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This is what happens when the Supreme Court loses sight of common sense

June 26, 2013 Arthur Lieber 2012 Election, Civil Rights, Courts, Ethics, Federalism, Obama, Politics, States, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Perhaps if it hadn’t been for the Bush v Gore Supreme Court case, we would give the Supremes the benefit of the doubt when

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Memoirs may be the best thing that Barack Obama can give us now

June 7, 2013 Arthur Lieber Corporations, Democrats, Federalism, Health care, Human Rights, Infrastructure, Obama, Politics, Poverty, States, Voting/Elections 3 comments

The presidency seems to becoming more and more of a burden for Barack Obama, even though we are only halfway into the first year

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If you’re going to tax internet sales, make it a federal tax

May 24, 2013 Arthur Lieber Budget, Congress, Economy, Federalism, Politics, States Leave a comment

The U.S. Senate recently passed an online sales tax bill. At this point it is not certain whether it will become law, because there

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How out of date are states?

March 29, 2013 Arthur Lieber Civil Rights, Federalism, Government, Health care, Human Rights, Politics, Religion in Politics, Social Sec/Medicare, States Leave a comment

Maybe it’s because I’m from Missouri, a  mishmash state with no clear identity except low self-esteem. I wouldn’t say the same thing about the

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