Day: June 16, 2012

Scalia on Interpreting the Law

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US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has a new book out on interpreting legal texts, which I would like to force every American judge to memorize like a fraternity pledge memorizing the names and majors of the upperclassmen, spanking them with a giant paddle when they recite it incorrectly. A new book co-authored by Supreme … Read more

Show of Hands: Who Thought Obama Couldn’t Get Any Worse?

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Wrong! Now he’s not even pretending to care about the Constitution any more. John Yoo comments: Under Article II, Section 3 of the Constitution, the president has the duty to “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.” This provision was included to make sure that the president could not simply choose, as the British … Read more