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A Primer on SCOTUS, Abortion, and the Leaked Opinion Draft

Published on May 8, 2022 By sirrahc

“It is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives.” — Justice Samuel Alito (in the leaked opinion draft) If you are like me, you may feel a bit overwhelmed by all of the articles from the last few days talking about SCOTUS, the leaked opinion draft, […]

Why Are Democrats Attacking Justice Thomas?

Published on April 3, 2022 By sirrahc

“The Left’s partisan crusade to force Justice Thomas off of cases is not based on real recusal standards but on politics.” — Carrie Severino, president of Judicial Crisis Network At the very least, Democrats want Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from cases regarding the events at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. (Though, if […]

The LGBTQ+ Agenda Surges Forward

Published on June 21, 2020 By sirrahc

“On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a “Roe v. Wade type” of cultural-shifting ruling supporting sexual anarchy. Now the Senate is working to pass the even more radical “Equality Act” that will expand the federal government into every corner of our lives and decimate religious freedom for churches and religious groups.” The past few […]

The Green New Deal, Latino Support for Trump, and Transgenders in the Military

Published on February 3, 2019 By sirrahc

This week I’ve got brief pieces of news regarding three controversial topics. Not much commentary from me, just summaries of what’s going on and being said…. — “Green New Deal, Same as the Old Green Spiel” Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is warning that the world will end in 12 years if we don’t address climate […]

Who Would Trump Put On the Supreme Court?

Published on October 23, 2016 By sirrahc

“[A]ll federal court judges, but most particularly Supreme Court justices, exert substantial influence on the development and application of the law over a long period, often for decades after the president who appointed them has left office…. The stakes are high indeed.” — John G. Malcolm, director of the Heritage Foundation’s Edwin Meese III Center […]

Executive Authority vs. Executive Privilege

Published on June 28, 2015 By sirrahc

“We’re not just going to be waiting for legislation in order to make sure that we’re providing Americans the kind of help they need. I’ve got a pen and I’ve got a phone.” — President Obama, not-so-subtly implying that he’ll do whatever he can to advance his agenda As you may have noticed, the current […]

Shouting “Fire!” and the First Amendment

Published on June 16, 2011 By sirrahc

What do a crowded theater and anti-war pamphleteering have in common? What do they have to do with your First Amendment rights? Stay with me, and all will be made clear…. It seems whenever one has a discussion about First Amendment rights (well, often, anyways), inevitably someone brings up the bit about shouting fire in […]

Gardens and Abusing the Commerce Clause

Published on December 31, 2010 By sirrahc

From the Truth-is-Stranger-than-Fiction file… In my last post, I (via Judge Napolitano) mentioned that the government has even “skulked into” our backyards (literally). The backdrop for this particular incident is the Great Depression, and the federal government has imposed artificial restrictions on farm production of wheat — “a problem industry for some years” — via […]