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I was graduated from Yale University in 1963 with a B.A. in economics and from the University of Virginia School of law, where I was the notes editor of the Virginia Law Review, in 1966. Following four years of active duty with the Army JAG Corps, with two tours in Korea, I entered private practice in Washington, D.C. specializing in communications law. I retired in 1996 to sail with my wife, Jeanie, on our sailboat Namaste to and in the Caribbean. In 2002, we settled in the Republic of Panama and live in a very rural area up in the mountains.
I now contribute to China Daily Mail and Opinion Forum. I have contributed to Pajamas Media and Pajamas Tatler.
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Category Archives: Supreme Court
People Control, the First Amendment and Article V
Part II Part I dealt mainly with the Second Amendment. This Part II deals principally with the First Amendment and how the Constitution gets changed. Part III will deal mainly with the Bill of Rights in general. Introduction President Obama’s … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Obama's America, Abortion, Abuse of Power, Belief, Commerce Clause, Congress, Conservatives, Constitution, Courts, Culture, Democracy, Elections, free speech, Freedom of religion, Good stuff for everone free, Government and individual choices, Government reliance, Health Control, History, Islamist rage, Law and Order, Libruls, Murder, Obama, ObamaCare, Political Correctness, Religion, States' Rights, Supreme Court, United States
Tagged politics, second inaugural address
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Agnosticism, Tolerance and Perceptions of Reality
Many who visit my blog are Christians or Jews. Although I have occasionally mentioned that I am an Agnostic, it seems appropriate to explain why and what that means to me. Nebraskaenergyobserver, one of my favorite bloggers who often reads … Continue reading
Posted in Abortion, Agnosticism, Ahmadinejad, Brutality, Christians, Conservatives, Constitution, Cultural differences, Democracy, Facts, Good stuff for everone free, Government and individual choices, Government reliance, Health Control, Herman Cain, History, Ideology, Iran, Islamist rage, Israel, Jews, Male only organizations, Murder, Muslims, Obama, Opinion, Osama bin Laden, Political Correctness, Politics, Religion, Republicans, Right Wing, Roman Catholic Church, States' Rights, Supreme Court, the Basics, United States, War on women
Tagged current-events, human-rights, lutheran religion, politics, religion
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Federal District Court Upholds Arizona Abortion Restrictions.
Recognizing that prior to “viability” a fetus experiences pain during an abortion, and that the Arizona statute does not prohibit abortions necessary for the health of pregnant women, the court rejected a challenge to the law. By Order released on … Continue reading
It’s the Economy, Stupid. So why bother Attacking ObamaCare?
ObamaCare has already hurt the economy and its effects will continue to worsen until repealed. To ignore ObamaCare would be like noticing only the coarseness of the rope with which one is being hung. The economy continues to be a … Continue reading
Posted in Administrative Agencies, Congress, Conservatives, Democrats, Dep't of Information, Elections, Federal Agencies, Frog in hot water, Governor Romney, health care, Health Control, Hispanic, Lies, Media, Money, Obama, ObamaCare, Opinion, Politics, Regulations, Republicans, Romney, Stimulus, Supreme Court, United States, Voting, War on women
Tagged business, economy, government, politics
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The Election May Show that the Nanny State is What we Want.
Granting President Obama another term in office would guarantee the expansion of the nanny state, perhaps beyond the point of no return. It is clear that many will vote to reelect President Obama because they like the Nanny State. Some … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse of Power, Campaign contributions, Conservatives, Constitution, Could be worse, Democracy, Edsel, Government reliance, Governor Romney, Health Control, Ideology, Justices, Law and Order, Mormons, Obama, ObamaCare, Opinion, Politics, Principles, Republican Debates, Republicans, Romney, Socialism, Supreme Court, United States, Voting, White House
Tagged governor romney, nanny state, politics
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Alice in Supreme Court Land
Alice had a strange time in Wonderland. Here’s what she would have encountered had she fallen down the rabbit hole into the Supreme Court. When Alice fell down the rabbit hole into Wonderland, she encountered the Red Queen, the Mad … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse of Power, Campaign contributions, Civil War, Commerce Clause, Congress, Conservatives, Constitution, Courts, Democracy, Elections, Fourth of July, health care, Health Control, Humor, Insanity, Justice, Justices, Law and Order, Lies, Nonsense, Obama, ObamaCare, Opinion, Republicans, Robert E. Lee, State of the Union, States' Rights, Supreme Court, United States
Tagged government, politics, rabbit hole, red queen, strange creatures
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The Supreme Court did Far Worse than Merely Uphold ObamaCare.
The majority decision distorts the Constitution to uphold ObamaCare. As bad as ObamaCare is, the decision transcends ObamaCare most perniciously because it expands the power of the Congress to interfere in countless other ways as yet unknown in how we … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse of Power, Congress, Conservatives, Constitution, Courts, Democracy, Elections, Freedom, Government and individual choices, health care, Health Control, Judges, Justice, Justices, Law and Order, Limitation on Authority, Obama, ObamaCare, Opinion, Politics, Supreme Court, Taxing powers, United States
Tagged government, politics
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Supreme Court Holds ObamaCare Individual Mandate Unconstitutional.
BUT unexpectedly upholds ObamaCare 5:4 as permissible under the taxing authority granted to the Congress by the Constitution. Chief Justice Roberts sided with the librul wing of the Court and wrote the majority opinion. Justices Kennedy, Thomas, Scalia and Alito … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse of Power, Administrative Agencies, Border closings, Commerce Clause, Congress, Constitution, Courts, Democrats, Deportation, Discrimination, Elections, Facts, Federal Agencies, Government and individual choices, Health Control, Hispanic, Holder, Judges, Justice, Justices, la Raza, Law, Law and Order, Limitation on Authority, New Deal, Obama, ObamaCare, Opinion, Political class, Politics, Racism, Regulations, Republicans, Socialism, States' Rights, Supreme Court, Taxing powers, the Basics, United States, White House
Tagged commerce power, justice roberts, politics
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Another Historic Moment in President Obama’s Record of Achievement
As President Obama moves ever forward with his historic presidency, he has taken some of his precious time to honor me by expressing his need for my help. I am very proud to have been among the selected few to … Continue reading
Posted in Could be worse, Democrats, Fat cats, Humor, Julia, Law and Order, Nonsense, Obama, Obama Dream Order, ObamaCare, Opinion, Politics, Satire, Snark, Supreme Court, United States
Tagged e mail, politics
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Supreme Court partially affirms Ninth Circuit ruling on Arizona Immigration laws.
The Ninth Circuit had ruled that Arizona had improperly preempted Federal immigration law. (The Court will probably release its ObamaCare decision on Thursday.) The Supreme Court today affirmed, in part, five to three (Kagan, J. not participating) the Ninth Circuit … Continue reading
