Daily Roundup - Jan 15, 2016

Daily Signal: Obama Judicial Nominee Who Accused Reagan of ‘Bigotry’ Faces Confirmation Vote - Philip Wegmann

Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Wilhelmina Wright, who excused her words by claiming she was young and inexperience, but was at least at one time racist, should not be confirmed.
I believe statements made when not under pressure more than excuses offered when looking for a job.
She need not have been interviewed, she should have been voted down immediately unless her experience on the court so far (over 20 years) indicates she has indeed changed her mind.

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This tweet lead me to review the Citizen's United case and McCain Feingold law. On its face, McCain-Feingold could not have applied to "13 Hours."  Its a movie, and its relationship to Hilary seems a bit remote to be directly against her, although it clearly is against Obama and the State Departments handling of foreign policy, and, in particular, consular threats.
I said this in an answer tweet, but the decided to read Citizens United just to be sure. I used a lengthy article in The New Yorker: Money Unlimited How Chief Justice John Roberts orchestrated the Citizens United decision-by Jeffrey Toobin.
It turns out that the decision was about whether a documentary "Hillary" should be allowed to play within 2 months of an election, or whether it was proscribed by McCain Feingold. So the case actually dealt with a movie, albeit one much more directly aimed at a specific candidate.
So the question I asked about relevance has an answer. Citizens United is relevant, and is the basis of certainty that movies such as "13 Hours" or the book that it bases itself on, cannot be interfered with by the Justice Department or the FEC.