History | The Constitution

Decades-Old Footage Shows Scalia Warning About Exactly What's Happening in America Today

The 40-year-old footage, from years before Scalia took to the nation's top bench, shows what he thought about unaccountable power.

Politics | Politics

Supreme Court justices don’t belong at the State of the Union - The Boston Globe

The Constitution directs the president to periodically “give to the Congress information of the State of the Union,” and most presidents since Woodrow Wilson have delivered that “information” in a formal speech. But nothing in the Constitution req

There has been a lot made about Scalia skipping State of the Union speeches. The Justices are under no obligation to attend a SOTU. We have three co-equal branches of government. The president is not a king. The Court is non-partisan. The SOTU no longer is. It is perfectly reasonable for them to not attend. I remember the days when the Court was considered to be above politics. The objectivity of the Court is crucial in keeping the country from descending into a completely partisan mess.

Politics | The circus we run our country with

Congress Can Deny Barack Obama the Power to Replace Justice Scalia

It seems strange to criticize senators who are merely expressing in what circumstances they will withhold their consent when Congress has the power to deny the president the ability to fill this vacancy entirely by itself eliminating this vacancy.

Of course if we wait, we run the risk of Sanders or Clinton presidency....

Politics | Politics

If Obama appoints Scalia’s successor, the Supreme Court will really jump leftward - The Washington Post

Voting theory tells us that if Obama appoints a new Justice, the Court will shift substantially to the left.

Interesting article!

News | The News

Oops: Dems in Senate passed a resolution in1960 against election year Supreme Court appointments

Read it and weep, Democrats. The shoe is on the other foot.

Politics | Op-Ed

Dear Democrats, Please Stop Insulting Our Intelligence on Judicial Nominations

Does any sentient human being believe that if the Democrats had the Senate majority in the final year of a conservative president’s second term – and Justice Ginsburg’s seat came open — that they would approve any nominee from that president?

Politics | POLITICS

Ruth Bader Ginsburg released a moving tribute to her 'best buddy,' Antonin Scalia

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Sunday released a statement paying tribute to a man she called her

Politics | Politics

What Justice Scalia’s death means for pending Supreme Court decisions

Justice Antonin Scalia, the Supreme Court’s conservative firebrand, died Saturday, leaving the fate of a controversial and high-stakes term very much up in the air.

News | The News

Scalia: Gay marriage decision shows America's 'ruler' is Supreme Court

Justice Antonin Scalia is chastising the Supreme Court’s landmark decision legalizing same-sex marriage on Friday as an affront to the principle of democratic rule.

Agreed. The decision today fundamentally changes the nature of our so called republic.