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Please read the document linked in the sidebar to the right called US Constitution 2.27
I had included the articles of amendment within the American basic law, instead listing them separately as if they were equal to the original seven articles. Twenty-seven times the US Constitution has been amended or, better put, some of the original [...]

Well before the climatic moments of the Democratic convention, it was clear that something vital was missing from the Republican campaign
…the nature and extent of Sen Obama’s left-wing agenda doesn’t seem to have penetrated into the awareness of the American public…They just don’t associate him, the “Progressive” movement and the Democratic party [...]

Contrary to “pundit wisdom” and media hype, America is not really aching for a leftwards turn.

The Republican Party suffers from a pervasive and inexplicable failure to identify some key points of distinction between themselves and their Democratic opponents on issues that speak clearly and forcefully to the public consciousness - and [...]

After eight months of consideration, border patrol agents Ramos and Compean’s appeal has been ruled upon.  The ruling?  Denied.  The ruling was 3-0.
Let’s put aside the fact (for now) that the only witness against the perjured himself in the original trial (from the final paragraph of the ruling: “The trial of the case was conducted [...]

Talk radio will again become regulated by the F.C.C. if the Democratic Party win big in both the Congress and Presidential races this November 5th.
“the fairness standard is reinstituted, the result will not be easier access for controversial views. It will instead be self-censorship, as stations seek to avoid requirements that they broadcast specific [...]

Funny proposal for amending the Constitution flowing about by a Crosbie Fitch at Digital Productions. While I thought it was funny, my impression is that they were serious about it. I left the following reply in their comment section:

“1. Authors and inventors, being human beings have a natural, exclusive right to their respective Writings [...]

William Shakespeare had reportedly said when the people take over then let’s kill all the lawyers first. A German website, AllRise.com, is attempting to democratize the judicial system.
Didn’t the French in 1789 try this once?

The decision to opt for a system by which the government paid for providers chosen by patients directly, pushed a ready and deep supply of money into the medical market and did so suddenly. It also made it so that a large population - the  disabled, elderly and  working poor - [...]

I was going to write something about civil rights and civil liberty then hell froze over giving the Al Sharpton their main issue again. I was listening to the Warren Ballentine show on XM 169 and with the crys for ‘truth fighters’ and ‘movement of justice’ there, I didn’t feel I wanted to discuss civil [...]

    Jonah Goldberg wrote in National Review online of July 8, 2003 about “Why the Constitution should remain dead.” He was talking about Sandra Day O’Connor speech in Philadelphia on the “living constitution.” I got the impression Goldberg was confused if the discussion there was about the Constitution living or if O’Connor was. Emanating penumbra is [...]

    I  am reluctantly using the above title in light of actor James Brolin’s sarcastic remark on the radio last Tuesday: “happy 9/11 day.” Such comments as Brolin made is representative today of the civic cynicism of a political faction. Among these malcontents in their disbelief of sincerity of other people’s motives and actions is moveon.org [...]

Is it a “living” Constitution? Justice Scalia says
“The Constitution is not an organism. It is a legal document.”

    As to the proposal that “Any office holder whose sex life makes it into the news for whatever reason has to lose their office no ifs ands or buts about it,” constitutionally, it has been proscribed for the past two hundred and twenty years. The problem is our elected officials did not ever read, studied, [...]

    The opening caption at TedHall today
“Supreme Court Case: S152645 Court of Appeal Case(s): Third Appellate District C050940 Case Caption: HOSCHLER v. SACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Case Category: Review - Civil Appeal Start Date: 05/15/2007 Case Status: closed [...]