Jonathan: I think that your condemnation of Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid gives him too much credit in suggesting that he might have actually believed that the federal partial-birth law that he voted for was unconstitutional. It seems far more likely—especially in light of the serious ethics charges (Abramoff-related and otherwise) that have been raised against him—that Reid is cravenly doing whatever is necessary to hold onto his leadership position.
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Ed Whelan holds the Antonin Scalia Chair in Constitutional Studies at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and is a regular contributor to National Review’s Bench Memos blog.
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