Obama Pundit

by Obama Pundit
There was a point in the late 1980s and early 1990s when Democrats changed their nomenclature and started using the term ‘investment’ as a substitute for almost any kind of proposed spending.
Democrats had been successfully tarred and feathered with the ‘big spender’ label for quite a while and needed a way avoid being pigeonholed.  A decade [...]

by C. William Chattin
In an earlier post, I warned the Right to “be wary not to dwell on [Sotomayor's] dismissive treatment of Frank Ricci.”  Upon the Supreme Court issuing the Ricci v. DeStefano decision today and the media’s complete misunderstanding of it, I hereby withdraw my earlier admonishment.
The one and only thing that should be understood about this case as it [...]

by C. William Chattin
According to the A.P., President Obama has called the removal and exile of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya a “not legal” coup.  President Obama said that the United States still recognizes Zelaya as the President of Honduras, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told reporters the United States is sending delegation to Honduras [...]

by C. William Chattin
Hector,
Procedural rules are often designed with substantive purposes; and the procedures of the Constitution quite clearly protect substantive rights.
For example, the Quorum requirement (Art. I, Section 5) prevents a tiny fraction of the legislature from passing laws affecting the entire populace.  Similarly, “bicameralism and presentment” — the process requiring all laws to [...]

by Hector N. Fertig
I would humbly ask: why even have a Constitution at all — save for some cursory document which outlined the branches of government and procedure for passing legislation?
Isn’t your proposal nothing more than a procedure for passing legislation (with a hefty crime attached for show)??
In any case, to respond to your humble [...]

by C. William Chattin
A big thank you to my new best friend, Iain Murray, who is championing the “read the bill” effort.  This entry from the Corner provides an overview of the effort (and links to the constitutional amendment I proposed on this site last week).
In fact, Iain has begun a web site dedicated to [...]