Summary:Â Last week saw yet more evidence that the two parties have similar goals for America, differing mostly in the speed with which they’ll drive us there. We also learn that Justice is blind in the New America, as it was in the America-that-once-was, but in a very different way. “Many remark that justice is …
The NDAA shows that justice is blind in America, but in a bad way Read More »
Summary: American history can be seen as a series of tests to our judges. From Dred Scott to Citizens United their responses to these challenges has shaped America. The expansion of government power far beyond the limits of the constitution provides another test of our judges. So far most have failed. Today we look at …
Please applaud this brave judge. We have too few of them in America today. Read More »
Summary: There are many ways to change a political regime. Fast and violent often works. Our ruling elites (and their supporters) instead have chosen slow and steady methods. This requires masking the nature of the changes made until our institutions have adapted — and Americans become accustomed to the new order. Hence the need for …
Summary: The Second Republic (under the Constitution) died this week, as the most important of our core protections were stripped away. In full daylight. What remains in the Constitution has little value without them. Few people care; no protests were made. The Constitution died from neglect. We snooze, we lose. This post is the sad follow-up …
Summary: Every month seems to bring yet another assault on the Constitution, another chapter in a slow-mo coup de tat. Here we examine the most current. In a larger sense it does not matter if this bill passes or not. Each assault prepares the way for the next. In general they create legal precedents, open new avenues …
