If you read this blog, you are probably already aware of the lawsuit the supporters of the Minnesota marriage amendment have filed against Secretary of State Mark Ritchie. As the local paper-of-record relates: In late June, Secretary of State Mark … Continue reading
The last few days have seen an almost unbroken litany of conservative voices condemning the Roberts decision in NFIB v. Sebelius for being political, opportunistic, and incoherent. It has been embarrassing enough to be on the wrong side of Mark … Continue reading
I still have to read Ginsburg’s opinion and the Scalia opinion’s rabid concurrence with Roberts on the broccoli horrible, but I’ve read everything Roberts and Scalia et al. had to say about the taxing power in NFIB v Sebelius (aka … Continue reading
When John Yoo, of all people, tells you that you’ve taken executive authority beyond the bounds of the Constitution, either you’re in a comedy that gets its laughs through dry irony, or you should have serious second thoughts. Here is … Continue reading
I was on a really nice date tonight — mostly just talked for hours — and then I came back post-date to this. The President has decided that he will no longer enforce valid immigration law, because he does not … Continue reading
These comments were delivered at the St. Paul Stand Up For Religious Freedom rally by Dr. Anne Maloney, on June 8th, 2012, in front of the Warren E. Burger Federal Building in St. Paul. Dr. Maloney is an Associate Professor … Continue reading
“Because of its special importance, the Sunday celebration gives way only to solemnities or feasts of the Lord.” —General Norms for the Liturgical Year and Calendar, Chapter 1, Title I, Section II, Item 5 The Sunday feast takes precedence over … Continue reading
I have no love for Wickard v. Filburn, the 1941 Supreme Court case that authorized Congress to fine a man for growing “surplus” wheat on his own farm with no intention to sell it, but only to use it to … Continue reading
From a conversation (names and identifying information removed): If the Catholic Church wants to contemplate something that is far more relevant, perhaps they should consider the irony of their outrage against the Obama administration for originally requiring them to provide … Continue reading
From a reader: Okay, question. No-fault divorce, contraception, and abortion have all been declared constitutional in the U.S. Do we really have a legal leg to stand on then on the marriage amendment? If marriage is defined (as it really … Continue reading