Category Archives: SCOTUS

Women Justices Blast Texas Anti-Choice Law

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Freespeech TV “With the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the Supreme Court has only eight justices opening the way for a 4-4 tie in what many see as the biggest abortion case in a generation. Such a tie … Continue reading →

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Scalia: Hardly Original, Very Right Wing

Posted on February 20, 2016 by Dave Bradley

A week ago on the death of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, the corporate media began spewing the expected epitaphs. “Originalist”, “scholar”, “intellectual” thus once again painting the picture for the American viewer that Scalia was a Justice who was a … Continue reading →

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Republicans Prep For 2016: Suppressing The Vote

Posted on February 20, 2016 by Dave Bradley

video 10 minutes 30 seconds Republicans have known for a long, long time that they win when they suppress the vote. Below is a video in one of the seminal moments in the history voter suppression. Paul Weyrich reminding the … Continue reading →

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Grassley Town Hall: Don’t Ask, Don’t Answer

Posted on February 20, 2016 by Dave Bradley

We attended Senator Grassley’s town hall in Muscatine Thursday afternoon. It was hardly a great study in give and take. Questions were asked. Answers were given. Seldom did the answers really deal with the questions asked. The room was packed … Continue reading →

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Kaul: The Passion Of Scalia

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Trish Nelson

otherwords.org George W. Bush might not have occupied the White House and brought on the Iraq War. By Donald Kaul My mother always told me never to speak ill of the dead. For that reason I won’t go on at … Continue reading →

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Grassley Intends To Obstruct Supreme Court Nomination

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Trish Nelson

[Note from BFIA: Click here to see Grassley’s schedule of town hall meetings this week.] Des Moines, IA — The Why Courts Matter Iowa coalition released the following statement today in response to Senator Chuck Grassley’s promise to delay a … Continue reading →

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PSA From Progress Iowa For Independence Day

Posted on July 4, 2015 by Dave Bradley

How-To: Talk to your Conservative Uncle at 4th of July! By Progress Iowa Discuss confidently with your Conservative Uncle as he goes through the 5 stages of SCOTUS Grief As you spend time with friends and family this holiday weekend, … Continue reading →

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Woah! What A Week!

Posted on June 27, 2015 by Dave Bradley

‘The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.’ Martin Luther King, Jr. Just some quick comments on quite a historical week: There’s A New Flag In Town For those who feel that the state should … Continue reading →

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President Obama: A Victory For Every American

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Trish Nelson

President Obama’s statement on the Supreme Court decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act.  On March 23, 2010, I sat down at a table in the East Room of the White House and signed my name on a law that … Continue reading →

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One Person, One Vote In The Balance?

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Dave Bradley

June starts Monday. As with all Junes, the Supreme Court (referred to as SCOTUS herein) will be issuing their decisions on cases that they heard over the past term. Over the period of the current Court, some very controversial subjects … Continue reading →

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