Written by Dr. Jerry Newcombe
Soon the U.S. Senate will hold hearings as to whether or not to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. One can only imagine the fireworks to come.
Beware of the Saul Alinsky model of the politics of personal destruction. Saul Alinksy, a Marxist and the father of the community organizers, wrote Rules for Radicals (1971), in which he states, “In a fight almost anything goes. It almost reaches the point where you stop to apologize if a chance blow lands above the belt” (pp.… Continue Reading
Tags: Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Bill Blankschaen, Brett Kavanaugh, Clarence Thomas, Ed Meese, Erick Erickson, Henry Hyde, Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court, Robert Bork, Ronald Reagan, Rules for Radicals, Samuel Alito, Saul Alinsky, SCOTUS, Ted Kennedy
Uncategorized | David E. Smith | 
July 24, 2018 6:00 AM | 
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Written by Daniel Horowitz
Our political system regards the U.S. Supreme Court as superior to the other two branches of government. Why then doesn’t the high court wield its supremacy over its own branch and rein in the lawlessness of the lower courts? Shouldn’t it uproot a growing power grab by the lower courts that are issuing nationwide injunctions over broad policies? Justice Clarence Thomas seems to think so.
In Thomas’ concurrence in the “travel ban” case, he spends just one paragraph dealing with the merits of the case.… Continue Reading
Tags: activist courts, amnesty, Clarence Thomas, DACA, Donald J. Trump, immigration policies, John Roberts, Muslim Travel Ban, U.S. Supreme Court, universal injunctions
Federal Issues | David E. Smith | June 29, 2018 4:00 AM | Comments Off on Unless We Heed Clarence Thomas’ Warning, SCOTUS ‘Travel Ban’ Victory is Hollow
Written by Daniel Horowitz
This week, President Donald Trump fulfilled his promise to nominate a very qualified and intelligent conservative judge. Neil Gorsuch is likely a very good pick. However, given the past history, the enormous post-constitutional pressure even in some circles of the conservative legal movement, and so much terrible court precedent, it is yet to be determined if Gorsuch has the resolve to not get sucked into the swamp.
This point was best encapsulated in a statement from U.S.… Continue Reading
Tags: Anthony Kennedy, Clarence Thomas, Donald Trump, Edith Jones, Janice Rogers Brown, Neil Gorsuch, Obamacare, Obergefell, Priscilla Owen, Roe v. Wade, Ron DeSantis, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS
Federal Issues | David E. Smith | February 2, 2017 7:10 AM | Comments Off on 7 Reasons Neil Gorsuch’s Nomination is Only the Beginning of Taking Back the Judiciary
Written by Chris Pandolfo
United States Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is calling on the leaders of the Smithsonian Institution to include a fair portrayal of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas‘ legacy in the museum’s “Making a Way Out of No Way” exhibit.
The Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History and Culture opened to great fanfare in September, but drew fire from the Right for excluding Justice Thomas — just the second African-American to sit on the U.S.… Continue Reading
Written by Frank Cannon
Donald Trump says a lot of things. We’ve become all too used to that now. Some of these things should probably be taken with a grain of salt — “Only Rosie O’Donnell” comes to mind — but some deserve to be analyzed more closely.
Here’s an example. Remember Trump’s discussion about U.S. Supreme Court Justices back in August with Bloomberg Politics? Mark Halperin asked Trump, “Is there someone out there today who isn’t on the [Supreme Court], but say, this is the kind of person I would consider for the court?… Continue Reading
Tags: Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Bill Clinton, Clarence Thomas, Donald Trump, Election 2016, John Roberts, Maryanne Trump Barry, Obamacare, SCOTUS
Federal Elections, Political | David E. Smith | December 28, 2015 8:41 AM | Comments Off on Who Would Trump Appoint to the U.S. Supreme Court?
