Well, let's see. There's—of course in the great history of America there have been rulings that there's never going to be absolute consensus by every American, and there are those issues, again, like Roe v. Wade, where I believe are best held on a state level and addressed there. So, you know, going through the history of America, there would be others. But, um.
Sarah PalinTags: politics history stupidity united-states law equivocation palinisms katie-couric roe-v-wade scotus
To restrict or legalize abortion, to allow or forbid gay marriage, a legislator would need to write and pass a law, get it signed by the president or a governor, and perhaps override a veto. A Supreme Court justice need only persuade four other people. If he or she is not internally constrained by the authority of a text, he or she is not constrained.
Michael J. GersonTags: politics united-states abortion same-sex-marriage united-states-constitution scotus politics-of-the-united-states
So here we have found a means of a) alienating even the most flexible and patient Palestinians; while b) frustrating the efforts of the more principled and compromising Israelis; while c) empowering and financing some of the creepiest forces in American and Israeli society; and d) heaping ordure on our own secular founding documents. When will the Justice Department and the Congress and the Supreme Court become aware of this huge and rank offense, which is designed to bring us ever nearer to holy war?
Christopher HitchensTags: war united-states separation-of-church-and-state secularism israel palestine united-states-constitution palestinians israeli-palestinian-conflict israelis united-states-congress scotus holy-war israel-united-states-relations israeli-settlement us-department-of-justice us-treasury-department west-bank
Classroom Activities
1. Using felt and yarn, make a hand puppet of Clarence Thomas. Ta-da! You're Antonin Scalia!
Tags: humor 2004 scotus antonin-scalia clarence-thomas
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