Posted on June 26th, 2008 by Kip
…You did remember that today is the fifth anniversary of Lawrence v. Texas, right? Since I complimented Justice Scalia in the Heller case, let me restore balance in the universe by quoting his disgraceful dissent in Lawrence: Whether homosexual sodomy was prohibited by a law targeted at same-sex sexual relations or by a more general [...]
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Posted on June 26th, 2008 by Kip
"Let's be honest about it. This is an actual, enumerated right in the Constitution." –Orrin Hatch You can get the straight reporting elsewhere. I will stick to items within my sphere of influence. Two preliminaries: 1. The biggest story was not so much the adoption of the individual rights view of the Second Amendment; that [...]
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Posted on June 26th, 2008 by Kip
–Who accused whom of being "like the baseball player who charges kids for their signature"? (Via C&F.) –Who accused whom of having a "fruitcake interpretation" of the Constitution and of "dragging biblical understanding through the gutter"? –Speaking of the Constitution and fruitcake: Cruel and unusual breakfast? –Speaking of breakfast, another Special Pride Month Question: "Where [...]
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Posted on June 25th, 2008 by Kip
Short version: Microbiologist: I have published a paper documenting evidence of evolution in E. coli bacteria. Creationist: I demand to see your data! Microbiologist: Have you read the paper? Creationist: Since you refuse to disclose your data, I am going to denounce you as an unethical fraud on Conservapedia! The data were, of course, in [...]
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Posted on June 25th, 2008 by Kip
… Infra-Red State!
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Posted on June 25th, 2008 by Kip
The decision was a pure 4+1 to 4 partisan split, with Justice Kennedy again positioning himself into the controlling vote and thereby serving as the opinion's author. My previous post on the subject here. My thoughts on Justice Kennedy as the "swing vote" here. Some highlights: –The "evolving standards of decency" rule for capital punishment [...]
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Posted on June 25th, 2008 by Kip
–Which religious sect is, somewhat ironically, the latest to insist that marriage in California should be restricted to one man and one woman? (Hint: Think "one" man and "one" woman.) –Is it a smart idea for the New York City government, facing an imminent financing crisis due to Wall Street's losses and layoffs, to propose [...]
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Posted on June 25th, 2008 by Kip
Originally posted 12 March 2007.
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Posted on June 25th, 2008 by Kip
Time to clean out the aggregator.
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Posted on June 24th, 2008 by Kip
His name is Dean G. Skelos.
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