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- Opinion · Oct 21, 2015Crime Seen: States Respond to Abortion Wrongs
forced partnership between taxpayers and Planned Parenthood. Working in conjunction with pro-life organizations, GOP leaders devised a strategy to send a defunding bill straight to the President … able to reverse and stop this. The problem is, in this case, the Constitution. We will be moving a bill to the President’s desk... dealing with the Medicaid component
- Article · Oct 20, 2015The Need for Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform
government, including state law enforcement agencies, not understand? The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution clearly states, “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers … seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons
- Opinion · Oct 20, 2015Sunday Schooled on the GOP Field
senator’s biggest priority: religious liberty. When the senator exclaimed that “Our constitutional rights are under assault,” voices shouted back, “Amen!” “Twenty-sixteen is going to be a religious liberty … merit — not gender — said that she would never ask people’s support because she is a woman. But she went on to prove what a qualified one she is. Speaking
- Opinion · Oct 16, 2015Southern Poverty a Poor Choice
notion that high-profile Texans all line-up behind the ordinance. “The HERO supporters have tried to scare people into believing that we would lose the Super Bowl,” Woodfill said … rights, it’s a man who sacrificed his life protecting ours. “I spent 20 years in the military defending the Constitution and the freedoms that everybody
- Opinion · Oct 15, 2015Kurdish Activist Takes On Turkey’s Descent into Extremism
Abdullah Demirbas risks his life to promote ethnic and religious unity. Abdullah Demirbas, Kurdish human rights activist and twice-elected former mayor of the Sur municipality in Diyarbakir, has long … deaths of more than 1.5 million Armenians as “genocide.” Erdogan insisted those nations supported “claims constructed on Armenian lies.” Demirbas’s latest arrest was not his first. After his first
- Alexander's Column · Oct 7, 2015Profiles of Valor: Welcome Home, Lt. Bonnyman
acknowledge one of many American Patriots who have honored their oaths “ to Support and Defend “ our Constitution in the service of our country, and paid the ultimate price … harm’s way in defense of American Liberty , honoring their oath “ to support and defend “ our Constitution. Pray for our Veterans, First Responders, and their families. Please consider a designated
- Article · Oct 1, 2015Spending $500 Million to Deprive Children of Life
crux of the issue: Does the Constitution authorize spending money to deprive children of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness? The correct answer is, of course, no. Were … enacted in 1970, in accordance with Article Nil, Section Nonexistent of the Constitution. This funding purportedly supports a variety of family planning and preventative health services. Of course, for Planned
- Opinion · Oct 1, 2015Bernie Sanders’ America
doubt. Further, Sanders’s enthusiastic supporters want everything immediately, regardless of the consequences, costs, the future, our children and grandchildren, or even America’s constitutional system. I believe … this distills to an approach toward life that literally can be best described as infantile. What is infantilism? Merriam-Webster defines it as “retention of childish physical, mental, or emotional
- Alexander's Column · Sep 30, 2015Boehner Says G’bye — Now What
accordingly. By 2010, grassroots Patriots across the nation had renewed their commitment to our Constitution and the Rule of Law it enshrines. Boehner missed that cue. Third, in 2012, Republicans … needed, popular and doable. Then go for the low-hanging fruit enjoying wide bipartisan support, such as the Keystone XL pipeline and natural gas exports, most especially to Eastern Europe
- Opinion · Sep 29, 2015John Boehner: Then and Now
John Boehner that he is retiring at the end of October stunned Washington where life is all about grabbing power and holding on to it, often until death they … oath to preserve, protect and defend the institution of the House or the Constitution, which, if followed, offers protection enough? In 2010, I interviewed Boehner when he was minority leader
- Opinion · Sep 29, 2015Cruz Makes Hay With Straw Poll
when the courts acts unconstitutionally? If you’re not willing to fight for the Constitution ... why are you running for president as a Republican?” Donald Trump, who showed … defend human life at every stage of its development,’ Democrats are already back to their old tricks and are blindly ignoring the truth to justify their continued support of this
- Opinion · Sep 26, 2015Appeals Court Rules in Favor of National Abortion Federation Over Pro-Life Group That Created Planned Parenthood Videos
This week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the Center
- Opinion · Sep 24, 2015Ben Carson’s Warning
their intentions when it comes to establishing a worldwide caliphate and replacing the U.S. Constitution with Sharia Law, or is it a warning we should take seriously and respond … back and watch.” “Mina” says the Iranian regime has been a huge supporter of President Obama, whose name in Persian, she notes, translates as “he is with us.” She asks
- Opinion · Sep 23, 2015Senate Stalls Late-Term Abortion Bill
congressional majority that supported Sharia law? Every feminist, gay rights advocate and abortion supporter should be asked: Would you vote for a Muslim candidate who believes in Sharia law? These … want to be governed by a Muslim who believes in Sharia law over the Constitution?” Pope-apalooza Pope Francis arrive[d] in the United States [yesterday]. Some church leaders have
- Article · Sep 22, 2015Tuesday Short Cuts
life must come before saving polar bears and trees. Free-market capitalism promotes environmental improvement.” —Stephen Moore Upright: “Half of U.S. Muslims believe that Sharia law trumps the Constitution … they would prefer to be governed by Sharia law. That is inconsistent with the Constitution. I wish Dr. [Ben] Carson had told host Chuck Todd, ‘Instead of trying to create
- Opinion · Sep 22, 2015Bernie’s Favored ‘One Percenters’
Coauthored by Bob Morrison. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is having the time of his life. At 73, he is already as old as Ronald Reagan was when … York’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene reported in 2014 that black babies constitute 42% of all abortions in a city where blacks are 25% of the population
- Opinion · Sep 22, 2015The Character of a Nation
torn up,” she said, adding that she didn’t know if a beating heart “constitutes it’s technically dead, or it’s alive.” As far as Jessica was concerned, such … itself as “your source for human primary tissue-specific stem cells for medical and life science research” on its website. “So you know there are times when after the procedure
- Opinion · Sep 20, 2015The Quiet Counter-Revolution Gets Louder: Essential Lessons for the GOP
vote by Congress. Staggering and unbelievable. The lesson here is simple: the Constitution is the playbook for governing the U.S. and when the GOP fails to uphold and fight … that it needed to be checked. They apparently felt sufficiently threatened that they supported IRS orchestration of an illegal process to undercut funding for the Tea Party by withholding
- Opinion · Sep 18, 2015‘IStandWithAhmed’ Hashtag Is Not About Authoritarian Bureaucrats; It’s About Pretend Islamophobia
godly speaking in her class, and that’s when I said we have a constitutional right,” explained the student. In June 2014, an 8-year-old named Asher Palmer … sanctimonious sermonizing from almost all quarters. President Barack Obama didn’t tweet in support of Ahmed Mohamed because some local despot overreacted. The White House press secretary didn’t invite
- Opinion · Sep 16, 2015University of California Totalitarians Strike Again
open exchange of ideas that are “principles enshrined in our national and state Constitutions” and “part of the university’s fiber.” Not exactly. “Intolerance has no place at the University … letter to faculty members “about potential trigger warnings and suggestions for how to support triggered students,” implementing a “mechanism for students to communicate their concerns to professors anonymously, as well