Politicization of the Supreme Court not as Easy as Supposed

A confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh, because he may have once opposed Roe V. Wade on abortion, is not likely to be as threatening as portrayed by the media. In the first place justices are only allowed to choose from what is brought before them, cases having survived tedious, time-consuming and expensive lower court scrutiny.…

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No, the Supreme Court is not always Right

It is often suggested that as soon as the Supreme Court weighs in on a particular issue, it can no longer be revisited and whatever opinion is rendered must be treated as an eternally binding edict. If one adopts to this position, they must then accept the following: that free blacks are not citizens and…

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Podcast: Trump and the Supreme Court

People keep telling me I need to vote for Donald Trump because of Supreme Court justices. In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about that. If I care about the Constitution and limited federal power, I have to vote for Donald Trump no matter how bad he might seem because of the…

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Tell Me Again How Voting Republican Fixes the Supreme Court?

The Supreme Court constantly ignores the Constitution and makes up “constitutional law” by edict. The fact anybody puts any faith in this panel of politically connected lawyers in black dresses receiving federal paychecks to limit the power of the federal government strikes me as absurd on its face. But conservatives constantly tell me the problem…

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Justices Behaving Badly

In practically every profession, the employer evaluates the job performance of his employees. Contrary to popular opinion, Supreme Justices are not appointed for life. They are to serve during periods of good behavior. When in the opinion of the people the members of the Supreme Court are behaving badly they need to be dismissed. When…

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