George Rebane
‘Schiff’s Obstruction Theory’ is a particularly revealing analysis of constitutional law and its SCOTUS interpretations by David Rivkin and Lee Casey, two well-respected lawyers with White House experience who practice appellate and constitutional law in Washington DC. A key point in their analysis is Schiff’s reluctance to formally adjudicate his claimed evidence of presidential obstruction of justice. “If (Schiff) were confident in his legal position, he’d want to put the case to a judge. Yet he seems desperate not to.” Schiff’s main and legally intractable argument circles the contention that it is an impeachable offense for a president to resist impeachment. The detailed expansion of this important constitutional interpretation about the role of separation of powers in an impeachment process is worth knowing, especially if you’re going to debate the matter in a reasonable manner.
Teachers union leader Glenn Sacks has come up with “the cure for what ails America’s schools”. And as we would expect, the man has not a clue about the real ailments of our public schools, for the simple reason that he has not looked in a mirror. In his 15nov19 lecture (here) he details all of the extra “clerical work and other chores (that) sap educators’ limited time”, and provides the simplistic and proven ineffective solution – “hire more support staff” (aka new union members). Nowhere does he even hint at how the unions have increased the teachers’ list of clerical tasks and “other chores”, and nowhere does he mention that his solution will require more funding for schools already misspending their large allocations of taxpayer funds. And to put a ribbon on it, nowhere does he recognize that the new progressive parenting prescriptions have led to the breakdown of the students’ social contract with how they respond to teachers and how they behave toward each other and the school’s infrastructure while on campus.
‘170 Years of Earth Surface Temperature Data Show No Evidence of Significant Warming’ by T.K. Bjorklund of the Dept of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Houston presents a somewhat technical but still accessible discussion of evidence that our current climate hysteria is way overblown. This is one of a legion of papers by learned skeptics of the politicized global warming alarums promoted to substantiate more restrictive and expensive collectivist public policies from ever larger and more intrusive governments. I look forward to our leftwing readers’ comments that address the substance of Dr Bjorklund’s presentation. (H/T to reader.)
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