When the Justice Department got involved in a freedom of expression dispute at a California public college the First Amendment legalities were a pretty simple affair. The statement of interest in Shaw v. Burke mirrored Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski, another case dealing with restrictive campus free speech zones.
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Congress Wastes Time and Your Money on Useless New Bills
Few of us would keep our jobs if we wasted time while our work stayed unfinished for years because it was just too difficult. Lawmakers in Washington don’t have that problem. Congress wastes time and money because it’s part of the job.
Deals We Can’t Refuse Will End Conservatism As We Know It
I’m a conservative Republican who hopes that the Senate GOP Obamacare repeal fails next week. Graham-Cassidy is a mistake. Republicans are trying to fulfill a promise that makes no political sense in a climate where deals we can’t refuse are what matter.
Members of Congress Afraid of Us for the Wrong Reason
When should members of Congress be afraid of us? When we enter the voting booth. That’s where we get our chance to govern. After the Alexandria shootings they will be afraid, but their fear won’t have much to do with the consent of the governed.
Congress is Hopeless but Republicans are Worthless
So you thought gridlock was finally a thing of the past with a GOP majority sending lots of bills to a Republican Oval Office? Nope. Gridlock never ended. It’s going to get worse. Progress on Capitol Hill is stalling. Congress is hopeless and lawmakers know it.