I’m not a lawyer, so I certainly can’t pretend to have expert views, but everytime I read something like this, my regard for Justice Thomas rises even higher. In the McDonald case, the justices were asked by the plaintiffs to strike down Chicago’s gun-control ordinance as a violation of the Second Amendment to the Constitution. [...]
Archive for June 30th, 2010
Is Clarence Thomas the Best Supreme Court Justice?
Posted in Constitution, Supreme Court, tagged Clarence Thomas, Constitution, Supreme Court on June 30, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Obama’s Fiscal Fantasyland
Posted in Big Government, Debt, Deficit, Economics, Government Spending, Higher Taxes, Keynes, Keynesian, Obama, Statism, stimulus, Welfare State, tagged Big Government, Government Spending, Keynes, Keynesian Economics, Obama, stimulus on June 30, 2010 | 1 Comment »
That’s the title of Richard Rahn’s new column in the Washington Times, which discusses the delusional Keynesian policy being advocated – in America and around the world – by the current administration. As Richard explains, the evidence is overwhelming that government spending does not promote prosperity. In the face of the unprecedented congressional spending binge, [...]
Taxpayers vs. Bureaucrats, Part XXXIV
Posted in Big Government, Bureaucracy, Bureaucrats, Local government, States, tagged Big Government, Bureaucracy, Bureaucrats, Local government, State Government on June 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This new video from Reason.tv is a sobering look at how excessive pensions for state and local government bureaucrats are creating a fiscal nightmare for governments across the nation.