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Part 2: Constitutional Debate Witnessed

By Ken Malloy

When I wrote recently that the Roberts Court appears to be restoring the constitutional boundaries between Congress, the President, and the federal courts, I had no idea that only days later the Supreme Court would decide a case that answered a constitutional question I had personally wrestled with thirty-five years ago.

This week’s decision overruling Humphrey’s Executor is being reported as another dispute over presidential power. I see it differently. I see it as the Supreme Court finally resolving a constitutional argument that took place inside the George H. W. Bush Administration in 1991.

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What Is the Roberts Court Really Doing?

By Ken Malloy

Analysis: Something much bigger than immigration is happening at the Supreme Court, and I don’t think most Americans have noticed it yet. The Roberts Court isn’t just deciding controversial cases. It may be quietly redefining how the federal government itself is supposed to work.

Over the last week, the Supreme Court decided three important immigration cases. As usual, the news media immediately divided into two camps. One side said the Court was anti-immigrant. The other side said it was simply enforcing the law.

I think both sides are missing something much bigger.

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Oklahoma reacts to ruling on marriage

By David Arnett

Attorney General Scott Pruitt

Attorney General Scott Pruitt

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt in a statement on U.S. Supreme Court Rulings on Same-Sex Marriage today said, “The Court’s decisions confirmed that it is up to the states to decide how to define marriage, not the federal government.”

Attorney General Pruitt continued saying, “As a result, Oklahoma’s constitutional provision that defines marriage in Oklahoma as between a man and a woman remains valid.”

U.S. Senator Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-OK) said, “In  its ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act, I’m disappointed the Supreme Court made a decision that overrides the clear intent of two branches of government.  With this decision, five judges have violated the freedom of conscience of millions of Americans.  Regardless of what people believe about this issue, it should be resolved by We the People, not the Courts.  Our nation was fully capable of resolving this issue without the Court’s cultural and moral commentary.  By taking sides in this debate, the Supreme Court has discouraged any American who believes marriage is a union between one man and one woman from legislating – and even thinking – differently from the Court.
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