We rail against the government's spying on citizen's without a warrant, but we want the government to have the power to invade a Congressman's office anytime and for whatever reason it chooses. Aren't we dumb!

It should be plain on its face that under the Separation of Powers Doctrine the executive branch cannot do what the FBI did.

Oh, our motives are pure--to wrest out corruption. But give this power to a president whose motives are more political than pure and Congress will be destroyed as an independent branch. We already have a president of unpure motives.

The Court made the right decision this time.

Posted at March 31, 2008 5:05 PM in response to Supreme Court Refuses Appeal of Jefferson Decision

Would somebody please read the Judge's words? She said nothing in her ruling would effect the outcome of the January 15 primary.

The primary election WAS NOT declared unconstitutional.

The unconstitutionality lies in the section primary bill passed by the legislature that prohibits the Michigan Secretary of State from giving voter lists to anybody but the Republican and Democratic parties. It was not unconstitutional to hold a primary, the results were not unconstitutional, but the ban on sharing voter lists was unconstitutional.

Voters in Michigan do not register by party. In the primary a voter asked for either a GOP ballot or a Democratic ballot. His request was noted by the poll workers and reported to the Secretary of State. The law provided that only the Republican and Democratic Parties would receive the lists arranged by who asked for which party's ballots.

Mark Grebner runs a business wherein he obtains such voter lists in other elections from the Secretary of State and sells them to whoever will pay him. He was the first to challenge the law. His challenge was upheld by the District Court and the State Appeals Court. The State Supreme court overtuned. Now the Federal Court has agreed with the District and the State Appeals Courts.

Y'all got than now?

Posted at March 27, 2008 12:06 PM in response to A Side Effect of Today's Ruling on the January Primary