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Guest Post by Mike DePinto A popular and dangerous trend has developed over the last fifty years or so with regard to the concept of the Constitution as a “living” document. Part of the debate comes from the ambiguous definition of the term living doc… more »

re: Homer Simpson, Yes; First Amendment? "Doh!" http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002113807 Guest Post by Mike DePinto Americans know more about the Simpsons than about the Constitution according to t… more »

I'm very happy with my letter in the Washington Times today. Per my agreement with them, for a few days I will only have a link to it rather than posting the text here. Here's the link: Overturning bad precedents http://washingtontimes.com/op-ed/2… more »

see "South Dakota OKs a broad ban on abortions" (Washington Times, 2/25/06) http://washingtontimes.com/national/20060225-123107-8780r.htm The Governor of South Dakota has indicated that he is likely to sign a bill passed yesterday by the state House… more »

Holocaust denier Irving is jailed (BBC, 2/20/06) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4733820.stm Guest posting by Mike DePinto British historian David Irving received a three year prison sentence for expressing his (repugnant and incorrect) opinion… more »

For your enjoyment, here is the comment I posted on the Think Progress web site, followed by a response to me and my response to that.... ----------- Scalia got it exactly right, as he often does. It constantly surprises me (though it shouldn’t) ho… more »

see "Scalia Dismisses 'Living Constitution'" (AP via Yahoo, 2/14/05) http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060215/ap_on_go_su_co/scalia_constitution_5 As I have argued directly and indirectly in this blog, the idea of a "living Constitution" whose meaning cha… more »

Thanks to Wall Street Journal's Opinion Journal for this gem by the very libertarian Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX): "It's sad to consider that huge numbers of Americans believe their freedoms hinge on any one individual, Supreme Court justice or not. Ro… more »

At every level, from TV talking heads to senior Senators, liberal Democrats continue to demonstrate that they understand neither Republicans nor the Constitution. While he's not the only Democrat I've heard say this, let me pick on Juan Williams, a re… more »

see "Supreme Court Avoids Ruling on U.S. Campaign-Finance Provision" (Bloomberg News, 1/23/06) http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=aMFcDo.14nM8&refer=us Yesterday the Supreme Court sent back to a lower court a case regarding p… more »