Carter Calls For Funding Hamas

Posted on January 26, 2006 - Filed Under News, War On Terror | 17 Comments

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A day after Hamas swept to an upset victory in the Palestinian parliamentary elections, former US President Jimmy Carter on Thursday said that Wednesday’s voting had been orderly and fair.
“The elections were completely honest, completely fair, completely safe and without violence,” the former president said.
Carter, who led an 85-member international observer [...]

Judicial Legislation: The Destructive Power of Injunctions

Posted on January 26, 2006 - Filed Under ACLU, Supreme Court | 5 Comments

Cross-posted from Part-Time Pundit by John Bambenek.
The judiciary has been characterized as what should be the weakest branch of government and for good cause. When a judge pronounces broad and sweeping judgments about what is or is not a “right” it bypasses democracy and establishes juristocracy. Such governments cannot be considered free.
An enormous [...]

Kerry Calls For Filibuster on Alito

Posted on January 26, 2006 - Filed Under News, Supreme Court | 15 Comments

John Kerry doesn’t think we have dragged Alito through the mud enough yet. Apparantly he thinks this needs to be dragged out as much as possible, and hasn’t had enough drama yet. Today, he is officially calling for a filibuster.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Sen. John Kerry has decided to support a filibuster to block [...]

Judge Cashman Changes Sentencing Time For Child Rapist

Posted on January 26, 2006 - Filed Under Child Exploitation, News | 7 Comments

Chittenden County District Court Judge Edward Cashman changed his sentence of Mark Hulett this morning ordering that he spend a minimum of three years in prison.
In announcing his decision, Cashman said the prison time, conditions of release and suspended sentences on two other charges “ensure Mr. Hulett’s lifelong supervision” by the state.
Hulett had pleaded guilty [...]

Hamas Wins Palestinian Election

Posted on January 26, 2006 - Filed Under News, War On Terror | 5 Comments

Update: Israel Reacts
Israeli officials convened emergency meetings on Thursday to decide how to respond to the militant Hamas group’s upset victory in Palestinian elections, maintaining an outward silence while privately blaming each other for the upheaval.
Not suprisingly, Iran hails Hamas victory
Iran has congratulated the Islamist Palestinian group Hamas for its election victory and praised [...]

The ACLU’s Hypocritical Legacy

Posted on January 26, 2006 - Filed Under ACLU | 1 Comment

Convincing liberals that the ACLU is leading us down a dangerous path is about as productive as talking to a rock. Perhaps this is because I mostly deal with far left liberals who share the same insane views and have the same radical agenda as the ACLU. Anyone who believes that the ACLU [...]