, Supreme Court
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Picture of the Day for June 26, 2015: On the Subject of Same-Sex Marriage and Justice Antonin Scalia
Posted by Elaine Magliaro I couldn’t resist posting this picture today.
Quote of the Day for June 26, 2016: Justice Kennedy’s Beautiful Closing Paragraph of the Supreme Court’s Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
Posted by Elaine Magliaro Jordan Weissmann of Slate said that Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy, who authored the Supreme Court’s ruling legalizing same-sex marriage throughout the United States, “is sometimes made fun of for his notoriously purple prose.” He said that today, … Continue reading
Supreme Court: Same Sex Marriage Legal (Breaking News)
By Chuck Stanley The Supreme Court of the United States has overturned the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, ruling same sex marriage legal in the entire United States. Today’s ruling overturns bans in 14 states which had enacted … Continue reading
Posted in Constitutional Law, Courts, Equal Rights, Justice, SCOTUS
Tagged Same-Sex Marriage
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Getting a Religious High in the Hoosier State?: First Church of Cannabis Granted Tax-Exempt Status in Indiana (VIDEO)
By Elaine Magliaro Crooks and Liars wrote, “The intent of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) in Indiana was to allow the free exercise of ‘religious freedom,’ which was highly contested and revised due to public outcry. That’s because the … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Conservatives, Constitutional Law, Drug Policy, Equal Rights, Fundamentalism, Homosexual Rights, IRS, Political Science, Politics, Religion, Short Video, States, United States
Tagged Cannabis, First Church of Cannabis, Indiana, Marijuana, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, RFRA
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