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Chief Justice Is Latest Critic of Obama's SCOTUS Scold
By Russell Berman - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (March 10) -- Add Chief Justice John G. Roberts to a growing list of critics of President Barack Obama's decision to call out the Supreme Court during his State of the Union address in January. Roberts said in an appearance at the University of Alabama law school that he found it "very troubling" that Obama would scold the members of the court while they sat surrounded by lawmakers who were "cheering and hollering." The president pointedly criticized the high court's recent decision in a major campaign finance case, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. While several ...
Obama's Speech Raises Hopes -- and Doubts
By not in system - AOL News(Jan. 28) -- President Barack Obama's first State of the Union address is getting generally favorable reviews from all but his most partisan critics. His performance moved some commentators more than others, but many who've weighed in online wonder whether Obama's words will lead to any real changes. "It was better and tougher than I expected," said Salon's Joan Walsh. "Obama showed more spine and fire than he has of late, mainly using humor to turn the GOP's dourness back on itself. It was a strong address, but it will take more than words for Obama to get his agenda back on track." Health ...
Justice Samuel Alito Mouths 'Not True' During State of the Union
By David Sessions - Politics DailyHe was a bit quieter than Joe Wilson, and didn't quite call President Obama a liar, but Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito had his moment of protest during Wednesday night's State of the Union address, the Washington Post reports. As Obama criticized the court's recent decision to allow corporations to spend unlimited money on elections, Alito -- just a few feet away -- appeared to mouth the words "Not true."Obama took issue with the Citizens United decision on the grounds that it would "open the floodgates" for new waves of money to be injected into politics. "With all due deference to ...
What if Roberts or Alito Had Made Ginsburg's Abortion Comment?
By Emily Miller - Politics DailyThe New York Times and its liberal agenda hit an all-time low when it ran a Sunday magazine story in which Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said she assumed after Roe v. Wade that more women would be aborting babies who came from "populations that we don't want to have too many of" -- and neither the reporter nor her editors questioned or highlighted the comment. When I read Melinda Henneberger's piece about the NY Times story, I emailed her "jaw. on. floor." Yet Melinda's piece - in which she clearly tried to give Bazelon the benefit of the doubt and the chance to defend herself - did not ...
Judicial Filibusters and Partisan Hypocrisy
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyRegardless of how it turns out, the confirmation battle over the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor has already highlighted one interesting phenomenon: Democrats and Republicans are swapping arguments. For example, as recently as 2002, Sen. Schumer was advocating judicial filibusters. In fact, he invented the "Schumer Rule" -- which The Hill defines as, "a tactic used by Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) when he opposed judicial nominees because of legal or political ideology." (You might remember all the clamoring from Republicans that judges deserve a fair up or down vote -- well, that was in ...
McCain Goes After 'Activist Judges'
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyIn North Carolina, John McCain blasted federal judges who "pronounce and rule on matters that were never intended to be heard in courts." He touched on eminent domain but for the most part the speech was pretty vague. Of course, conservative Christians are listening for the subtext, which came through loud and clear. While the words "abortion," "Roe," 'versus" and "Wade" never crossed McCain's lips, that's exactly what he was talking about. McCain is reaching out to the religious right, a group that regards him with suspicion but which is likely key to his election in November. And with a ...
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