Archive for the 'Courts' Category

Supreme Court Affirms Individual Right to Bear Arms

Friday, June 27th, 2008

In yet another 5-4 decision, the US Supreme Court has confirmed the plain meaning of the Second Amendment to the Constitution: A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.
We are aware of the problem of handgun [...]

High Court Liberals: Child Rape Not Bad Enough for Death Penalty

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Folks, if ever you had any doubt about liberals and their agenda with regards to the law and justice, today’s US Supreme Court decision should put those doubts to rest:
The Supreme Court declared Wednesday that executions are too severe a punishment for raping children, despite the “years of long anguish” for victims, in a ruling [...]

Supreme Court Affirms Common Sense

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

UPDATE: Please cast a vote in the new CD Poll in the sidebar regarding voter ID laws.
In a 6 - 3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the state of Indiana’s tough voter-identification law which requires voters to show a picture ID before casting their ballot:
WASHINGTON — By a 6-3 vote in a closely [...]

The CD Position on Abortion

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

This is the first in a series of posts which will explain my positions on various social and political issues. These posts will appear infrequently.
There is, perhaps, no subject which ignites the passions quite like abortion. Regardless of which side of the debate you are on, chances are that you have held your opinion for [...]

Democrats, Once Again, Use Courts for Poltical Ends

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

Ever since the Goracle attempted to overturn the results of the 2000 Presidential Election, the Democrats have become more and more dependent on the courts to achieve their political agenda. Time after time, that which they cannot achieve legitimately via the vote they attempt to achieve using Democrat appointed judges.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General [...]

Lacrosse Players Sue; Cash-Grab Is On!

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

Sometimes greed is so obvious that it doesn’t need to be pointed out:
Lead attorney Chuck Cooper said the private university turned its back on the players to protect the school’s image.
“These young men want an acknowledgment that they were wronged by institutions and individuals that they trusted to treat them honestly,” Cooper said in a [...]

New Jersey Whacks the Death Penalty

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

In a move that has New Jersey’s murderers, rapists, and child molesters jumping for joy, Democrat Governor Jon Corzine has, with a stroke of his pen, abolished capital punishment in his state.
The New Jersey Constitution gives the governor authority to “grant pardons and reprieves in all cases other than impeachment and treason.”
New Jersey reinstated the [...]

William “The Freezer” Jefferson Pleads Not Guilty

Friday, June 8th, 2007

William “The Freezer”© Jefferson pleaded not guilty today to 16 criminal counts which could put him in jail for 235 years:
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - Rep. William Jefferson pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of soliciting more than $500,000 in bribes while using his office to broker business deals in Africa.
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A 94-page indictment, handed down Monday, [...]

Courts Just a Tool for Democrats

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007

I’ve been of the opinion for many years that the only way the liberals in the United States get their ideas and agendas codified into law is through the courts. Through the use of activist judges on the bench, they have been able to manufacture all kinds of non-existent “rights” for their constituents. The best [...]

Supreme Court Backs Ban on Murdering Infants

Thursday, April 19th, 2007

The Supreme Court, in a 5 to 4 decision, has declared that the Federal ban on partial-birth abortion is constitutional:
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court upheld the nationwide ban on a controversial abortion procedure Wednesday, handing abortion opponents the long- awaited victory they expected from a more conservative bench.
The 5-4 ruling said the Partial Birth [...]

Breyer: Doesn’t Make Sense To Strictly Follow The Constitution

Monday, December 4th, 2006

Well, if you are looking for a shinning example of what the Clinton Legacy will be, you need look no further than Supreme Court Justice and Clinton appointee Stephen Breyer:
Justice Stephen G. Breyer says the Supreme Court must promote the political rights of minorities and look beyond the Constitution’s text when necessary to ensure that [...]

Traitor and Lawyer Stewart Gets Away With It

Monday, October 16th, 2006

Lynne Stewart, lawyer to blind sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman, was sentenced to only 28 months today for passing messages from the terrorist to his followers.
NEW YORK - Civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart was sentenced Monday to 28 months in prison on a terrorism charge for helping a client who plotted to blow up New York City [...]

Short Takes for Thursday

Thursday, June 15th, 2006

Zarqawi is Dead: The leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq assumed room temperature last week when a couple of 500 pound bombs showed up at his safe house, courtesy of the United States Military. Remember when all of the Democrats were telling the public that there was no tie between al-Qaeda and Iraq, and we therefore [...]

Judge Protects Child Molester with 10 Years Probation

Thursday, May 25th, 2006

In order to protect the well-being of a 50 year old convicted child molester, a district judge has sentenced him to probation rather than the prison sentence he deserves:
SIDNEY, Neb. — A judge said a 5-foot-1 man convicted of sexually assaulting a child was too small to survive in prison, and gave him 10 [...]

Jury Thwarted By Lone Holdout

Friday, May 12th, 2006

Terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui avoided the death penalty by a single vote cast by a holdout on the jury who refused to discuss the reasons for dissenting.
Only one juror stood between the death penalty and Zacarias Moussaoui and that juror frustrated his colleagues because he never explained his vote, according to the foreman of the jury [...]