Will Kennedy extend Calhounism by striking down DOMA? In a recent piece, Linda Greenhouse sounds a warning alarm regarding the downside of the possible use of Calhounism (a/k/a “states rights”) by Justice Kennedy to strike down DOMA: Beware of conservatives bearing gifts. Ever since last week’s frustrating Supreme Court argument in the Defense of Marriage… Read more »
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Open thread: Sequester, schmequester, it doesn’t mean a thing
Except for, you know, when it does … Source: Daily Kos
If Wall Street beats Dodd-Frank, it could be the worst thing that ever happens to them
Is Washington likely to break up the country’s biggest banks? No, not right now. But perhaps soon. Political momentum for dismantling them has been, in recent weeks, overstated. That unanimous vote in the Senate for a budget amendment critical of big banks? It was a nonbinding amendment to end “too-big-to-fail subsidies.” As it happens, there… Read more »
‘Worst thing I’ve seen’: Rep. Chaffetz sees schoolchildren cross Mexican border alone
As Twitchy reported, Rep. Jason Chaffetz is touring our southern border and revealing the ugly truth about our woefully inaccurate border security. He’s seen some pretty disturbing things, but what he witnessed this afternoon has left him feeling pretty sickened: Then, unaccompanied, they cross the border to "home" in Mexico. No papers checked. Supervisor said… Read more »