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Tag: Supreme Court

Life Begins at Conception and Roe v. Wade was Correct

By Phil Mayes Posted on June 24, 2022 Posted in Health care, Law, Politics, Society Tagged with Supreme Court
Life Begins at Conception and Roe v. Wade was Correct

If I invite you to dinner and for dessert, serve you raw eggs on a bed of flour and sugar, do you you say “Oh, what a delicious cake!” or “What kind of joke is this?” It has all the …

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A Supreme Court Strategy for Democrats

By Phil Mayes Posted on December 29, 2016 Posted in Law, Politics Tagged with Merrick Garland, Supreme Court
A Supreme Court Strategy for Democrats

Democratic Senators should refuse to approve any Supreme Court nominee until Merrick Garland is renominated. This would be a principled stand that allows Republicans to make amends for their recalcitrance, offers a centrist appointment to a divided country, and is less radical …

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Political bias measured in Supreme Court Decisions

By Phil Mayes Posted on May 6, 2014 Posted in Law, Politics Tagged with 1st Amendment, Supreme Court

The NYTimes reports that how Supreme Court Justices vote on 1st Amendment claims depends on their political leanings. The worst liberal bias is 1.3, whereas the conservative biases range from 3 to 7. This is unsettling enough by itself, but …

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