Category Archives: Politics

campaign finance reform and term limits

I was listening to the Cato Institute’s daily podcast on Friday. They were discussing the SCOTUS decision in the Rapanos case. The SCOTUS basically said that the Vermont law severely limiting campaign donations was unconstitutional and that it needed to … Continue reading

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A Few thoughts on taxes

“The power to tax involves the power to destroy.” —Justice John Marshall What is the difference between a taxidermist and a tax collector? The taxidermist takes only your skin.” —Mark Twain “The income tax has made liars out of more … Continue reading

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A Good Assessment of the NSA Surveillance Program

Orin Kerr over at The Volokh Conspiracy has a lengthy but good overview of the legal issues regarding the whole NSA surveillance program that was revealed late last week. Recommended reading to all that are interested.

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