Supreme Court Set To Rewrite Election Law
Patrick Houck – Alan Dershowitz, one of the nation’s most prominent constitutional law scholars, says the Supreme Court is poised to dramatically reshape election law in ways that could affect congressional power for decades.
In an interview with Newsmax, Dershowitz said the Court appears ready to move away from using race as a central factor in drawing congressional and legislative districts. The shift is tied to a pending case testing whether the Voting Rights Act of 1965 still allows states to create districts that favor minority voters, or whether redistricting must instead prioritize race-neutral standards. Continue reading
Jonathan Turley – Former diplomat and Democratic senator Adlai Stevenson once remarked that “a hypocrite is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, then mount the stump and make a speech for conservation.” If so, this week in politics was nothing but the worst form of stump speeches.
Clarice Feldman – For ages, if there was a way to subvert the law for electoral advantage, the Democrats would do it, but under new leadership Republicans are fighting back. If you accurately read the Democrats’ nonsense about “saving our democracy” as a plaint about saving their party, you wouldn’t be wrong.