{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"City of Brass","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/cityofbrass","author_name":"Aziz Poonawalla","author_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/cityofbrass\/author\/apoonawalla","title":"SCOTUS confirmation kabuki reform: a simple suggestion - City of Brass","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"O9nnkvyrmq\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/cityofbrass\/2010\/06\/scotus-confirmation-kabuki-ref.html\">SCOTUS confirmation kabuki reform: a simple suggestion<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/cityofbrass\/2010\/06\/scotus-confirmation-kabuki-ref.html\/embed#?secret=O9nnkvyrmq\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;SCOTUS confirmation kabuki reform: a simple suggestion&#8221; &#8212; City of Brass\" data-secret=\"O9nnkvyrmq\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"The SCOTUS drama is playing out as usual and completely as expected &#8211; which is all the more ironic given that the nominee is the one who best made the argument about SCOTUS confirmations being more about drama than substance. With Elena Kagan essentially a cipher as far as her ideology goes (which is also&hellip;","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/cityofbrass\/files\/import\/WindowsLiveWriter\/SCOTUSconfirmationkabukireformasimplesug_86D2\/KABUKI_8_1.jpg"}