Epstein Secrets

editorial this week in the New York Times — Congress's Power to Protect the Vote — they address the outrageous suggestion that Supreme Court Justice Antonio Scalia said about Section 5 which is the central provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that it is a "perpetuation of racial entitlement," and that mi

f allowing the sequester to take effect could be less damaging than the consequences of going back on his promise not to allow any new tax revenues Boehner has now dug himself into a corner, refusing to even discuss an increase in revenue and insisting in his typical colorful language that it was time f

sition to her nomination. (Justice Kagan had never owned or shot a gun, but since joining the court has taken lessons and gone hunting with Justice Antonin Scalia, pronouncing the experience "kind of fun.") The new Big Ugly is that the has begun to involve itself in lower court nominations as well, where it c

hn Boehner's failure to persuade rank-and-file House Republicans to raise taxes even on millionaires fits the fanatic's strategy exactly. It allowed Boehner to credibly claim he has no choice in the matter -- Republican fanatics in the House tied his hands and manacled his feet -- so the only way to avoi

ion reform, a major reform of the tax code, and an arms- control treaty with the Soviets. He also appointed two conservative Supreme Court Justices, Antonin Scalia and Anthony Kennedy. He ended his Presidency with an approval rating of more than fifty-five per cent. Obama entered office with what many conside

r negotiations when it came to light that they were negotiating a plan to raise far more revenue than the deal that Obama was ready to strike with Boehner. Instead of a grand bargain, in late July the White House and Republicans agreed to raise the debt ceiling enough for about eighteen more months o