The talk about the town is Elena Kagan. Is she qualified? Where does she stand on the issues? Will the GOP try to Bork her? Does she reflect the President’s vision? and so on. Here’s a sampling of a few of the blogs and articles out there about the Supreme Court nominee: Over at Slate, […]
You know what they say…
May 12, 2010 by Daniel Burton
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The legal challenges to the health care bill
March 24, 2010 by Daniel Burton
Apparently, there is some question about the legality of the bill recently (as in yesterday) signed into law by President Obama. I’ve already discussed the questionable procedures used to pass it in the House. But what about the bill itself? Is it legal? Is it constitutional? Let me just say at the outset that rational […]
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