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see "Top 10 Supreme Court Decisions That Should Be Reversed" http://www.humaneventsonline.com/lists.php?id=11560 Here, from Human Events Online, is an interesting list of Supreme Court cases which scream to be revisted and overturned. Although thi… more »

re "Alito's Senate hearings conclude; Democrats hint at delaying vote" (Chicago Tribune, 1/14/06) http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0601140132jan14,1,6054539.story To the Editor: Despite Democrats claim to need time to decide how… more »

Senator Mike DeWine (R-OH) (and I use the "R" very loosely) just said to Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito that he was concerned the Supreme Court does not give "enough deference" to the legislature. The example he gave was the Americans with Disabil… more »

re "Ideology Serves as a Wild Card in Senate Debate on Court Pick" (NY Times, 11/4/05) http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/04/politics/politicsspecial1/04ideology.html To the Editors: Senate Democrats intentionally misunderstand their Constitutional ro… more »

see "House Vote Counters Eminent Domain Measure" (AP via Yahoo, 11/3/05) http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051103/ap_on_go_co/seizing_property_7 By a vote of 376-38, the House has approved a measure to restrict Federal funding from state or local governme… more »

Hello all, I'm in Las Vegas, helping a friend with his new company (very-high-end vehicle navigation systems), so I won't be writing a lot this week. I wanted to make a quick comment about the new Supreme Court nominee, or rather the media and Demo… more »

see "Miers Withdraws Supreme Court Nomination" (AP via Yahoo, 10/27/05) http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051027/ap_on_go_su_co/miers_withdraws The embattled nomination of Harriet Miers to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court ended this morning as… more »

see "US Supreme Court denies $280 billion tobacco penalty" http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051017/bs_afp/ustobaccojustice_051017170326 As I wrote on this site ten months ago, the Federal government's case against tobacco companies, going after past pro… more »

A reader sent me the following note, and my reply to him follows: > Yo, Ross! > > You most likely don't recall that the first time I wrote to you it was > because of your letter to The New York Times that said "advice and consent" > really means p… more »

see "Roberts Court Hears Case on Suicide Law Chief Justice Seems Skeptical of State" (Washington Post, 10/5/05) http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/05/AR2005100500122.html and Supreme Court Excerpts (Washington Post, 10/5/05… more »