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Brent Barton

Brent Barton Check this paper out for an unique perspective on the historical forces that inspired the framers to create the U.S. Constitution.

A Civilized Nation: The Early American Constitution, the Law of Nations, and the Pursuit of Internat
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This article argues, contrary to conventional accounts, that the animating purpose of the American Constitution was to facilitate the admission of the new nation into the European-centered community of “civilized states.”
Wednesday at 11:49am · Comment ·
Brent Barton

Brent Barton The latest in economic forecasting.

Double Dippin' (music video)
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A song by Merle Hazard and his band.
August 24 at 9:30am · Comment ·
Brent Barton

Brent Barton We have a bunch of exciting volunteer events in August, and I need your help. Please take a look at my EVENTS tab, and see if anything fits your schedule.

August 12 at 2:51pm · Comment ·
Brent Barton

Brent Barton Oregon's most significant contribution to American jurisprudence has been both a source of controversy and pride. In the 1970s and '80s, Oregon pioneered the concept that states can/should interpret their constitutions in ways that provide broader liberties than the federal constitution. The most notorious example is... Article I, Section 8 of the Oregon Constitution, which provides greater free speech protections than the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. For a few highlights of Oregon's role in this revolution, check out the attached article at pages 17, 39-40 as well as footnotes 5, 219, 222.

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Reverse Incorporation of State Constitutional Law by Joseph Blocher
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Reverse Incorporation of State Constitutional Law by Joseph Blocher
August 9 at 10:59pm · Comment ·
Brent Barton

Brent Barton I bet you've never heard of the Tonnage Clause of the U.S. Constitution ("“No State, shall, without the consent of Congress, lay any Duty of Tonnage”). I never had either before Polar Tankers, Inc. v. City of Valdez, 182 P. 3d 614 (2009).

http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/08-310.ZS.html
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July 30 at 4:01pm · Comment ·
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    • Brent Barton Apparently, the Tonnage Clause was important in the first decades of the Republic, but Polar Tankers was the first Supreme Court case that hinged on this clause since 1935.
      July 30 at 4:04pm ·
    • Margaret Doherty You know what is scary---I knew that!
      July 30 at 4:43pm ·
Brent Barton

Brent Barton Come and join us in Sandy and knock on some doors for in this crucial part of the District!

Sandy Canvass for Brent Barton and Suzanne VanOrman
Saturday, August 7, 2010 at 12:00pm
VanOrman Campaign Office, Sandy, OR
July 27 at 2:25pm · Comment ·
    Brent Barton

    Brent Barton Further evidence of the unique nature of this recession is the extreme duration of unemployment. This perverse phenomenon defies traditional economic models.

    Greg Mankiw's Blog: Median Duration of Unemployment
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    July 17 at 7:22pm · Comment ·
      • Marty Beaudet That's because the Administration watered down the stimulus to please the Blue Dogs and the Republicans. Gov't spending has always been the key to job creation. Think New Deal. And unemployment yields the greatest return per dollar spent, because it goes to people who need to put all right back into the economy, creating jobs! Saving banks and Wall Street investors only puts the money in the pockets of those who horde it.
        July 17 at 8:23pm ·
      • Nancy Hamilton agreed Marty!
        July 17 at 11:44pm ·
      • Tyler Scandalios A relatively more rosy explanation would be that this is due to the fact that productivity per worker in the US has increased dramatically during the recession and is still improving. This doesn't explain it all, but helps to shed some light on the situtation.
        August 9 at 11:23pm ·
    Brent Barton

    Brent Barton We've outgrown our old office, and will be opening our new digs this week. Please join me and the Barton team for a BBQ as we celebrate the opening of our new space.

    Campaign Office Grand Opening BBQ
    Saturday, August 14, 2010 at 3:30pm
    Brent Barton for State Senate Campaign Office, Milwaukie, OR
    July 15 at 2:52pm · Comment ·
    Brent Barton

    Brent Barton If you're interested in the intersection between law and economics, the attached article by Michael Fluhr proves the economic efficiency of strict liability for defective consumer products. It's as solid a piece of student scholarship as you will find.

    http://lsr.nellco.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1009&context=harvard_students
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    July 13 at 10:54pm · Comment ·
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      • Rich Rodgers
        Does raise an interesting question, though, of whether there is a way to manage risk somewhere in between the individual consumer and the individual manufacturer in order to promote faster pathways for critical innovation, as opposed to mer...e consumerism. Take, for example, medical treatments that attempt to cure terminal diseases, like Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

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        July 13 at 11:25pm ·
      • Mark Fritch In a perfect capitalistic system, there would be no problems. People would simply figure out that Thalidomide wasn't good for them and they would stop taking it. Doesn't that make perfect sense? Come on folks, we're all too uptight. If GMO's aren't good for us or the planet, we'll find it out soon enough. Yes, we're just too paranoid that a large corporation would ever do anything that would hurt any of us. Sorry, I have to go. A guy is calling me back about buying my three headed calf.
        July 14 at 8:53pm ·
    Brent Barton

    Brent Barton I learned a lot at today's town hall with Jerry Cohen, executive director of AARP Oregon. Thanks to all who joined us to share ideas with perhaps the state's leading expert in senior issues.

    July 12 at 4:52pm · Comment ·
    Brent Barton

    Brent Barton appreciates his friends at the Bus Project. Thanks to all who canvassed yesterday.

    July 12 at 10:26am · Comment ·
    Brent Barton

    Brent Barton Please help me welcome The Executive Director of Oregon AARP to Clackamas. Jerry Cohen and I will be hosting a Senior and Aging-Oregonian focused Town-Hall this Monday, and we need you to come with your questions and ideas.

    I hope to see you there,
    --Brent

    Town-Hall with Oregon AARP Executive Director Jerry Cohen
    Monday, July 12, 2010 at 1:30pm
    Clackamas High School Library
    July 10 at 7:26pm · Comment ·
      Brent Barton

      Brent Barton Please join me for my biggest event of the summer. We are going to canvass my home base of Clackamas. We are meeting at noon in Happy Valley Park. I hope you can attend. Refreshments will be provided.

      Community Canvass
      Saturday, July 17, 2010 at 12:00pm
      Happy Valley Park, Happy Valley, OR
      July 8 at 3:41pm · Comment ·
      Brent Barton

      Brent Barton This short article explains why people with different political perspectives often disagree regarding scientific facts and proposes some approaches to overcoming this divide.

      Fixing the Communications Failure by Dan Kahan
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      SSRN-Fixing the Communications Failure by Dan Kahan
      July 2 at 2:24pm · Comment ·
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        • Robert Lee Good article. Reminds me of a text titled: Point Counterpoint: Readings in American Government. Quite a few of Levine's previous works follow the same premise.
          July 3 at 12:47am ·
        • Pat Ryan
          There's affirmation for this POV looking at gender communication in both the private and public arenas too. Seems like Deborah Tannen (You Just Don't Understand) made a lot of observations that would dovetail nicely with this study.

          Also jus...t finished a book re confirmation bias and self justification(Mistakes were Made but not by me--Carol Tarvis and Elliot Aronson) that comes at this from a slightly different angle.

          Hope you find practical and useful applications.........          See More
          July 3 at 8:27am ·