Good morning . .
The Inauguration is over and it is now time to get to work on the programs and themes of the President's speech. It was a good speech and set forth an agenda with very high goals and expectations. Let's hope that much of the Bush plan will get through a highly partisan Congress.
During all the ceremony yesterday, Democrats took time out to bash President Bush through campaign emails and letters. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) sent campaign materials to supporters claiming to block any proposal from the President that they find is to "extreme." Remember, Pelosi and Schumer thought that tax cuts were extreme. It is going to be a long hard fight to get reform and important legislation through the Democrats.
From USA Today, there is a report that for the first time the IRS will allow anyone who uses their website to file tax returns online for FREE. In the past the free filing program was restricted by age, income level, and other guidelines.
This year thanks to the three companies that sell tax preparation software, the service through the IRS website is free.
The US Supreme Court Justices will meet behind closed doors today to discuss whether to hear arguments in the Terri Schiavo case. Schiavo is the brain-disabled Florida woman whose right to live is at the center of an ongoing battle in Florida Courts. WorldNetDaily: Terri Schiavo's case at Supreme Court
Voters in many states are prohibited from crossing party lines to vote in primary elections. That is the issue of a case heard Wednesday at the Supreme Court. Justices heard arguments based on First Amendment Rights to Oklahoma's system by the Libertarian Party. The Party wants to open the primaries to all registered voters in an attempt to attract more members.
Oklahoma is one of twenty-four states with closed or semi-closed primaries. Systems like Oklahoma allow political party members or independents to cast ballots. The Supreme Court has already said that states cannot force political parties to take votes from people registered in other parties.
The case is Clingman v. Beaver, 04-37.
Yahoo! News - Supreme Court Weighs Primary-Election Case
Looking for corrections, retractions, or clarifications from North American media? Here is a website for you, www.RegretTheError.com
I will not be posting a link to Ann Coulter's column this week. I did not find it interesting or coherent.
More in the Afternoon Update.
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