Political and Legal Law 
Godwin’s Law, the Speaker and the Press – Huffington Post
Godwin’s law came to New Hampshire earlier this year … Maybe it’s the Internet effect, but the Nazification of real-world political debate has been under way for some time now. And so it was in mid-May, when state Rep. Steve … Continue reading
Republicans defend another repeal vote on health care law – CNN
Opinion polls indicate public confusion on the issue amid the sharp political divide. A CNN/ORC International poll conducted June 28-July 1 showed 52% of respondents favor all or most provisions of the health care law, while at the same time … Continue reading
Romania, Hungary and democracy politics – Financial Times
says Romania’s centre-left Ponta has shown “complete contempt for the rule of law” and damaged the country’s transition to democracy. “The forced vote to impeach President Basescu is another unscrupulous political act to implement the …
Holder calls Voter ID law a ‘political pretext’ to disenfranchise minorities – Houston Chronicle
In his address to some 600 members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People attending the convention at Houston’s George R. Brown Convention Center, Holder noted that Texas in recent months has been at the center of … Continue reading
Political Wisdom: The Fuzzy Bottom Line on Bain – Wall Street Journal
Political Wisdom’s morning edition rounds up the most … House is expected to vote once again on Wednesday to repeal Mr. Obama’s health-care law. … Spain’s prime minister announced fresh austerity measures worth $79.62 billion …
Holder’s Jim Crow Politics – Wall Street Journal
But maybe they should complain to Mr. Holder, who can’t seem to liberate himself from a Jim Crow-era political mindset. Speaking to the NAACP in Houston on Tuesday, Mr. Holder assailed the Texas law that requires voters to show some … Continue reading
Justice Department, Texas Face Off In Court Over Voter ID Law – NPR News
In March, the Justice Department blocked the new voter ID law from going into effect in Texas … The case is part of a much broader fight between the political parties over new voting restrictions enacted in a number of … Continue reading
Holder: Texas ID law would harm minorities – msnbc.com
In remarks to the NAACP in Houston, the attorney general said the Justice Department “will not allow political pretexts to disenfranchise American citizens of their most precious right.” Under the law passed in Texas, Holder said that “many of …
Egypt lawmakers defy ban as political heat rises – CBS News
The constitutional court fired back Tuesday, ruling that Morsi’s decision had no legal grounding. For the moment … chamber’s members were elected illegally by allowing candidates from political parties to contest seats set aside for …
Egyptian lawmakers defy ban as political heat rises – Washington Times
The court said a third of the chamber’s members were elected illegally by allowing candidates from political parties to contest seats … for the principles of “the supremacy of the law and separation of authorities.”
