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Better Late Than Never

Mississippi finally ratifies the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution The circumstances for Dr. Ranjan Batra almost inadvertently inserting herself into Mississippi state history are accidental at best. After seeing Lincoln in theaters last November, he went home and did a little bit of Internet research only to discover the Mississippi never got around to [...]

National Sanctity of Human Life Day (Bumped from 1/22/2012)

In January of 1984, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed January 22 — the anniversary date of Roe v. Wade — National Sanctity of Human Life Day (Bush and Bush continued the proclamations, Clinton and Obama did not of course). Politically, he is correct of course in one major way… a correct and reasonable interpretation of [...]

Scalia — Friend of Criminal Defendants?

Want to see the polar opposite of the Governor of Oregon mention a couple of posts down? Here’s a great piece from The Los Angeles Times about U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia:

Justice Antonin Scalia, the Supreme Court’s most outspoken and combative conservative, is not often described as friendly to criminals.

But in [...]

Populism, Technocracy or Constitution?

I think you know which one is the right answer. In case you need some ammo for arguments with liberal acquaintances or need a reminder on what it means to govern under constitution National Review‘s Yuval Levin has this great piece (posted online last Tuesday) called “What Is Constitutional Conservatism?” in the upcoming “dead tree” [...]

No Hillary — Whose Side Is Your Boss On?

Let me preface the following with this. I think it fairly clear from Article II of the U.S. Constitution that the President — as Commander in Chief — has the prerogative to use military force to protect American interests overseas without asking Congress’ permission. In other words… I think the War Powers Resolution of [...]

Apocalypse When

I predict an apocalypse of a different sort coming to California. I don’t know the day or hour, but sometime within the next year or so sounds “good”. From the Los Angeles Times

The Supreme Court ordered California on Monday to release tens of thousands of its prisoners to relieve overcrowding, saying that “needless suffering [...]

Ew.

He’ll be back… as the President of the European Union?

The Austrian-born former body builder, 63, at loose ends as he tries to figure out what his next act should be, reportedly is being advised by aides to return to his native Europe to run for the EU presidency, Newsweek reported.

“In the next [...]

hE dARES tO bE sTUPID

I’m sorry… maybe John Lewis is a hero of the civil rights movement… but if he sincerely believes this about the U.S. Constitution then he is too stupid or addled by age to serve in the Congress. Oh yes… he dares to be stupid.

The Repeal Amendment

I like it. From the Daily Caller:

Conservatives are planning to propose an amendment to the Constitution at some time in the next few weeks aimed at allowing states to repeal legislation without the approval of Washington.

The proposal, dubbed the “Repeal Amendment,” if approved and ratified, would be only the 28th Amendment to the [...]