Supreme Court
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Justice Earl Warren Ruled: Congress Isn’t a Stage, Rand Paul Needs To Pay Heed
Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren would have had a field day with the spectacle of Senator Rand Paul’s interrogation of Dr. Anthony Fauci. Warren was known for his polite discourse and understood and ruled that Congress is not empowered to haul citizens before its committees simply to stage a performance. In Watkins v.… Continue reading
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Earl Warren And The Court That Made The Constitution Breathe
Book juggling is one of my talents honed over the decades. There is a pile of books that I am currently reading, and I dive into a chapter or two today of this book and tomorrow, another book for a chapter or two, until they are finished. I have too many interests to dedicate myself… Continue reading
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Caffeinated Politics Podcast: Israeli Vote in Congress, Climate Change Leads Newscasts, And Public Safety With Gun Bans in Cook County And Connecticut
Democrats Break With Blind Support For Israel Testosterone, Lethality, And What The Military Isn’t Testing When The Atmosphere Became The Lead Story The Supreme Court, Assault Weapons, And What Comes Next Continue reading
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Gun Control, Front And Center, During Next Supreme Court Term
Let me start out this column by stating the obvious. Mass violence continues to unfold in our nation with assault weapons like the AR-15, a weapon not designed for civilian life, but which kills with battlefield efficiency in our communities and on our streets. And believe it or not, that violence has a very good… Continue reading
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Caffeinated Politics Podcast: Founding Ideals, Political Decay, And Coloma, Wisconsin
What “Happiness” Really Meant Institutions Under Pressure Small-Town Accountability, Wisconsin-Style Continue reading
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The Supreme Court Got Dragged Into America’s False Narratives
This week can be summed up with a line from Robert Reich, who wondered if the Supreme Court would “rule the Constitution unconstitutional”. I suspect all of us were checking our news feeds this week at about 9 AM CT to find out what rulings had been handed down from the Court. Then, in many… Continue reading
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Another Win For 2013 Illinois Law Prohibiting Concealed Guns On Public Transportation
I applauded the Illinois state legislature and Governor Pat Quinn in 2013 for passing and signing the concealed carry bill. Good politics makes good policy and strong laws. Today, yet another vindication of that fact was registered by the Supreme Court in relation to the failed attempt by three overly litigious people in Illinois to… Continue reading
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Merit Selection Serves Justice Better Than Judicial Elections
On Tuesday, Wisconsin voters will cast ballots for a variety of candidates and referenda on the Spring Ballot. But the statewide race for the selection of the next justice for the Supreme Court should not be one of the decisions voters are asked to make. For nearly 30 years, I have advocated for the merit… Continue reading
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