How many ways can you ask a man how he will rule on Roe v. Wade? The Democrats decided to set a new record.
Scott D. Cosenza, Esq.
SCOTUS Gorsuch Confirmation Hearings: Day 2 Morning Update
With the morning session of Gorsuch’s hearing day two now complete, there were a few running themes: a cry-in for Merrick Garland’s stillborn nomination; a demand for commitments and opinions on a neverending series of questions about current or landmark cases; a refusal to issue same by the nominee, and finally the question that Gorsuch refused to comment on.
SCOTUS Confirmation Day 1: The Ballad of Alphonse Maddin
Alphonse Maddin likely started his job with TransAm Trucking probably like we all do with new jobs – a mixture of hope, anticipation, and anxiousness. How long was it until he realized TransAm was a horrible place to work, and why didn’t Neil Gorsuch help? These are but a few of the opposition concerns to the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Neil Gorsuch Safety Dance
Today the gavel will fall to open the United States Senate Judiciary Committee hearings to consider whether Neil Gorsuch should become the next Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
If he’s learned anything from prior nominees, Gorsuch will use the hearings as an opportunity to speak without actually saying anything. When asked pointed questions, he will dodge and deflect, and if cornered beyond escape – simply refuse to answer on the ground that it may affect his future ability to judge. To the extent that he does so, he will likely pass through the Senate’s confirmation process.
The Uprising Podcast #8 – Soul of a Congressman
“New” video from Ferguson, MO, Maddow and Trump, Russian agent Rand Paul, and the coming Gorsuch hearings.
Fake News in Ferguson Caused Real Violence
Ferguson, Missouri popped back up in the news this week with a re-visitation to the 2014 shooting of Michael...
The Uprising Podcast #7 – Safety School
Tim and Scott discuss the latest assault on free speech — the Middlebury Massacre, plus the CIA Wikileaks dump, Republicans’ attempts to replace Obamacare, and the firing of US Attorney Preet Bharara.
The Shocking Judge
Should judges be able to taser defendants who annoy them? Incredibly, one judge in Maryland thinks the answer is yes, and it’s the taxpayers who will foot the bill when damages are awarded.
The DOJ Chooses Secrets Over Prosecuting Pedophiles
This week the federal government decided it was more important to keep the secret of how it traced people looking at child pornography rather than prosecuting them.