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I have long been a big fan of Georgia State Law Professor Neil Kinkopf.  Here is another one of his gems. Elena Kagan Can’t Say That: The Sorry State of Public Discourse Regarding Constitutional Interpretation By Neil J. Kinkopf * December 3, 2010 MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES From:Ray L. Politik, Counsel to the Presi

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/07/opinion/07krugman.html?_r=2&ref=opinion There has likely never been a time in this State’s history where active citizen participation is desperately needed. Florida now has a head of state very much in the mode of TX Governor Rick Perry.  In many ways, except land availability (in which TX clearly ou

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-reich/the-shameful-attack-on-pu_b_805050.html Robert Reich just published the following op-ed on HuffPost.  I agree with well over 90% of his comments.  Public employees are now on a political hit list — certainly in the State of Florida with the guy now occupying the Governor’s Mansion. &n

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dennis-a-henigan/reading-the-constitution_b_804992.html With advocates headed by Robert Bork and Antonin Scalia (alongside the other three horsemen of constitutional devolution — Roberts, Alito and Thomas), this concept was never anything more than a shibboleth — a canard — a showpiece upon which to j

I was fortunate to provide political commentary on the new governor, Mr. Scott.  I stated great trepidation over the remarks in his inaugural speech, as well as the dangerous language (both constitutionally and as a matter of public policy) contained within his first executive order. Tight times to come in Florida.  Unfortunately, we&rsqu