Constitution and Courts

Some crowds are wiser than others. The one at Wikipedia is wiser than the one at Daily Kos.

The only thing missing from this post at Daily Kos (and the 1,981 people who Dugg it) is a little due diligence and common sense. A few minutes of searching reveals not a conspiracy by the […]

So Scooter Libby gets clemency, Mark Elrod calls the President “soft on crime,” and Kolby chimes in with the first comment, ignoring a few facts of his own.

I have no truck for Libby. He represented Marc Rich and famously congratulated the international tax fugitive upon receipt of a pardon from Bill Clinton — while […]

I don’t spend a lot of time thinking or talking about this subject, but have long been of the opinion that the District of Columbia was never intended to be a state and should not be made into a state. If the residents of D.C. wish to have the privileges of statehood and do […]

Why should Christians vote?

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.

–Edmond Burke

I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone— for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.

–1 […]

This story made me smile:

On April 25, the Chicago Cubs were visiting Dodger Stadium for a three-game series. Playing center field for the Cubs was Rick Monday[.] * * * On this day, fate would hand Monday a moment that people still talk about with reverence 30 […]

by OOTM

The Ninth Ciruit, the court responsible for criminalizing would-be-pledgers-of-allegiance in elementary schools across the Western United States, recently held that school systems may lawfully engage in viewpoint discrimination (PDF).

I waited to post this, because I was hoping to come across a newpaper article (for linking purposes) that clearly stated the facts in a complete […]

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I remember election night 2000. I stayed up all night waiting to find out which man would be the next president and which party would control Congress. It took 36 days to fully materialize, but in the end, I was thrilled. The Republicans had both houses of Congress and the White […]

According to this article, Mary Winkler sent a message to her local congregation from jail, where she is under arrest for the murder of her preacher-husband, Matthew Winkler:

Pam Killingsworth, a member of the Fourth Street Church of Christ, visited Winkler yesterday for about a half hour. * * * […]

I don’t know which is more depressing — this story or these comments about the story. It should be obvious that we don’t know enough yet to make any kind of judgement about what larger implications, if any, to draw from these events:

A community shocked by the slaying of a charismatic, popular […]

Markets accurately predicted the Miers withdrawal and the Alito selection. Now the markets point to an Alito confirmation.