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According to Michael Klarman of Harvard. I´m linking to this because (a) it´s a great piece of iconoclasm (b) Balkinization has turned off comments on the post. So open thread. Play nice.
Archive for the ‘Constitutional politics’ Category
August 25th, 2010
Category: City of Angels, Constitutional politics, Energy and Environment, Law Notes, Unions and organizing, Watching Conservatives
An impressive group of labor, economic development, and environmental groups is pushing to give more control to states and localities. How many Republicans will support this effort to tame the federal government? Do I have to ask?
May 8th, 2010
Category: Constitutional politics, Law Notes
Elena Kagan may not be the greatest scholar in the world — and that may be why President Obama picks her for the Supreme Court.
May 5th, 2010
Category: Britain, Constitutional politics
The DIY British contstutional convention on a hung parliament.
April 13th, 2010
In support of Friedman´s low view of corporate personality.
April 5th, 2010
In preparation for the 2010 midterms, President Obama should nominate someone to the Supreme Court who will send the GOP base into full mouth-froth mode.
February 19th, 2010
Category: Constitutional politics, Law Notes, Terrorism and its control, Torture, Watching Conservatives
In light of the OPR report, it beggars the imagination for Judge Jay Bybee to tell us what constitutes “cruel and unusual punishment”, or for Professor John Yoo to teach constitutional law.
December 26th, 2009
There’s an easy way to get rid of the filibuster at the beginning of 2011. If the Democrats fail to do it then, then they have no right to complain.
August 20th, 2009
Category: Constitutional politics
The use of reconciliation to pass health insurance reform would not be cheating, as the threatened “nuclear option” was. But it’s time to get rid of the filibuster altogether, and that could be done by a simple majority at the beginning of the next Congress.
August 6th, 2009
Category: Constitutional politics, Health Care
A partial defence of Sen. Conrad: no to coops, yes to regions.
