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The blog of Hamline University professor David Schultz

Sunday, October 21, 2018

Minnesota’s Governor’s Race Tightening According to Star Tribune/MPR Poll? A Lesson in How Not to Read Polls

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The Star Tribune/MPR declare in a new October 21, 2018 poll that the race for governor has tightened in Minnesota, with Walz holding a narro...
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Saturday, October 13, 2018

Why Doug Wardlow Can’t Fire all the DFLers–It’s Unconstitutional

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If it is correct that Republican Doug Wardlow would fire all the Democrats in the Attorney General’s office if elected, he would be acting...
Saturday, October 6, 2018

The Face of Privilege: The Lessons of the Brett Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearings

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One thing that the Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court hearings destroyed was the myth of legal neutrality.  That may be a good thing because it ...
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Thursday, September 27, 2018

Thoughts on the Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearings

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What’s at stake with the Brett Kavanaugh hearings? Even before the allegations of Kavanaugh’s sexual misconduct his hearings were impo...
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Wednesday, September 19, 2018

The Case of Brett Kavanaugh: What does it mean to be Qualified to be a Supreme Court Justice?

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Imagine that Supreme Court judicial nominations and confirmations were non-political.  Here the   president nominated  the best qualified...
Saturday, September 8, 2018

The Irony of Donald Trump–The System Works

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Perhaps one of the most overused phrases in the news and among commentators is the phrase “constitutional crisis,” especially as it applies ...
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Friday, August 24, 2018

Can a Sitting US President Be Indicted for a Crime? Why the Framers Intent is Irrelevant to Answering this Question

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Was it the intent of the American constitutional framers to allow a sitting president to be indicted for a crime, or was impeachment the onl...
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Professor in the political science department at Hamline University where he teaches classes in American politics, public policy and administration, and ethics. Schultz holds an appointment at the University of Minnesota law school and teaches election law, state constitutional law, and professional responsibility. He has authored/edited 30 books, 12 legal treatises, and more than 100 articles on topics including civil service reform, election law, eminent domain, constitutional law, public policy, legal and political theory, and the media and politics. In addition to 25+ years teaching, he has worked in government as a director of code enforcement and for a community action agency as an economic and housing planner.
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