The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

Two Words In Reply To Stare Decisis On Progressivism, The Second Of Which Is ‘You’

by Smitty Can we get a spine implant for Orin Kerr (emphasis original)? I’m also a Burkean conservative stare decisis guy, and I’m acutely aware of the Supreme Court’s long struggle to identify principled and workable limits on the scope of the Commerce Clause. History has shown that it’s surprisingly hard to do that, and […]

Administration Shoots From The Bowels On ObamaCare Brief

by Smitty Via the WaPoo: Lawmakers decided that requiring health insurance was the best solution “after years of careful consideration and after a vigorous national debate,” Verrilli told the court. “That was a policy choice the Constitution entrusts the democratically accountable branches to make, and the court should respect it.” Donald B. Verrilli Jr., you […]

Because I’m Libertarian Like That

An unfortunate incident: A barricade situation adjacent to the Northern Virginia Community College campus is over, according to Fairfax County police. The situation ended just before 10 p.m. Thursday. The incident took place on the eigth floor of the Skyline Terrace Apartments in the south tower of the two building high rise complex … in […]

So Elena Kagan Has About The Same Notion Of Integrity As Eric Holder

by Smitty CNSNews reports: Internal Justice Department email communications made just days before the House of Representatives passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act show that then-Solicitor General Elena Kagan was brought into the loop as DOJ began preparing to respond to an anticipated legal complaint that Mark Levin and the Landmark Legal Foundation […]

An Outline For Use On RomneyCare

by Smitty Right Klik has done a superbe job in composing a video on RomneyCare: I have not done the homework to see whether every single bullet point this video makes is valid. Then again, I’m no Romney apologist. Mitt just seems too glib about the way keen swellness of RomneyCare. But the 2012 election […]

Maybe The Cleanup Crew Can Work On Julian Pecquet’s Head After Zuccotti Park

by Smitty What a nauseating bucket of drool at The Hill: Pecquet Smitty Democrats on Capitol Hill are worried that the Supreme Court will rule against President Obama’s healthcare reform law. The SCOTUS will rule in favor of the Constitution and liberty. Liberty, Mike Foxtrot: do you speak it? Over the last couple weeks, congressional […]

ObamaCare Granted Certiorari

by Smitty SCOTUSblog reports: Setting the stage for a historic constitutional confrontation over federal power, the Supreme Court on Monday granted three separate cases on the constitutionality of the new federal health care law, and set aside 5 1/2 hours for oral argument, to be held in March. The Court, however, did not grant all of […]

ObamaCare Is The Issue Of Our Day, According To Cuccinelli

by Smitty Getting to hear my state’s rock star Attorney General, Ken Cuccinelli, at the Defending the American Dream Summit was every bit the treat that was expected. Leading off and actually upstaging him slightly however, was former NY LT Governor, Betsy McCaughey (pronounced like ‘McCoy’) who had the finest blend of passion and wonkery I’ve […]

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