WISEMAN: On 10th Amendment issues states are doing just fine
One surefire way to gain the sympathy of the voters during election season is for a candidate to bemoan the fact that the evil ole federal government is brutishly suffocating the states under the heel...
View ArticleWISEMAN: Barbour is right on Voting Rights Act
Here we go again. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is on stage once more. This time a case emanating from Shelby County, Ala., serves as the vehicle for challenging the constitutionality of Section 5 of...
View ArticleCRAWFORD: One nation, indivisible, falling apart
In between bleeding heart liberals and heartless conservatives abide ordinary Americans with heartfelt concerns about the future of our country. Those of us with deep roots — I am a Mayflower...
View ArticleBEN WILLIAMS — A primer on the nuclear option
What with all the jabber about the possibility of U.S. Senate Republicans exercising the “nuclear option,” an abbreviated primer on the parliamentary procedure seems appropriate. Senate Rules &...
View ArticleBEN WILLIAMS — A cocktail party guide to Constitutional Law
Let’s face it. The last time you studied constitutional law, marriage probably involved opposite genders. With the Donald in office and Anderson Cooper fulminating, we could all use a refresher on Con...
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