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Political SystemRoutine use of politically motivated lawsuits to challenge administrative policies is contributing to the political gridlock that everyone professes to be concerned about. Read More...Tags: majority rule, republic vs. democracy, Constitution , congressional rules, filibuster rule, Bill of Rights, DACA , DAPA, state lawsuits, Justice Antonin Scalia, President Donald Trump, DNC Chairman Tom Perez, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Janet Napolitano, Judge William Alsup, Judge Nicholas Garaufis, Judge Roger Titus, DACA fix plan, Senator Tom Carper, super legislators, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Judge Merrick Garland, Congress , jurisidiction stripping, forum shopping, Supreme Court, general public, law schools, judicial restraint
The State of the Union address was effective political theater, which received a favorable response from the American public. But when and how is the GOP going to tackle the fiscal problem? Read More...Tags: Constitution , State of the Union address, President Donald Trump, US economy, streamline regulations, cut taxes, one American family, veterans , American flag, Illegal immigration, external threats, Ashlee Leppert, David Dahlberg, Steve Staub, Sandy Keplinger, Corey Adams, Preston Sharp, Kayla Cuevas, Neesa Mickens, Celestino Martinez, Ryan & Rebecca Holets, Justin Peck, Otto Warmbier, Mr. Ji Sung-Ho, Rep. Luis Guterrez, congressional generic ballot, fiscal problem, appropriation bills, defense budget caps, paid family leave, Ivanka Trump, DACA fix, path to citizenship, border wall funding, visa lottery, chain migration, infrastructure, firing federal employees for cause, Right to Try, Guantanamo, Iran Nuclear Deal
Trump wasn’t wrong to play the special prosecutor card, but doing so may not pay off for his campaign. Read More...Tags: 2nd presidential debate, Donald Trump , Billy Bush of NBC, Hillary Clinton, President Barack Obama, birther controversy, Sen. Joseph McCarty, Roy Cohn, Clinton e-mail server, FBI Director James Comey, General David Petraeus, AG Loretta Lynch, Sen. Barack Obama, Sen Ted Cruz, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Supreme Court, judicial appointments, Constitution , judge Richard Posner, Chris Wallace