Enemies List 2.0
The news of the IRS targeting tea parties couldn’t help but stir memories of Richard Nixon’s Political Enemies Project.
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Lynn Rivers
The greater sin of Mark Sanford
For me, the greater sinner is the politician who has one set of rules for himself, his family, and his supporters – and another set for everyone else.
Children with guns and the limits of the Second Amendment
Who gives a gun to a five-year old? And who makes such a gun? Is it illegal?
The Boston bomber's constitutional rights
New York v. Quarles produced a very narrow “public safety” exception to the Miranda requirement.
'We the people' united against terror
What does the Constitution have to say to guide us through this horrible tragedy? Three words: ‘We, the people.’
Obama DOMA dilemma: Presidents must faithfully execute the law
On DOMA Obama enforced the law, but, believing it unconstitutional, has opposed it in court.
Vouchers, public services, and the Indiana Supremes ruling
I’ll admit upfront that I oppose school vouchers for policy reasons, but I absolutely believe that states have the right to institute these programs.
Supreme gay marriage: It's about more than equal protection
You should be out in the streets with pitchforks. Why? The Defense of Marriage Act, that’s why.
The Constitution advises Treason, not drones
Rand Paul’s filibuster last week was not really about the use of drones to take out a suspected terrorist in a Dearborn coffee shop – it was about the constitutionality of presidentially-authorized, extra-judicial killings of Americans.
You go Rand Paul!
While Rand Paul and I don’t often agree, I’m with him on the domestic use of lethal force against “terrorists” on U.S. soil.