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What is going on now? SCOTUS rules?

Posted on June 4, 2025 by TPOL Nathan

Some conservatives and libertarians are upset with SCOTUS. Again. Particularly with Kavenaugh and Barrett. According to the Western Journal, they voted with liberal members and the Chief Justice to refuse to hear a case in which Maryland has outlawed an … Continue reading →

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Private property rights?

Posted on July 24, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

Are government agencies and politicians at least destroying private property rights in the States? Are the courts helping them to do this, or acting to prevent that destruction? Is there even a God-given right to private property? Is private property … Continue reading →

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OMG! That woman is stupid! (- from a reader)

Posted on January 8, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

A good reader/correspondent just sent me this little tidbit of a news story (on a late Friday afternoon). Justice Sotomayor claims to not understand, on Yahoo News, “S” told me: How did she even graduate high school let alone make … Continue reading →

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Will it make a difference? Texas et al election lawsuit

Posted on December 9, 2020 by TPOL Nathan

Ever been to one of the meteor craters in West Texas or Arizona. Impressive, eh? Texas has filed a lawsuit against four other States over the 2020 elections. It has just been joined by Louisiana and Missouri; added to Alabama, … Continue reading →

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Assault on democracy or assault on the truth?

Posted on July 10, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

USA Today, along with dozens of other mainstream media outlets, has condemned the recent SCOTUS decision on two gerrymandering cases.  USA Today, in particular, screamed that this negates “one man, one vote” and “overshadows even Bush v Gore (2000) and … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court – worth fighting and fussing about?

Posted on October 8, 2018 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Eric Holder, that wonderful paragon of government service “to the people” and incredible example of strict adherent of the rule of law, has condemned the Nazgul, questioning the body’s legitimacy in the wake of adding Kavenaugh to … Continue reading →

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SCOTUS legalizes sports wagering nationally

Posted on May 16, 2018 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The WaPo reports that SCOTUS has overturned a federal law which has been on the books for a quarter-century,  The law, supposedly to protect the ‘integrity of collegiate and professional sports, enacted in 1992, prohibited 49 states … Continue reading →

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