Tag Archives: Supreme Court

The Stakes

Posted on October 27, 2020 by hbreck

Yesterday, Republican senators rammed through the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Barrett is a grossly unqualified ideologue, and is all but certain to be the deciding vote on a number of cases which will greatly restrict … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Rights, Economics, environment, Governance, Healthcare, Media, Politics, Rant, Social Justice | Tagged Amy Coney Barrett, authoritarianism, civil liberties, civil rights, climate change, coronavirus, COVID-19, democracy, Democratic Party, Democrats, Donald Trump, hypocrisy, Joe Biden, Mitch McConnell, pandemic, progress, refugees, representative democracy, Republican, Republican Party, republicans, Senate, Supreme Court, United States, Voting, voting rights | 1 Comment

A Skewed Endorsement

Posted on February 3, 2020 by hbreck

Shortly after the 2016 election, I put together a list of possible Democratic contenders for the 2020 election. Obviously, it was still quite premature at that point to speculate on who would challenge Donald Trump when he hadn’t even yet … Continue reading →

Posted in Budgets, Civil Rights, Economics, environment, foreign policy, Governance, Healthcare, History, immigration, Infrastructure, Law Enforcement, Media, Politics, Rant, Social Justice | Tagged 2020 Presidential Election, Al Gore, Amy Klobuchar, Andrew Yang, Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, Beto O'Rourke, Bill Bradley, Bill de Blasio, climate change, Cory Booker, democracy, Democrats, Donald Trump, donations, elections, Elizabeth Warren, endorsement, environment, Eric Swalwell, Hillary Clinton, Howard Dean, Jay Inslee, Joe Biden, Joe Sestak, John Delaney, John Hickenlooper, John Kerry, Julian Castro, Kamala Harris, Kirsten Gillibrand, Marianne Williamson, Michael Bennet, Mike Gravel, news, nuclear power, Pete Buttigieg, policy, politics, polls, President, Presidential Debate, Seth Moulton, Steve Bullock, Supreme Court, Tim Ryan, Tom Steyer, Tulsi Gabbard, Wayne Messam | 1 Comment

I Guess Women Are People?

Posted on May 17, 2019 by hbreck

Normally, when I’m asked for my opinion on the topic of abortion, I usually just respond with something along the lines of “My opinion is irrelevant, because I can’t have one. I don’t get a say. I’m not capable of … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Rights, Politics, Quick post, Rant, Social Justice | Tagged abortion, Alabama, civil rights, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, rape, reason, religion, republicans, science, Supreme Court, Women, women's rights | 1 Comment

A Scary Time for Young Men

Posted on October 4, 2018 by hbreck

On the South Lawn of the White House, Donald Trump briefly stopped for reporters as he headed out to an event. Commenting on the current situation with his Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, the president at one point said, “It’s a … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Rights, Politics, Social Justice | Tagged #metoo, #yesallwomen, Brett Kavanaugh, Christine Blasey Ford, Donald Trump, false accusations, false equivalence, harassment, misogyny, myths, rape, sexism, sexual assault, Supreme Court, Women, women's rights | 1 Comment

A Well Regulated Debate

Posted on November 14, 2017 by hbreck

So, a whole bunch of people died recently (again), and, once again, we can trace the basic root cause back to the easy availability of firearms in the United States. And, once again, American consistency rules the day, and we … Continue reading →

Posted in Governance, Law Enforcement, Myths and misconceptions, Politics | Tagged Antonin Scalia, Constitution, Constitutional law, extremism, gun laws, guns, history, Michael Waldman, NRA, regulations, Second Amendment, Supreme Court | 3 Comments

Bernie or Bust?

Posted on May 25, 2016 by hbreck

I’m going to start off with a brief preface, specifically in the interest of full disclosure. I am a Bernie Sanders supporter. I voted for him in my state primary, I have attended local campaign meetings and rallies, I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Governance, Politics | Tagged awful people, Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, Congress, corruption, democracy, Democrats, Donald Trump, economics, environment, extremists, Federal government, GOP, government, Hillary Clinton, ideology, lies, Obergefell v. Hodges, politics, primaries, Republican, republicans, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, taxes, women's rights | 2 Comments

Impeach the Senate Judiciary Committee

Posted on March 17, 2016 by hbreck

Okay, please bear with me here, as this one will probably sound pretty angry. And forgive the title, as I’m aware that what I’m going to say is likely not sufficient to actually call for impeachment. But this is an … Continue reading →

Posted in Governance, Politics, Rant | Tagged Antonin Scalia, Barack Obama, Chuck Grassley, Congress, Constitution, controversy, corruption, cowardice, David Perdue, David Vitter, democracy, Democrats, dishonesty, fear, GOP, government, high crimes and misdemeanors, Jeff Flake, Jeff Sessions, John Cornyn, Lindsey Graham, Merrick Garland, Mike Lee, Mitch McConnell, Orrin Hatch, politics, Republican, Republican Party, republicans, SCOTUS, Senate, Senate Judiciary Committee, shirking responsibility, Strom Thurmond, Supreme Court, Ted Cruz, Thom Tillis | 2 Comments

Speaking Before Thinking – Reactions to the Obergefell Decision

Posted on June 30, 2015 by hbreck

On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled on the case of Obergefell v. Hodges. It was actually a merging of several cases across multiple states, but was spearheaded by one Jim Obergefell of Ohio. He … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Rights, Governance, History, Politics, Social Justice | Tagged Antonin Scalia, Bobby Jindal, Carly Fiorina, Christianity, civil rights, civil unions, Constitution, Constitutional law, Earl Warren, Equal Protection Clause, Establishment Clause, First Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, gay marriage, GOP, history, hyperbole, Jim Obergefell, John Arthur, LGBT issues, Loving v. Virginia, marriage equality, Mike Huckabee, nullification, Obergefell v. Hodges, precedent, reactionaries, religion, religious liberty, Republican, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Scott Walker, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Ted Cruz | Leave a comment

Repost – Facebook – April 3, 2014 – Money and Democracy

Posted on April 20, 2014 by hbreck

Reposted from Facebook Money and Democracy – April 3, 2014 Yesterday the Supreme Court came to a decision on the matter of McCutcheon v. FEC. The basic gist is that single political donors are no longer capped to a … Continue reading →

Posted in Governance, Politics, Repost | Tagged corruption, democracy, donations, McCutcheon v. FEC, mistake, oligarchy, plutocracy, politics, SCOTUS, Supreme Court | Leave a comment

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Tag Archives: Supreme Court

A Well Regulated Debate

Bernie or Bust?

Impeach the Senate Judiciary Committee

Repost – Facebook – April 3, 2014 – Money and Democracy

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