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Dr. Thomas Sowell: A Tangled Web II
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A Tangled Web: Part II
by Thomas Sowell
Much of the backlog of cases in our over-burdened courts has been created by the courts themselves, with adventurous judicial “interpretations” of laws that leave a large gray area of uncertainty around even the most plainly written legislation. Lawyers of course fish in these troubled [...]
Dr. Thomas Sowell: A Tangled Web
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A Tangled Web
by Dr. Thomas Sowell
While the recent Supreme Court decision in the New Haven firefighters’ case will be welcome news to those who don’t think that a gross injustice is O.K. when those on the receiving end are white, the reasoning behind the 5 to 4 decision is a painful [...]
Ann Coulter: So Much for Wise Latinas
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So Much for Wise Latinas
by Ann Coulter
With the Supreme Court’s decision in Ricci v. DeStefano this week, we can now report that Sonia Sotomayor is even crazier than Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
To recap the famous Ricci case, in 2003, the city of New Haven threw out the results of a firefighters’ test [...]
Thomas Sowell: Equality on Trial
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Equality on Trial
by Thomas Sowell
For the fourth time in six cases, the Supreme Court of the United States has reversed a decision for which Judge Sonia Sotomayor voted on the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals. If this nominee were a white male, would this not raise questions about whether he should [...]
Michelle Malkin: Not all “Compelling Personal Stories” are Equal
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Not all “Compelling Personal Stories” are Equal
by Michelle Malkin
Since when did securing a Supreme Court seat become a high hurdles contest? The White House and Democrats have turned Second Circuit Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination into a personal Olympic event. Pay no attention to her jurisprudence. She grew up in a Bronx [...]
Jonah Goldberg: Empathy v. Impartiality
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Empathy v. Impartiality
by Jonah Goldberg
Why make this complicated?
President Obama prefers Supreme Court justices who will violate their oath of office. And he hopes Sonia Sotomayor is the right Hispanic woman for the job. Here’s the oath Supreme Court justices must take:
“I, (name), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will administer [...]