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Constitutional Amendment? Action, Not Words
by GENE HOWINGTON Political news website The Hill is reporting that Obama allegedly told a group at a fundraiser that he might be in a “strong position” to amend the Constitution. The supposed aim? To undo the damage done to … Continue reading
The Politicization of SCOTUS
Submitted by Gene Howington The following is an excerpt from an NYT opinion piece about the manifest political division in the Robert’s Supreme Court. This long standing problem in a branch of government that is, by Constitutional charter, not allowed … Continue reading
Alabama’s “Ten Commandments Judge” Roy Moore Rebuked for Remarks He Made at Pastor for Life Luncheon
BY ELAINE MAGLIARO Nine years after he was forced out of his position as Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, Roy Moore was re-elected in 2012. Moore—known as the Ten Commandments judge—was first elected to serve as chief justice … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Conservatives, Constitutional Law, Fundamentalism, Politics, Religion, States
Tagged Alabama, First Amendment, Judge Roy Moore
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A Mark Fiore Political Cartoon: Religious Liberty for Corporations
SUBMITTED BY ELAINE MAGLIARO Mark Fiore says that since corporations got their free speech rights—they’re now fighting to get freedom of religion. He adds, “With the “Hobby Lobby” case before the Supreme Court, the contraception mandate in the Affordable Care … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Constitutional Law, Health Care Insurance, Pharmaceuticals, Politics, Religion, SCOTUS
Tagged ACA, Birth Control, Mark Fiore
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Hobby Hypocrisy Lobby
by GENE HOWINGTON Good art is at a fundamental level about honest expression. Business? Not so much. Especially in the case of Hobby Lobby it appears. The Christian-owned craft supply chain, were so morally offended by the idea of having … Continue reading
Prison Populations and Social Priorities
by GENE HOWINGTON A recent story by Kathleen Miles at Huffington Post about Federal prison populations is another in a long line of stark illustrations of what is wrong with not just our criminal justice system in the United States, … Continue reading
Posted in DOJ, Fraud, Hypocrisy, Jurisprudence, Law Enforcement, Organized Crime, Prison, United States, War on Drugs
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Privacy Rights – To Enumerate or Not to Enumerate, That is the Question
By GENE HOWINGTON Reasonable people tend to agree there is both a right to privacy and that it is necessary. But what exactly is the right to privacy? Justice Brandeis famously said in Olmstead v. U.S., 277 U.S. 438, 479 … Continue reading
Ethical Relativism: A Good Idea or a Path to Anarchy?
By GENE HOWINGTON I had in interesting argument the other night. Not interesting because of the content precisely. It was old ground about the rationale for being in Iraq and Afghanistan and this person took the position of the post … Continue reading
Posted in Jurisprudence, Legal Theory, Philosophy
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The Consequences of Free Speech
By GENE HOWINGTON Recently we’ve seen the topic of politically correct speech as it relates to free speech came up and under the guise of civility. The subject was brought to fore in my mind when I read this: How … Continue reading
Posted in Free Speech, Jurisprudence, Legal Theory, Society
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What Makes A Good Law, What Makes A Bad Law?
By GENE HOWINGTON In 1780, John Adams succinctly defined the principle of the Rule of Law in the Massachusetts Constitution by seeking to establish “a government of laws and not of men”. This reflects the democratic principles enshrined in the … Continue reading
Posted in Jurisprudence, Legal Theory, Philosophy, Political Science
Tagged Rule of Law, Rule Utilitarianism, Utilitarianism
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