BrendanNyhan .@davidfrum makes the case that "socialist" attacks on Obama are bad for conservatism http://j.mp/bypEB4Is Obama a Socialist? | FrumForum Much of the conservative world agrees that Obama is a socialist. Here is why I do not.- BrendanNyhan A visualization of the @smotus 2010 forecast showing projected effects of presidential approval and economic growth http://j.mp/9of5zM
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- BrendanNyhan NPR latest to say AZ law "prohibits racial profiling," but profs say cited case allows it http://j.mp/aVGQaX http://j.mp/aDzEYV Need clarity
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August 05, 2010
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I am an assistant professor in the Department of Government at Dartmouth College. I received my Ph.D. from the Department of Political Science at Duke University in 2009 and served as a RWJ Scholar in Health Policy Research at the University of Michigan from 2009-2011. I also tweet at @BrendanNyhan and serve as a media critic for Columbia Journalism Review. Previously, I co-edited Spinsanity, a non-partisan watchdog of political spin, and co-authored All the President's Spin. For more, see my bio or academic website.
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I agree with Brendan that we need clarity on how the AZ law will actually operate. The best way to get clarity of how the law actually works would be to let the law go fully into effect and see what actually happens. There was no legal need for the judge to invalidate parts of the law based on a guess as to how it would operate. If its actual operation was unconstitutionial, there was always an opportunity to invalidate it then.
It's unfortunate that a judge made a political decision to prevent this law from going fully into effect. Hopefully a less political appeals court will overrule her.
Posted by: David in Cal | August 05, 2010 at 06:38 PM