
Mar
Posted by: Jeffrey Berkowitz
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to protect free speech rights in Citizens United v. FEC, Democrats have been trying to paint this decision as one that will “open the floodgates” of special interest money. Sen. Chuck Schumer went even further, attacking the Supreme Court’s decision as “un-American.” And as CBS News’ chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford notes, President Obama’s attack on the Supreme Court during his State of the Union address was just as ridiculous:
It wasn't enough that Mr. Obama, for the first time in modern history, took a direct shot at the Supreme Court in his State of the Union address, when he slammed the justices for their recent campaign finance reform decision. Six of them looked on -- including the author of the opinion, key swing vote Anthony Kennedy -- while Democrats jumped up to whoop and holler. All that, of course, was too much for Justice Samuel Alito, who shook his head and silently mouthed, "not true." The next day, the White ... more
Nov
Posted by: Matthew Moon
That’s what President Obama’s latest nominee to the federal bench says he wants to do to our founding document. Today, Democrats plan to move forward with confirming Judge David Hamilton to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, who said in a 2003 speech that judges should add to the constitution and use “empathy” in decisions. In defense of his comments, Hamilton said adding footnotes to the constitution wasn’t anything new, and that he was merely applying the principles of the constitution to new situations.
Is that really the kind of judge we want? To learn more about Hamilton, click here.