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by Ugh But such is not the state of the case. I say it with a sad sense of the disparity between us. I am not included within the pale of glorious anniversary! Your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us. The blessings in which you, this day, rejoice, are not enjoyed in … Read more

by Ugh Well.  Not quite the vote lineup I predicted, but it seems a keeper.  And Scalia didn't actually explode like the guy in Big Trouble in Little China, but I was a little less sure on that one. An interesting week, it seems.

by Ugh With a Bush III: Jeby'all! administration apparently something that can't be laughed out of the realm of realistic possibility, a reminder of his older and, uh, older brother's Presidency: Saying that high-ranking Bush administration officials may have taken part in grave constitutional violations after the Sept. 11 attacks, a federal appeals court in … Read more

by Ugh As I'm sure many of you know, the USA PATRIOT Act (or at least certain provisions of it and perhaps other laws) expired last night.  It's hard to tell, however, because I'm still here typing this and we do not have ISIS raising it's flag over the White House, imposing Sharia law, and … Read more

by Ugh Today teh SCOTUS granted cert in a case that may address the question of how to measure when the Constitutional standard of "one person, one vote" for drawing Congressional districts is satisfied.  (some SCOTUSblog coverage here) The "one person, one vote" standard stems from Reynolds v. Sims, striking down unequally populated Congressional districts … Read more

by Ugh I have here in my hand* a list of military units that are known to the Secretary of Defense as being involved in the upcoming annexation of Texas and who nevertheless are still working and shaping the invasion inside the Defense Department. Pay no attention to the Defense Department officials standing in front … Read more

by Ugh On Tuesday we have the oral arguments in Obergefell v. Hodges regarding whether states can constitutionally discriminate on the basis of sex when it comes to granting certain contract rights and obligations to consenting adults.  Some call this "same-sex marriage." As usual, SCOTUSblog will be live blogging here beginning at 10:45am Eastern.  I look forward … Read more

by Ugh As I'm sure you've all heard, a Florida ManTM landed a gyrocopter on the Capitol Grounds yesterday, resulting in a lock down on Capitol Hill for a time.  This of course has now led to usual discussion of "how-could-this-happen-and-who-fell-down-on-the-job-and-what-are-we-going-to-do-going-forward-OMG-OMG-OMG!!!"  (technical term). At a certain level I find this event amusing, although I recognize … Read more

by Ugh I like the NCAA men's basketball tournament, I really do.  Not as much as I used to for a variety of reasons.  These days, it gives me yet another chance to beat the ever growing drum of folk* calling out the NCAA on its hypocrisy, greed, cartel-like behavior, and just general awfulness.  Quite … Read more

by Ugh Well, today's the day of the big speech.  10:45am Eastern I believe.  Do I bring popcorn? As much as I find the U.S.-Israel relationship mystifying, peculiar, and ultimately a large net loss to the United States (IMHO), and as much as I find Netanyahu infuriating generally and his interference in U.S. politics even … Read more