October 2020 – Phil Cline

The Lefthander

October 24, 2020 by philcline in Poetry

I wrote this a while ago. For my generation, watching baseball brings back a time when there were not as many rules, not a lot of refinements, no shifts, no designated hitters, no endless stats. But there was still poetry on the diamond and glory, short-lived, but real. Left Hander In the center of grassy ball fields […]

Religious Schools and the First Amendment

October 11, 2020 by philcline in Blog / Cline on the Constitution / Religion

Cline on the Constitution: Religious Schools This is the third segment on religious liberty cases decided last term by the Supreme Court. Each case was met with the usual gnashing of teeth by those who bemoan any perceived chink in what to them is the sacred “Wall of Separation” between Church and State. In previous postings […]

Presidential Succession

October 5, 2020 by philcline in Blog / Cline on the Constitution / Congress / Presidency

Cline on the Constitution Presidential Succession The President has the Covid. He’s sick and in the hospital. According to expectations, medical and otherwise, there is a 95% chance he will okay. He’s expected to be discharged any day now. But what if he suffers a turn for the worse? Well, the Vice President seems healthy enough. So far, so good. But the […]

Month: October 2020

The Lefthander

Religious Schools and the First Amendment

Presidential Succession