Tag: Robert Bork
What to expect in the Supreme Court confirmation battle
The coming battle over a Supreme Court nominee promises to be a bruising one.
Republicans are eager for conservatives to gain a firm majority on...
Darryl Paulson: On Neil Gorsuch; both parties should just grow up!
Until 1987, presidential nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court were respectfully received and reviewed by the U.S. Senate. In 1986, Antonin Scalia, a judicial...
Martin Dyckman: Smart Republicans need to start thinking, acting on their...
In 1789, as the new United States of America was just taking root, Thomas Jefferson wrote to a friend that "If I could not...
Darryl Paulson: The Antonin Scalia battle: The stakes have seldom been...
The passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Feb. 3, has created an opportunity for both the executive and legislative branches to work...
Robert Bentley: Antonin Scalia was “great public servant”
Gov. Robert Bentley issued a statement after the untimely death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia over the weekend, saying the conservative jurist will be missed.
“Our country...
Bookended by tragedy, Joe Biden’s storied career nears the end
Joe Biden's storied political career will come to an end much the way it started nearly half a century ago: shaped by crushing personal...