Links and Minifeatures 09 07 Wednesday (afternoon)

Volokh Conspiracy has a post on the ACLU banning communists in 1940. Pity that they haven't stuck to their guns since.

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SCOTUSblog has a good post on why the nomination to Chief Justice was necessary. There is no nominated replacement for O'Connor currently. SCOTUSblog thinks she'll tender an immediate resignation sometime soon; I think we need to wait and see. I don't always agree with Justice O'Connor, but I see her not wanting to leave a vacancy unless she has no choice. This is the same obligation any ethical official feels. Before you go "off duty," the situation must be under control and there must be somebody there to control it when you have gone. That there are other officials doing the same task does not justify dumping your work on them.



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Damned Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: Michelle Malkin blows what's left of Al Franken's cover to smithereens.



Radio Equalizer has part II



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Hostage Roy Hallums has been rescued in Iraq! Jawa Report has more!



Victor Davis Hanson has an excellent comparative essay up.



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For anybody who still doubts that the Palestinians are the problem in the Israel/Palestine conflict, I suggest reading Jackson's Junction.



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Armies of Liberation has more on the lack of progress in Yemen.