Friday, March 19, 2010
Former 10th Circuit Judge And Current Stanford Law Professor Michael McConnell: "The Health Vote and the Constitution—II"
Judge Michael McConnell returns to the pages of the Wall Street Journal for part two of his anaylsis of the unconstitutionality of the "Slaughter rule." To read the article visit http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703580904575131460390057440.html?mod=rss_opinion_main. Tweet
Howard Stern: FCC Democrats Are "Communists"
Visit http://www.eyeblast.tv/public/checker.aspx?v=e44z6UeuZu to hear for yourself. Tweet
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Law Professor Lino Graglia Explains How Constitutional Interpretation Is Actually Not "Involved In Most Constitutional Cases"
University of Texas Law Professor Lino Graglia is a Constitutional scholar who in this speech puts forth the sensible view of our great Constitution which allows only for a complete bewilderement as to how other legal thinkers continue to ignore his commone sense:
To watch the full video which includes the other professors on the panel and the Q & A, visit: http://www.fed-soc.org/publications/pubid.1795/pub_detail.asp.
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
CIA Director Leon Pannetta: Most "Aggressive Operation...In Our History" Is "Seriously Disrupting Al-Qaeda"
The Washington Post reports that "[a]ggressive attacks against al-Qaeda in Pakistan's tribal region have driven Osama bin Laden and his top deputies deeper into hiding and disrupted their ability to plan sophisticated operations, CIA Director Leon Panetta said Wednesday. So profound is al-Qaeda’s disarray that one of its lieutenants, in a recently intercepted message, pleaded to bin Laden to come to the group’s rescue and provide some leadership, Panetta told The Washington Post in an interview. Panetta credited an increasingly aggressive campaign against al-Qaeda and its Taliban allies, including more frequent strikes and better coordination with Pakistan. He called it 'the most aggressive operation that CIA has been involved in in our history.'"
“Those operations are seriously disrupting al-Qaeda,” Panetta said. “It’s pretty clear from all the intelligence we are getting that they are having a very difficult time putting together any kind of command and control, that they are scrambling. And that we really do have them on the run.”
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French Reality TV Show Has Guests React To Being Authorized To Torture Others Who Are Actually Actors Pretending They Are Actually Being Harmed
Reality TV show recreation of a famous pyschological study or a demented show catering to sociopathic contestants and viewers?
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Idaho Governor First To Sign Law That Requires His Attorney General To Sue Congress If Health Insurance Reforms Forces Residents To Buy Insurance
The AP reports that "Idaho Gov. C.L. 'Butch' Otter on Wednesday became the first state chief executive to sign a measure requiring his attorney general to sue Congress if it passes health reforms that force residents to buy insurance. Similar legislation is pending in 37 other states nationwide. Constitutional law experts say the move is mostly symbolic because federal laws supersede those of the states. But the movement reflects a growing national frustration with President President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul… 'What the Idaho Health Freedom Act says is that the citizens of our state won’t be subject to another federal mandate or turn over another part of their life to government control,' Otter said." Tweet
Federalist Society 2010 Symposium: "Originalism 2.0"
To watch videos or listen to audio from the symposium on originalism visit http://www.federalistsociety.org/publications/id.644/default.asp. I may post individual seminars that took place within the Federalist Society event in future posts on this website, but I nonetheless thought I should inform my visitors of this interesting source for viewing important discussions regarding our Constitution in a forum in which the vast majority of the speakers can be relied upon to be putting forth a credible originalist view. Tweet
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Members Of Congress Crticize White House For Condemnation Of Israel's Building In East Jerusalem, Netanyahu Ignores Criticism And Continues Project
The AP reports that the "Obama administration's fierce denunciation of Israel last week has ignited a firestorm in Congress and among powerful pro-Israel interest groups who say the criticism of America's top Mideast ally was misplaced. Since the controversy erupted, a bipartisan parade of influential lawmakers and interest groups has taken aim at the administration's decision to publicly condemn Israel for its announcement of new Jewish housing in east Jerusalem while Vice President Joe Biden was visiting on Tuesday and then openly vent bitter frustration on Friday. With diplomats from both countries referring to the situation as a crisis, the outpouring of anger in the United States, particularly from Capitol Hill, comes at a difficult time for the administration, which is now trying to win support from wary lawmakers - many of whom are up for re-election this year - for health care reform and other domestic issues."
"It might be well if our friends in the administration and other places in the United States could start refocusing our efforts on the peace process," Senator John McCain said Monday. "Now we've had our spat. We've had our family fight, and it's time for us now to stop and get our eye back on the goal, which is the commencement of the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks," he said.
"Let's cut the family fighting, the family feud," Senator Joe Lieberman said. "It's unnecessary; it's destructive of our shared national interest. It's time to lower voices, to get over the family feud between the U.S. and Israel. It just doesn't serve anybody's interests but our enemies."
"It's hard to see how spending a weekend condemning Israel for a zoning decision in its capital city amounts to a positive step towards peace," said Sen. Sam Brownback.
Abraham Foxman, director of the Anti-Defamation League, said he was "shocked and stunned at the administration's tone and public dressing down of Israel on the issue of future building in Jerusalem."
"We cannot remember an instance when such harsh language was directed at a friend and ally of the United States," Foxman said.
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has responded to the crticism in a speech to the Knesset by saying that "for the past 40 years, no Israeli government ever limited construction in the neighborhoods of Jerusalem."
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Monday, March 15, 2010
Hamas Used Children As Human Shields
The Jerusalem Post reports that "Hamas gunmen used Palestinian children as human shields, and established command centers and Kassam launch pads in and near more than 100 mosques and hospitals during Operation Cast Lead in the Gaza Strip last year, according to a new Israeli report being released on Monday that aims to counter criticism of the IDF. The detailed 500-page report, obtained exclusively by The Jerusalem Post, was written by the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center (Malam), a small research group led by Col. (res.) Reuven Erlich, a former Military Intelligence officer who works closely with the army. The IDF and the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) cooperated with the report's authors and declassified hundreds of photographs, videos, prisoner interrogations and Hamas-drawn sketches as part of an effort to counter the criticism leveled at Israel in the UN-sponsored Goldstone Report." Tweet
Rep. Eric Cantor: White House "Irresponsible" On Israel
Politico reports that the "second-ranking House Republican blasted the Obama administration as 'irresponsible' in its dealings with Israel, accusing the White House of trying to curry favor with the Arab world by deriding America’s closest ally in the Middle East. House Minority Whip Eric Cantor of Virginia also declined to condemn Israel for announcing the construction of more settlements while Vice President Joe Biden was on a visit to the country. Many diplomacy experts saw that move as a snub to the Obama administration, hurting relations between the longtime allies."
“While it condemns Israel, the administration continues to ignore a host of Palestinian provocations that undermine prospects for peace in the region,” Cantor said in a statement. “Where is the outrage when top Fatah officials call for riots on the Temple Mount? Why does the Palestinian Authority get a pass when it holds a ceremony glorifying the woman responsible for one of the deadliest terror attack in Israel’s history? Surely, the Administration’s double standard has set back the peace process.”
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US Citizens Shot Dead By Mexican Drug Gangs
The Financial Times reports that "three people with links to the US consulate in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juárez were gunned down at the weekend by 'drug cartel hit teams', according to a US official. A consulate employee and her husband, both US citizens, were murdered while driving in the violent border city, which neighbours El Paso, Texas. Their baby daughter, who was sitting in the back seat, survived the attack. In a separate incident the husband of a Mexican consulate employee was killed while driving through the city, one of the world’s most violent. According to media reports, his two children were injured in the attack." Tweet
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