Tag Archives: Tom Coburn

July 19, 2010   No comments

Doomed to Repeat History: The Right Re-embraces Lunatic Legal Arguments From the Past

Doomed to Repeat History: The Right Re-embraces Lunatic Legal Arguments From the Past

When the right’s view of the Con­sti­tu­tion was as­cen­dant 75 years ago, ba­sic pro­tec­tions such as a re­stric­tion on child la­bor were de­clared un­con­sti­tu­tion­al; laws ban­ning dis­crim­i­na­tion were un­think­able; and So­cial Se­cu­ri­ty was wide­ly viewed as next in line for

April 14, 2008   No comments

This Week in Congress 4.14.08 – 4.18.08

GINA (Genetic Nondiscrimination Measure): This week the Senate may take up a Genetic Nondiscrimination Measure, H.R. 493, that would ban employers from using genetic information in decisions to hire and fire employees and prevent

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