As the two preceding posts probably already told you, this has been one dismal damn Supreme Court term.
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Dismal Supreme Court Term: Ordinary People Need Rights?As the two preceding posts probably already told you, this has been one dismal damn Supreme Court term. Free Speech 'Takes a Hit'The Supreme Court today handed down a ruling that says students' free speech is not protected inside the school if it can be construed as dangerous to other children, such as promoting illegal drug use. Chief Justice Roberts Undoes Limits on ElectioneeringWant to see how much damage an activist judge can do to a bipartisan law? Check out Chief Judge Roberts' opinion in FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION v. WISCONSIN RIGHT TO LIFE, INC. CIO of DHS is Qualified -- to Inspect MeatThe Department of Homeland Security has had a large number of security breaches over the last recorded period. Chief Information Officer Scott Charbo comes from a background in ... . agriculture. Why is someone with a degree in biology running the DHS IT department? Inflation and Real Wages: What Consumers See vs. What Wall Street SeesThe Bureau of Labor Statistics recently released their reports on inflation and real wages for May, along with the usual recap of recent trends for those figures. Two Parties, No ProgressWe're addicted to partisanship, and afraid to break the cycle. Why? Marines, Families Exposed to Tainted Water for 30 YearsOn Tuesday, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) reported its analysis of the drinking water system in some of the military housing areas on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina: people living in those areas have been exposed to high levels of tetrachloroethylene from 1957 through 1987. Majority of Self-Identified Republicans Reject EvolutionThe results of a recent Gallup Poll reinforce the idea that the Republican Party is rapidly becoming the anti-science party by virtue of becoming the God Party. Thoughts on the Libby Sentencing ControversyConservatives in the government and media are still up in arms about Scooter Libby's sentence for deceiving the Special Prosecutor. Schlozman's Senate Testimony Adds to DOJ SwampThe DOJ stonewalling on the US Attorney firings and/or the use of the DOJ to affect election results (it's unclear whether those are separate issues or two strands of the same issue) seems to be starting to unravel as more and more DOJ officials testify and contradict each other and claim approval by other DOJ officials. Yesterday, Bradley Schlozman, former interim US Attorney in Missouri, as well as the former head of the Justice Department's civil rights division, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee. |
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