Tag: stare decisis
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Foolish Consistency, Little Minds and Hobgoblins
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2023 (Aug. 21, 2023) — As a preface to what follows, noted American author and philosophical thinker Ralph Waldo Emerson once observed: “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.” Stated otherwise, Emerson was contending that pursuit of consistency for the sake of…
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U.S. Supreme Court Declares “Two-Step” Process for Concealed-Carry Permits Unconstitutional
by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 25, 2022) – A U.S. Supreme Court opinion issued Thursday negated laws in a half-dozen states and the District of Columbia which impose restrictions on citizens wishing to carry a handgun outside the home, citing violations of the Second and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The 6-3 majority opinion in…
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New Jersey “Federalism” Case Reaches Supreme Court, Part 2
“THE ISSUE HAS ALREADY BEEN ADJUDICATED” by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 29, 2017) — Last Saturday, The Post & Email published the first installment of an interview with Mr. Nicholas Purpura, a pro se plaintiff in a case challenging not only the State of New Jersey’s firearm laws, but also whether or not state officials have…
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King of the Sockdolagers (PB)
CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS OR DAVY CROCKETT?? by jtx, ©2012 (Jul. 12, 2012) — A few years ago, the actor Fess Parker introduced Davy Crockett to the public through the entertainment industry. Many people still remember “The King of the Wild Frontier,” as he was called. Many years before that, the real Davy Crockett served as…
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A Court Without Shame: The Supreme Court Betrays the Constitution, Part 2
PLAINTIFF IN THE “WE THE PEOPLE” LAWSUIT AGAINST OBAMA’S HEALTH CARE DERIDES BEHAVIOR OF THE NATION’S HIGHEST COURT by Nicholas E. Purpura, blogging at Conservative News and Views, ©2012 (Mar. 1, 2012) — As stated in Part I, oral argument on the constitutionality of Obama-care will take place on March 26-28, 2012. But whatever the…
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Purpura v. Sebelius, The Last Chance for a Republic
IS IT TIME TO ARREST THE JUDGES? by Jedi Pauly, ©2011 (Aug. 13, 2011) — On Monday, August 8, 2011, the Third Circuit En Banc Court of Appeals upheld Judge Greenaway’s refusal to recuse himself in the Purpura v. Sebelius case which has been seeking to have the Obamacare bill/law struck down as unconstitutional, in…
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Birthright Citizenship and Judicial Incompetence
WAS THE CASE OF WONG KIM ARK DECIDED IN ERROR? by Jim Delaney, blogging at Opinerlog (Mar. 26, 2011) — Mindful of the litany of revisionist case law since the Constitution’s ratification, it is clear that stare decisis is a judicial principle fraught with constitutional perils. Why? One corrupted court ruling inevitably leads to another,…