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Posted on entry Five states and counting ::: May 06, 2009, 04:27 PM:
Yep--after anti-SSM forces couldn't even get 25% of the vote in the MA legislature, Ben Wittes complained that the only legitimate route to SSM was a referendum. It's an endless shell game; there's no coherent democratic theory there, especially given that in American democracy courts scrutinize the constitutionality of legislative enactments. (And note that the discriminatory initiative that the Court struck down in Romer v. Evans was the result of actions by city councils, not courts.)
Posted on entry Five states and counting ::: May 06, 2009, 04:06 PM:
"Now THIS is the way to do a major social reform peacefully. Instead of just making law from the Supreme Court Bench (Roe vs. Wade), do the hard march from legislature to legislature, gathering public support. ...Do it that way, and the change lasts."

My question -- in what sense has Roe not "lasted"? Are you seriously arguing that the status quo for reproductive freedom would be better if abortion were illegal in many more states?
Posted on entry Hamsters for Canada ::: January 18, 2007, 04:27 PM:
See, Canadians have a nose for a great story...
Posted on entry Right behind this potted plant ::: April 27, 2006, 02:33 PM:
Thank you; I was wondering what exactly the basis for Simon's claim was. I'm not exactly shocked that the answer is "none"...

Posted on entry Happy birthday ::: March 22, 2006, 12:13 AM:
Wow, happy birthday! Hope the next year will be happy and productive. :)
Posted on entry Back ::: March 14, 2006, 12:01 PM:
I really need to get to Ireland at some point...
Posted on entry Rec'd ::: March 01, 2006, 10:36 AM:
Ralph, Ralph, you're already responsible for far more damage to American politics than anybody else on the ostensible left this decade--you don't need to keep running up the tab...
Posted on entry Open thread 57 ::: January 08, 2006, 05:43 PM:
Teresa--are you planning to put some of your comments at TBogg's place into a post? That stuff is pure gold...
Posted on entry Way to go, Harry ::: November 03, 2005, 02:10 AM:
I've been very impressed with Reid. If there's a filibuster that can be out together, he'll do it.

Posted on entry And watch out for them subversive pastries ::: September 13, 2005, 11:44 PM:
It's Charles Johnson's part of the blogosphere--the rest of the reactionary bloggers just live in it.
Posted on entry Making Light of other days ::: July 18, 2005, 03:02 AM:
I used to have a bread and Roma tomato salad for lunch at my fave neighborhood resturant in Seattle almost every Sunday. Mmmmmmm.....
Posted on entry Well, that was vexing ::: May 31, 2005, 12:32 PM:
Those kind of technical problems would never happen if you used blogger! Er, hold on a second...

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