Common Folk Using Common Sense

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SCOTUS And The Second Amendment

March 18th, 2008 · Comments Off

Today, March 18, 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in District of Columbia v. Heller. The Court announced its decision to take the case in which plaintiffs challenge the constitutionality of the District’s gun ban last Fall. The District of Columbia appealed a lower court’s ruling last year affirming that [...]

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Tags: Crime/Law · Government · Guns · The US

Obama Flip-Flops

March 18th, 2008 · Comments Off

From the Washington Post:

1. Special interests In January, the Obama campaign described union contributions to the campaigns of Clinton and John Edwards as “special interest” money. Obama changed his tune as he began gathering his own union endorsements. He now refers respectfully to unions as the representatives of “working people” and says he is “thrilled” [...]

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Tags: Election · The Left · The US