Results for: dissent from supreme power

Two Contradictory Decisions on AR-15 Bans Reflect Clashing Views of Supreme Court Precedents
https://townhall.com/columnists/jacobsullum/2024/08/14/two-c…nment-to-ban-guns-in-common-use-for-lawful-purposes-n2643361
– The answer seems clear based on the Supreme Court's precedents.The court's landmark 2008 decision in District of Columbia v. … That conclusion, Judge Julius Richardson noted in a dissent joined by four of his colleagues, ignored the self-defense advantages of … AR-15s, including better accuracy, greater recoil absorption and more stopping power than handguns.…
Reminders of 1988 Massacre Haunt Iran’s Transition to 'Reformist' Presidency
https://townhall.com/columnists/brucemccolm/2024/08/10/remin…acre-haunt-irans-transition-to-reformist-presidency-n2643200
– This has ignited widespread speculation about potential policy shifts, including a possible reduction in the brutal crackdowns on dissent … other institutions, including the presidency, remains absolute and unquestioned.Pezeshkian has repeatedly affirmed his loyalty to Supreme … former Supreme Leader Khomeini aimed not only to destroy a political opposition group but to “annihilate the enemies of Islam” en…
Schumer Heeds Biden's Call With the No Kings Act
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2024/08/01/schumer-heeds-the-call-with-the-no-kings-act-n2642847
Supreme Court. … That hasn't stopped liberals, including Justice Sonia Sotomayor with her dissent, from getting hysterical. … In addition to quoting Sotomayor's dissent, Biden referenced the language about kings.…
Trump Is No Dictator
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffdavidson/2024/08/04/trump-is-no-dictator-n2642926
– Democrats want absolute power like the ominous dictators throughout world history. … Worse, their desire to squelch any dissent is more evident by the day. … Court so that conservatives never have a majority again, and Biden’s latest quest is to alter Supreme Court operations and thereby…
Lessons on Tyranny From the Spanish Empire
https://townhall.com/columnists/johannesschmidt/2024/07/08/lessons-on-tyranny-from-the-spanish-empire-n2641505
– The Supreme Court’s recent decision to limit the scope of criminal charges against former President Donald Trump for his role in the … Although our system of checks and balances safeguards our Republic from descending into monarchy, lessons from our past can offer valuable … of power.…
Biden Is Trying to Cash in After His Attack on the Supreme Court
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2024/07/02/biden-uses-attack-on-supreme-court-to-fundraise-n2641253
– After launching an unprecedented attack on the Supreme Court from the halls of the White House Monday night, President Joe Biden is … She said: 'In every use of official power, the President is now a king above the law...with fear for our democracy, I dissent. … The nature of that power requires that a former President have some immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts during his…
White House Trots Biden Out to Screech 'I Dissent' With Supreme Court on Presidential Immunity
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2024/07/01/white…dissent-with-supreme-court-on-presidential-immunity-n2641235
– He went on to claim that "the power of the office will no longer be constrained by the law, even and including the Supreme Court of … ALSO BIDEN: "Supreme Court blocked me from relieving student debt — but they didn't stop me!" …  As we covered earlier, Sotomayor's dissent was particularly hysterical, and Biden read from one of many outlandish points that…
Sotomayor's Dissent in Presidential Immunity Case Certainly Has People Talking
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2024/07/01/sotomayor-dissent-n2641206
Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision of Trump v. … Because our Constitution does not shield a former President from answering for criminal and treasonous acts, I dissent." … such excerpts of Sotomayor's dissent.…
Justice Jackson Is Panicking About the End of the Administrative State
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2024/07/01/justic…panicking-about-the-end-of-the-administrative-state-n2641197
– The Supreme Court delivered another hit to the power of largely unaccountable federal bureaucrats on Monday morning with its opinion … as much power as possible among as few people as possible. … whom it derives power — instead of unelected bureaucrats.…
Carl Bernstein Delivers 'All the Editor's Men,' as the Press Fantasizes About Presidential Assassinations
https://townhall.com/columnists/bradslager/2024/07/02/carl-b…press-fantasizes-about-presidential-assassinations-n2641306
– Get access to Brad Slager's "Riffed From the Headlines," a daily VIP feature where he looks to bring accountability to the mainstream … Okay…a Netflix original film.The dissent from Sotomayor is so out of pocket and untrue that I can’t help but think this was said to … various insiders from the Administration, from political donors, and even other reporters that Joe Biden has exhibited his issues…
Senilitygate and Mrs. Alito's Flags
https://townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2024/07/03/senilitygate-and-mrs-alitos-flags-n2641357
– At this point, Trump's about one mug shot away from a landslide this November. … In the least surprising opinion of the term, this week the Supreme Court found that the president has absolute immunity from criminal … Courts are to determine what is or isn't an official act based on precedent, context, etc.In a dissent that sounds like it came from
Clarence Thomas Raises Another Reason Jack Smith's Case Against Trump May Be Unconstitutional
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2024/07/01/dissenting-opinion-in-trump-immunity-case-n2641195
– This check on presidential power, like many others enshrined in the Constitution, comes from abuses of power of the King of England … A brief history lesson from Thomas explains that our "Founders broke from the monarchial model by giving the President the power to … Quoting from a Scalia dissent in Morrison v.…
Biden Administration Vows to Reinstate Censorship Regime
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2024/06/27/white-house-vows-to-reinstate-censorship-regime-n2641032
– After the Supreme Court failed 6-3 Thursday to address the federal government's vast online censorship regime the Biden administration …  "The Supreme Court’s decision is the right one, and it helps ensure the Biden Administration can continue our important work … Here's a preview of what to expect from the White House now that their power to censor has been reinstated.…
SCOTUS Delivers Stinging Rebuke to Federal Bureaucrats
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2024/06/27/suprem…cision-upholding-constitutional-right-to-jury-trial-n2641036
– The United States Supreme Court on Thursday morning released its opinion in Securities and Exchange Commission v. … defendants accused of securities fraud in-house before administrative law judges without a jury trial — a significant unchecked power …  The question before the Supreme Court was "whether the Seventh Amendment permits the SEC to compel respondents to defend themselves…
Pelosi: This Supreme Court Has Gone 'Rogue,' or Something
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2024/06/27/pelosi-scotus-attack-n2640946
–  Isgur expanded on this point in a recent Politico column: "Here are some patterns from the Supreme Court’s last term that … That case stemmed from a 5th Circuit ruling that scrutinized the CFPB’s direct funding from the Federal Reserve, marking …  And did you hear about this Supreme Court disclosure scandal?…
Justice Alito Sounds the Alarm on Censorship. We Have a Solution.
https://townhall.com/columnists/katiepavlich/2024/06/26/justice-alito-confirms-why-we-need-you-to-join-vip-n2640996
Supreme Court just showed us why our VIP membership program is more crucial than ever before. … It keeps us financially independent and free from Big Tech, Big Government censorship.The justices ruled 6-3 that Missouri didn't have … In his dissent, which Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch joined, Justice Alito said it best.…
Today's String of Supreme Court Decisions Blew Up Another Liberal Narrative (Again)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2024/06/20/todays-st…t-decisions-blew-up-another-liberal-narrative-again-n2640731
– Justice Gorsuch joins Sotomayor and Kagan in dissent. …  It’s all about power—that’s never changed. … It’s from Joe Biden’s people, which has always been the case. …
Deconstructing the Lefty Magazine 'The Nation'
https://townhall.com/columnists/robnatelson/2024/06/19/deconstructing-the-lefty-magazine-the-nation-n2640646
– It engages in the dissent needed to protect “Our Democracy.” It speaks truth to power. So send us money! … An adviser to former President Trump on Supreme Court nominations is a “supervillain.” … and “speaking truth to power” and then promote giving more power for the powerful?…
With Dysfunctional Iran Policy, Time to Heed Berlin Rally's Message
https://townhall.com/columnists/brucemccolm/2024/06/10/with…onal-iran-policy-time-to-heed-berlin-rallys-message-n2640204
– rally in Berlin on June 29.Raisi came to power in 2021 through a tightly controlled “election,” handpicked by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei … faction, setting the stage for increasingly brutal crackdowns on dissent. … the organized resistance to better understand the correct policy on Iran.This will be particularly easy as thousands of Iranians from
Listen to Tehran’s Opponents, and Help Them Secure a Truly Democratic Future
https://townhall.com/columnists/ivansaschasheehan/2024/06/08…ents-and-help-them-secure-a-truly-democratic-future-n2640091
– On June 29, expatriate Iranian activists will gather in Berlin from all across Europe to participate in a rally organized by the leading … The election that brought Raisi to power was undermined by a massive electoral boycott and the parliamentary elections earlier this … power and a new era of accountability ushered in.…
What Raisi’s Death Means for Iran, the World
https://townhall.com/columnists/kenblackwell/2024/05/22/what-raisis-death-means-for-iran-the-world-n2639380
– This represents a significant setback for Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who now faces an intensified crisis and a more precarious grip … on power.Khamenei had orchestrated Raisi’s rise to power in 2021, eliminating even loyal stalwarts within his own factions to ensure … ’s genocidal actions.Khamenei sought to consolidate power through a monolithic structure capable of withstanding both internal dissent
Sham Elections Garner Farcical 8 Percent Support in Iran
https://townhall.com/columnists/struanstevenson/2024/05/18/s…elections-garner-farcical-8-percent-support-in-iran-n2639203
– over 750 deaths and more than 30,000 arrested, many of whom have been raped, tortured, and executed.The increasingly psychotic Supreme … They know that elections are a sham from the outset, with fundamentalist candidates carefully handpicked and personally approved by … Khamenei thought that by appointing the extremist Ebrahim Raisi as president he would be able to quell further dissent from the rebellious…
Dislodging a Dictatorship
https://townhall.com/columnists/struanstevenson/2024/04/09/dislodging-a-dictatorship-n2637511
– Seventy-five million Iranians are oppressed by the ageing and increasingly psychotic Supreme Leader - Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who wields … ultimate power together with his puppet president Ebrahim Raisi- dubbed ‘The Butcher of Tehran’ due to his blood-soaked background … The IRGC controls more than 70% of the Iranian economy, pays no tax and is answerable only to the Supreme Leader.…
Trump’s Freedom of Speech Matters Too
/columnists/shaunmccutcheon/2024/03/22/trumps-freedom-of-speech-matters-too-n2636837
– This fundamental principle lies at the heart of the ongoing case of Donald Trump vs the United States before the United States Supreme … This is not merely a legal technicality but a fundamental issue concerning the balance of power and the preservation of our American … Yet, Trump critics and those on the left are continuing their pursuits to stifle dissent and criminalize any viewpoints opposed to…
BREAKING: SCOTUS Just Gave Texas a Green Light to Arrest Illegals and Much More
/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2024/03/19/breaking-scotus-just-gave-texas-a-green-light-n2636703
– UPDATE: The White House has issued a response through Press Secretary Karine Jean Pierre: We fundamentally disagree with the Supreme …  The liberal Supreme Court Justices, led by Justice Sonja Sotomayor, claimed the ruling will cause more chaos at the border. … authority over entry and removal of noncitizens," they wrote in their dissent.…
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