Some South Dakota conservatives think we should test welfare recipients for drug use. A U.S. District Court judge ruled this week that Florida's welfare drug tests are unconstitutional: Enforcement of the law was temporarily halted in October 2011 after the…
Posts tagged as “Constitution”
Curtis Strong probably isn't worth lobbing bombs at. His Constitution Party candidacy for governor will go nowhere. His branding is a mess (why Curtis Strong–Bill of Rights? That makes as much sense as a state-level candidate affixing "American Flag" or…
One moment, Republicans holler about the sanctity of the Constitution and the need to return to the wisdom of the Founding Fathers. But when they can't win what they want at the polls (and when it gets them a free…
I've met failed (and potential?) House candidate Stephanie Strong. She's a cheerful, friendly lady who's always been eagerly polite to me. In person, she makes me want to be nice to her. But politically, on paper, she makes me want…
Sam Kephart on 2008 and 2014: All Seven Parts! The 2008 Primary and SDGOP Abortion Politics Struggles with Insiders and Inevitability On Campaign Contributions: Ask Early, Ask Big Effective Senate Primary Campaign Requires $1M-$1.5M… To Challengers: Hire Outside Help, Blast…
Theocracy marches on: South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is throwing in with 23 other AGs with a Christian persecution complex to advocate further violation of the separation between church and state: Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that South Dakota…
In our discussions of officially established religion in South Dakota, we generally turn immediately to the Establishment Clause and Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of…
I blipped Senator Lindsey Graham's doubt about the First Amendment rights of bloggers yesterday. Ken Santema gives Graham's Constitutional nincompoopery much fuller treatment in this post on bloggers, journalists, and freedom of the press. This discussion happens in the context…