Supreme Court limits federal power over local gravel pit case
Our view favors the decision limiting the Army Corps of Engineers under the Clean Water Act. The 5-4 ruling says the Corps exceeded Congresss intent by banning use of an abandoned quarry near Chicago. The text stresses the Constitution limits interstate commerce powers and preserves state and local authority.
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Cato Institute
John Eastman
Chapman University School of Law
California
Claremont Institute
Center For Constitutional Jurisprudence
Public Forum in Odessa American Letters Page
Odessa American invites reader comments via Public Forum for community issues. Submissions may be mailed to the newspaper box or sent by fax or email to provide opinions on local matters.
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Odessa
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California electricity crisis sparks debate on deregulation
Jacob Sullum discusses Paul Krugman and Robert Scheer takes on California's power crunch. He notes rising demand outpacing capacity, utilities seeking to pass costs to customers, and critiques of a so-called deregulated market. The piece argues the system is heavily state-influenced, not a true free market, and that high prices reveal policy flaws and incentives shaping electricity supply and conservation.
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Paul Krugman
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Robert Scheer
California
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Adrian Moore
Reason Public Policy Institute
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Sullum
Reason Magazine
Ashcroft and the religious double standard in politics
Cal Thomas argues that critics scrutinize John Ashcroft's faith and insistence on lawfulness, contrasting liberal responses to Bush and Gore. He contends Ashcroft's commitment to religious principles and strict enforcement of the law reflect genuine fidelity to duty, not hypocrisy.
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