Posted on 05 August 2012. Tags: African Nation, Anticorruption, Broadcast Media, Conviction Rate, Corruption Scandals, Disappointing Fourth, Freedom House, Gaborone, Government Critics, Government Separation Of Powers, Independent Judiciary, Independent Newspapers, Private Radio Stations, Profile Corruption, Public Servants, Representative Government, S 400, S Yard, Search And Seizure, Separation Of Powers, Television System
While there is one more Batswana athlete due up on August 6-8 (Nijel Amos in the men’s 800), certainly the African nation’s best chance for a medal was dashed which Amantle Montsho finished a disappointing fourth in the finals of the women’s 400 meter this afternoon. One good thing: USA got gold and bronze and [...]
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Posted on 09 January 2012. Tags: Article 1 Of The Constitution, Branch Of Government, Cfpb, Chuck Grassley, Constitutional Separation, Journal Editors, Legal Explanation, Legal Justification, Mitch Mcconnell, Ohio Senate, Recess Appointment, Recess Appointments, Richard Cordray, Senate Judiciary Committee, Senate Republican Leader, Separation Of Powers, Unprecedented Move, Usa Today, Wall Street Journal, Wsj
In an op-ed for USA Today, Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, writes, “President Obama’s appointment of Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is unacceptable because it violates both the letter and spirit of the Constitution. The framers saw the dangers of power grabs by any one branch [...]
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Posted on 16 December 2011. Tags: Arbiter, Committee Chairmanship, Control, Court Tosses, Democrats, Dems, Gracious Loser, Legislator, Lt Governor, People, Republicans, Senate, Separation Of Powers, Sore Loser, Sour Grapes, Tactic, Trash, Whine
The sore loser Democrats were just sent packing from an ill advised whine fest to the courts. Senator McEachin, the chief loser in the case needs to drink his sour grapes in the corner by himself and accept the verdict from the voters. The court just tossed McEachin on his ear. How could a legislator [...]
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Posted on 05 December 2011. Tags: Backtrack, Bill Bolling, Democratic Members, Donald Mceachin, Full Committee, Governor Bill, Judicial Branch, Last Session, Lt Governor, Magnanimous Gesture, President Of The Senate, Ringleader, Senate Democrats, Senate Rules, Separation Of Powers, Share Power, Sour Grapes, Tie Breaker, Virginia Senate, Whiners
For the last couple of years, Virginia’s Senate Democrats ignored the rules of the Senate to kill bills in a subcommittee. Despite rulings to the contrary, the Democrats refused to even bring bills up before the full committee and allowed a couple of radical left wing Senators to be the final authority on the fate [...]
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