Category Archives: The Rule of Law

Who Will Administer the U.S., Judges or People Who Know What They’re Doing?

Posted on January 29, 2024 by mikethemadbiologist

You might have heard about a recent court case that will likely overturn what is known as Chevron deference, which holds courts should defer to the interpretation of the executive branch and its regulatory agencies when determining the will of … Continue reading →

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No, It Is Not “Undemocratic” to Remove Trump from the Ballot

Posted on December 27, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Last week, Ross Douthat scribbled something about how removing Trump through the 14th Amendment, section 3 is undemocratic. Needless to say, his op-ed piece is stupid. But it does get at a fundamental confusion about how U.S. democracy works (and … Continue reading →

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A Couple More Thoughts About the Colorado Decision

Posted on December 22, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

To follow up from this earlier post about the Colorado Supreme Court decision to toss Trump off the primary (and presumably general) ballot: We need to remember–and remind people–that the CO Supreme Court didn’t throw Trump off the ballot because … Continue reading →

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Some Quick Thoughts About That Colorado Decision

Posted on December 20, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

In case you didn’t hear the news, last night, the Colorado Supreme Court kicked Trump off the ballot in Colorado. Obviously, Trump will appeal, but here are some quick thoughts: Someone finally did their fucking job. As some asshole with … Continue reading →

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Fighting a Losing Battle to Win a Political War

Posted on December 11, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Watching professional Democrats for, well, decades, I’ve noticed that they hate trying something that might fail, even when the cost of losing is minimal. Which is why they won’t adopt Brian Beutler’s strategy to attack Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson … Continue reading →

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A Colorado Judge Issues a Cry for Help

Posted on November 28, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

Last week, a Colorado judge, in a hearing to decide if Trump should be removed from the presidential ballot in Colorado on the basis of violating the insurrection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment (‘Section Three’), ruled that Trump did commit … Continue reading →

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The End of Chevron Deference

Posted on October 3, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

While the post title sounds like a bad spy thriller, Chevron deference is actually a cornerstone of the modern administrative state in the U.S., so naturally, the batshitloonitarians on the Supreme Court (aka ‘Republican appointees’) might obliterate it (boldface mine): … Continue reading →

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Fani Willis and the Failure of Conservatism as Policy

Posted on September 11, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

And by conservatism, I mean conservatism as it is espoused and done, not think tank white papers. A recent Messenger article describes how District Attorney Fani Willis, who has indicted Trump and many others on RICO charges related to attempts … Continue reading →

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One Key Point About the Georgia Indictment

Posted on August 16, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist
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Jack Goldsmith’s Silly Anti-Trump Prosecution Op-Ed and the Needed Corollary to Murc’s Law

Posted on August 9, 2023 by mikethemadbiologist

The NY Times, continuing in the tradition of giving equal opportunity to stupid arguments, published an op-ed by conservative Jack Goldsmith, who argues that prosecuting Trump would (further) delegitimize the Department of Justice for a part of the population, and … Continue reading →

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