For the second time in as many court days, what was formerly the United States Supreme Court, has reversed decades of legal precedent to reinforce Catholic doctrine. Thus, I propose that we no longer refer to that erstwhile court as
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Losing Faith
Last week, a Washington Post article came my way. “Justice” Thomas laments the “declining respect for institutions and the rule of law.” People are losing faith.
In advance, I apologize for the number of “scare quotes” in this post, and…
Supreme Hypocrisy
Chief Justice Roberts has not been known as a bastion of Truth, Justice, or the American Way. He famously lied on numerous occasions about how the Supremes “work.” Today, though, the politically-powered court exposes its supreme hypocrisy for all to…
Demonizing the Defense
Without an ounce of self-recognition, the right howls at Biden’s a priori decision to nominate a black woman to the Supreme Court.
Several Senate Republicans have told CNN they disagreed with the President’s decision to name a Black woman to…
I Had A Dream
A while back, I had a dream that involved a little school rivalry between towns. Imma sanitize it a little bit for purposes of this post.
The kids in my dream had taken to spray painting their school colors, and…
Supreme Dishonesty
“Justice” Neil Gorsuch of the United States Supreme Court wrote a dissent to a denial of certiorari. The Daily Appellate Report published it last Wednesday. The case of Trustees of the New Life in Christ Church v. City of Fredericksburg,…
Get Out of My Way!
I put off posting this when I first wrote it in December. I wanted to wait to see if anything would happen to the murderer, other than awarding him a paid vacation.
So far, it looks like just the normal…
When Law Dies
You’d never guess from looking anywhere in the United States today, but the United States was established with a limited form of government.
We named the Constitution of the United States that because it constituted the United States; before the…