I would have thought, given the rapid proliferation of video recording devices throughout society, and the intense media scrutiny that came in the wake of the Eric Garner and Michael Brown killings, that police officers might be a little more inclined to show restraint when dealing with members of the public. Apparently, though, old habits […]
Tag Archives: states rights
Hoekstra advocates for the repeal of the 17th Amendment, suggesting that Washington insiders and special interests could do a better job of picking our senators
Our favorite race-baiting candidate for Senate, Pete Hoekstra, is in the national spotlight again. This time it’s for comments he made concerning the Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution, which, as you may remember from sixth-grade history class, passed in 1913, allowing American citizens the opportunity to directly elect their Senators by popular vote. (Prior to […]
Posted in Michigan, Politics Also tagged Clarkcast, Constitutional amendments, election, election reform, legitimate rape, Pete Hoekstra, Senate, Seventeenth Amendment, Stephen Colbert, Todd Akin 5 Comments
The Constitution requires interpretation
A few days ago, on the site, a conversation that we were having about Christine O’Donnell was hijacked by some folks who wanted to discuss the Constitution. I’m probably going to oversimplify this, but, according to my recollection (I’ll be damned if I go back and read through the whole thread again), there were essentially […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Other, Politics Also tagged Antonin Scalia, Articles of Confederation, Brackinald Achery, Constitution, Constitution worship, constitutional idolatry, constitutionalists, EOS, first principles, founding fathers, founding principles, Heritage Foundation, infantile, Libertarianism, Michael Klarman, nuclear weapons, strict constructionists, suitcase nukes, Supreme Court, tea party, Theodore Roosevelt, We Still Hold These Truths, Woodrow Wilson 27 Comments