A recent Washington Post poll asked, “How concerned are you, if at all, about the collection and use of your personal information by the National Security Agency?” I was interested in the different degree of concern among political liberals and political conservatives. Here are the results among political liberals: 26% very concerned 26% somewhat concerned […]
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The Collapse of the Anti-War Movement
An interesting chart from Slate.
Incrementalism Versus the “Long Game”
There are two additional passages in Adam Liptak’s interview with Justice Ginsburg worth highlighting. The first describes Chief Justice Roberts’ alleged strategy for shifting the law in a rightward direction. Some commentators have said that the two voting rights decisions are an example of the long game Chief Justice Roberts seems to be playing in several areas […]
Reactions to the Drone Strike “White Paper”
The release by NBC News of a confidential “white paper” outlining the basis upon which the Obama Administration justifies the use of drones to conduct targeted killings of suspected terrorists, including American citizens, has prompted a substantial amount of commentary — mostly negative. Among other things, critics note the expansive notion of what constitutes an […]
Flip-Flops on Executive Privilege
By Jonathan H. Adler on June 20, 2012 10:38 pm in Executive Branch, Kerr's Law, Separation of Powers
From Charlie Savage’s NYT report on President Obama’s assertion of Executive Privilege as the basis for the Justice Department’s refusal to turn over internal agency documents concerning the “Fast and Furious” scandal to a house oversight committee: The invocation of executive privilege by Mr. Obama added a new element to the drama. While there is little […]
Further Confirmation of Kerr’s Law
New polling shows a majority of Americans, and even a majority of self-described liberal Democrats, support drone strikes against suspected terrorists and keeping the Guantanamo Bay detention facility open. The Advocacy Center for Equality and Democracy comments: the polling data suggests that a significant number of people who identify as belonging to a political party […]
President Makes Fifteen Recess Appointments
President Obama made fifteen recess appointments today, including two to the National Labor Relations Board and four to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Embattled Justice Department nominee Dawn Johnsen was not on the list. These were the President’s first recess appointments of his term, and if not confirmed by the Senate, they will be eligible […]
Al Qaeda Seven Unmasked!
It seems that the folks at Fox News have successfully unmasked the Al Qaeda Seven — you know, the terrorist-loving lawyers presently working for the Obama Justice Department. All had their names on the front page of public filings in prominent cases, which is how Fox was able to discover their identities. As far as […]