From the AP. If you've wondered about reincarnation, wonder no more. Einstein's in South Carolina in the person of the state's former Republican Party chairman. "At the end of the day, you're fighting legislation that's already passed," said former South Carolina Republican Party Chairman Katon Dawson, describing the fight to defund the health care law [ObamaCare] as a lost cause. Dawson may want to trot down to the state capitol in Columbia to pick up one of those nifty pamphlets that educate kids (in the simplest terms) about the legislative process. In our democratic system, and under the rule of law, politicians and citizens can contest existing laws. Pretty special, huh? Katon Dawson's bio has him as a segregation opponent back in the day. But once, segregation (popularly known as Jim Crow) was the law in the Palmetto State. Legislation created the law. Or was it done through fiat? Hmm... Fugitive slave laws (remember Dred Scott?) were once... laws. But they should have stood....(Read Full Post)