Democrats are threatening to tear up the Supreme Court in response to Republicans’ constitutional actions.
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Maine Voices: Your vote – use it now or prepare yourself to lose it
Flaws in our Constitution and laws could enable the loser of the 2016 popular vote to overrule democracy if he’s not decisively trounced Nov. 3.
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Commentary: Amy Coney Barrett’s religion won’t dictate her rulings
If a person of faith commits himself or herself to the mandated oath, that person will commit to following the Constitution and U.S. law.
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Maine Voices: New American exceptionalism taking our country in the wrong direction
The U.S. has been doing great damage to not only itself, but to other countries as well, sundering alliances and alienating allies.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Extremist plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor should worry us all
The threat of terrorism originating inside the United States – whether by groups or ‘lone wolves’ – has been overlooked.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Family Planning CEO: Mainers’ right to abortion is safe, for now. We must keep it that way
We should elect pro-choice legislators and press for an amendment protecting abortion rights in the state constitution.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: There’s room for surprises from Amy Coney Barrett
It is pretty easy to predict the voting patterns of new Supreme Court justices, yet the court is capable of eye-openers.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Trump is rewriting the unwritten rules
From politicizing the Supreme Court to refusing to commit to a peaceful transition, our norm-busting president is taking us into a danger zone.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Go back to the future in filling Supreme Court vacancies
We need to encourage bipartisanship by restoring the 60-vote threshold for advancing nominations to the high court.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Mainewhile: Judicial system must remain strong and independent
My college adviser only really ever “advised” one thing: take a Meiklejohn course. Donald Meiklejohn, a living legend in the fields of governance and education, was only at my college part of the year, fall and spring trimesters. The rest of the year he taught at Syracuse University, so you had to grab a course […]