NOT SO FAST. Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee should not dismiss state Supreme Court nominee Bruce Harris before questioning him. Judicial nominees should not be victims of activist legislators. Or governors, for that matter. Unfortunately, New Jersey's judicial nomination process has been mired in political parry and thrust for several years. Governor Christie started it by refusing two years ago to reappoint Justice John Wallace to serve until his 70th birthday, the mandatory retirement age. The reason wasn't because Wallace was an unfit judge; it was a purely ideological move by Christie to reshape the court to his liking. It was also the first time a governor blocked reappointment since the revamped state constitution of 1947.
Exploiting scientific illiteracy THE PEW APPROACH to polling described above is reminiscent of that used by the Idaho junior high school student Nathan Zohner, who found that 8 6 percent of survey respondents thought the substance "dihydrogen monoxide" should be banned when they were told that prolonged exposure to its solid form causes severe tissue damage, exposure to its gaseous form causes severe burns, and it has been found in excised tumors of terminal cancer patients.\n It is no coincidence, according to Taverne, that eco-fundamentalists are strongly represented in anti-globalization and anti-capitalism demonstrations around the world. [...] they are strikingly simi- lar to Alexander Hamilton's summary of the reasons that the United States Constitution would not, in some quarter...
... would not, in some quarters, receive a fair hearing. In October 1787, in the first installment...
Republicans in the Virginia Senate are incensed that majority Democrats refuse to give a fair hearing to some of the GOP's priority legislation this session. Which is to say, legislation important to the newly muscular tea party faction. The most high-profile: a resolution, SJ 280, asking Congress to call a constitutional convention for the purpose of proposing an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to give states power to repeal federal laws.
When the gaping disparities between Whites and non-Whites continue - even at this late date in our history, even with a Black man in the Oval Office, even as the populace grows Blacker and Browner by the day - declaring this a "post-racial" era seems post traumatic. I don't think it's unfair to say that Black Americans had hoped, if not assumed, that the advent of a Black president would usher in a long-overdue focus on and sensitivity to Black pain and struggle. They are the ones who don't know Euro from Uno because they don't travel abroad. Many have never left their home counties. Rather, they fret over their son being profiled on a trip to the mall or their daughter being denied a job because she wears cornrows, and the only stock prices on their minds involves a can in the soup ais...
I am deeply concerned about the nation's financial future. Our country will face a fiscal catastrophe if Washington can't address our debt. Fortunately, some in Congress understand the urgency. For months, a bipartisan group of senators known as the "gang of six" have been working to produce a comprehensive plan to address the deficit. Their approach has earned the backing of No Labels, a political group encouraging bipartisan problem-solving. But already, some on the left and right have begun their attacks. As Congress weighs its next move, we need our leaders to demonstrate courage and political restraint. Let's hope our representatives give the gang of six a fair hearing. If not, we risk more partisan gridlock, which we can't afford.
WASHINGTON - Opponents of Lane Construction's proposal to start a rock-quarrying operation here are trying once more to stop the project in court. We've filed a petition asking the court to reconsider its decision," said Guy Bourrie, one of the 10 members of a residents group called the Land Association of Washington. "We're trying to have the case remanded back to the planning board for a fair hearing.
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