2019 – Page 3 – Phil Cline

Voting, Part Two

February 12, 2019 by philcline in Blog / Cline on the Constitution / Equal Protection / Federalism / Judiciary / Uncategorized

In Abbott v. Perez, The Supreme Court slapped a federal district court with a much-needed douse of cold water in an attempt to wake them up, force them to embrace reality for once and have them return to their lane in the governance scheme set out in the Constitution. Abbott is the second case on voting […]

Voting

January 29, 2019 by philcline in Bill of Rights / Blog / Cline on the Constitution / Uncategorized

This Week’s segment of Cline on the Constitution Voting The process of casting a vote is changing. Who, when, and how is an accident of location. It can be vastly different from state to state. The image of an adult citizen showing up at the polls on election day, being handed a ballot, retiring to the voting […]

Poetry in the Public Square

January 18, 2019 by philcline in Blog / Cline on the Constitution / Literary Writings / Poetry / Public Interest / Uncategorized

Is poetry a public or private thing? One’s love of country could be deliciously stirred by the magic of poetry: “This happy breed of men, this little world, This precious stone set in the silver sea, …………. This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England . . .” Historically western poetry concerned itself with […]

Year: 2019

Voting, Part Two

Voting

Poetry in the Public Square