

Defeated Senators, Arms Treaties, And Lame Duck Sessions
Unless there’s an emergency, is it proper for representatives who have been defeated in a mid-term election to be voting on controversial legislation?
Unless there’s an emergency, is it proper for representatives who have been defeated in a mid-term election to be voting on controversial legislation?
While not inherently unconstitutional, lame duck Congresses have the potential for violating the spirit of the Constitution and create the potential for mischief on the part of Representatives who have been thrown out of office.
As the counting of write-in ballots in Alaska continues to go in Lisa Murkowski’s favor, the Miller campaign is getting more desperate in its ballot challenges.
The health care reform law faced it’s first legal test in a Courtroom in Virginia yesterday.
Elena Kagan’s interest in vigorous and open confirmation hearings ended roughly the moment she was sworn in by the Senate Judiciary Committee.