Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Litmus tests:
President Bush will shortly be choosing a nominee for one or more Supreme Court spots. Meanwhile, over much of the country, judges get elected. Bush, and voters, should be asking a few basic questions.
Does the constitution protect commercial speech?
How strong of a state interest is required before the government can quarter troops in private homes? Can a state quarter troops in private homes?
If someone takes your stuff and gets caught, how much compensation is just?
If there is a right of privacy between doctor and patient, does that extend to medical marijuana?
What does "infringe" mean?
What is the freedom of the press?
What standard should be applied to protect privileges and immunities of federal citizenship? What are some examples of those immunities?
What are some rights protected by the 9th amendment?
What should happen to government employees who violate their promise to uphold the constitution?
Nothing magical about these particular questions, but they are the sorts of these we would want to know.
Darleen at redstate.org has a few questions hereself:
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At anytime, when you attended grade school, did you ever willingly participate in a game called "smear the queer"?
# Do you eat or have you ever enjoyed eating fried chicken or watermelon?
# Have you ever, in public or private, refered to a fetus as an "unborn child"?
# Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of, or affiliated with, the Boy Scouts of America?
# Do you fly the American Flag on your private residence at any other time besides National holidays? (My answers are yes to each of these.)
President Bush will shortly be choosing a nominee for one or more Supreme Court spots. Meanwhile, over much of the country, judges get elected. Bush, and voters, should be asking a few basic questions.
Does the constitution protect commercial speech?
How strong of a state interest is required before the government can quarter troops in private homes? Can a state quarter troops in private homes?
If someone takes your stuff and gets caught, how much compensation is just?
If there is a right of privacy between doctor and patient, does that extend to medical marijuana?
What does "infringe" mean?
What is the freedom of the press?
What standard should be applied to protect privileges and immunities of federal citizenship? What are some examples of those immunities?
What are some rights protected by the 9th amendment?
What should happen to government employees who violate their promise to uphold the constitution?
Nothing magical about these particular questions, but they are the sorts of these we would want to know.
Darleen at redstate.org has a few questions hereself:
#
At anytime, when you attended grade school, did you ever willingly participate in a game called "smear the queer"?
# Do you eat or have you ever enjoyed eating fried chicken or watermelon?
# Have you ever, in public or private, refered to a fetus as an "unborn child"?
# Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of, or affiliated with, the Boy Scouts of America?
# Do you fly the American Flag on your private residence at any other time besides National holidays? (My answers are yes to each of these.)
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