2019 – Page 2 – Phil Cline

Cline on the Constitution – Interpretation

May 27, 2019 by philcline in Blog / Cline on the Constitution / Judiciary / Presidency

In November, President Trump referred to a federal District Court Judge as an “Obama judge.” Uncharacteristically, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, John Roberts, rebutted the President in a public statement. He said, “We do not have Obama judges or Trump judges, Bush judges or Clinton judges, . . . (an) independent judiciary is something we should […]

Reckless Kings

May 22, 2019 by philcline in Blog / Literary Writings / Poetry

Nothingness to nothing, Returned my King. Reckless his good deeds, Legend his evil deeds, Augmented, layer by layer, atop Vaults too deep for excavation, among Rows of tombs, Subterranean Cellars, protected From jocund birds, raucous, Gossiping in the tree tops Amid mornings aborning. Returned my King, Nothingness to nothing. Vexed by bumps and bruises, Staggered […]

Executive Privilege

May 12, 2019 by philcline in Blog / Cline on the Constitution / Congress / Presidency

This week’s edition of Cline on the Constitution Executive Privilege It seems every year we have at least one descriptive term that evolves into a sacrosanct badge of being politically correct. We’ve had “diversity”, we’ve had “homeless”, and a number of others it wouldn’t take long to conjure. The terms are over-used, frequently misused and so […]

Impeachment

April 28, 2019 by philcline in Blog / Cline on the Constitution / Congress / Presidency

The Impeachment of a President Calls for the impeachment of President Trump have been circulated since before he assumed office. Any pretext seems to suffice. If one is shown to be groundless, another is quickly adopted. With the Democrat party now in control of the House of Representatives, and a lineup of committee chairpersons right out of […]

Electoral College

April 7, 2019 by philcline in Blog / Cline on the Constitution / Presidency

The Electoral College In the last segment I addressed the proposal by some candidates for the Presidency to pack the Supreme court. In this segment I will discuss the Electoral College. There are various proposals by the same candidates to modify it or eliminate it altogether. While any proposal to change the Constitution or amend it should […]

Packing the Supreme Court

March 24, 2019 by philcline in Blog / Cline on the Constitution / Judiciary / Presidency

Packing the Supreme Court or “The Switch in Time That Saved Nine” A number of the announced candidates for the democrat nomination for President, have proposed changes to the current structure of our government. Some are foolish, some wild, some weird, some have been tried before. Such as Packing the Supreme Court by adding more justices. One […]

A little poem just for fun

March 4, 2019 by philcline in Blog / Literary Writings / Poetry

Version One I think I see all I see, While comprehends my pup Those come and gone By nose more accurately. Version Two I think I see all I see while My pup knows by his nose Who comes and goes More accurately.

Ordered Time

March 4, 2019 by philcline in Blog / Literary Writings / Poetry / Uncategorized

Ordered time They tried to order Time dawn to dusk, Futile spreadsheets of manageable units, Denying its nature to slow, to speed To pause, to fly with thoughts, dreams, Friends met, enemies loathed, With pain and agony and anxiety, With pleasure, gaiety, With visions, prophecies, with Feckless Fraud found out. Ordered like railway ties Clacking […]

NY Times Case

February 25, 2019 by philcline in Blog / Cline on the Constitution / Free Speech / The Press / Uncategorized

In this week’s segment of Cline on the Constitution I’m once again get distracted by the latest shiny object. The interruption of my series on voting rights continues so I can discuss Justice Clarence Thomas surprising call for the Supreme Court to reconsider the famous New York Times v. Sullivan case, a case which gutted slander […]

Emergency Orders

February 19, 2019 by philcline in Blog / Cline on the Constitution / Judiciary / Presidency

In this week’s segment of Cline on the Constitution, I decided to pause in my review of voting rights cases to consider the President’s recent actions concerning our Southern Border. The President’s declaration of an emergency and his orders to transfer funds to construct barriers on the Southern Border has generated extensive commentary on the […]

Year: 2019