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- Opinion · Jul 10, 2015Latin America’s Leftist Slide
avoidance of polarizing rhetoric, countries such as Bolivia and Venezuela created new constitutions, swept away existing institutions and demonized their political opponents. The economic results arising from such varying policies … being made “towards including broad sectors in the country’s economic, social and political life.” And in a subsequent speech to civil authorities in La Paz, the Pope reverted
- Opinion · Jul 3, 2015You May Kiss the Brides!
were very much intertwined. In fact, they knew there was more historical and biological support for polygamy than two men getting married. Now, with “love” and “consent” as the only … destroy the guarantees of the First Amendment of our Constitution and ruin the personal lives of Texans who support marriage between one man and one woman. We will
- Alexander's Column · Jul 1, 2015Independence Day and the Future of Liberty
bedrock of Liberty. They will take their oaths “ to Support and Defend “ that Liberty, as enshrined in our Constitution, at risk of their blood and lives. Unfortunately, they enter … defenders, and as such is himself the greatest domestic threat to our Constitution and the Liberty it was enacted to protect. Image A few months before the formation
- Article · Jun 30, 2015Tuesday Short Cuts
branch of government can exercise powers not authorized by either statutes or the Constitution, ‘we the people’ are no longer free citizens but subjects, and our ‘public servants’ are really … Thomas Sowell Braying Jenny: “[O]ne thing you also said was that you would support a Texas state clerk who refused to issue a license to a gay couple
- Opinion · Jun 30, 2015Supreme Insanity
self-entitlement, and disastrously short on analytical skills and self respect. And while supporters of the Court’s decisions are in a celebratory mode, their happiness will be short-lived … once reserved for those who mistakenly believed a life well-lived should have its rewards. Make no mistake: A well-lived life in and of itself produces the “adverse impact
- Opinion · Jun 29, 2015Supreme Deception
willing to tolerate.” Desperate to justify their overreach, one that cannot be supported by the Constitution, history, or even human tradition, the majority insists that there are “changing definitions … opinion in these cases is the furthest extension in fact... This practice of constitutional revision by an unelected committee of nine, always accompanied (as it is today) by extravagant praise
- Opinion · Jun 23, 2015The Impending Collision of Obama’s Failures
economic well-being, our religious liberties, and the very fabric of American family life are all at grave risk of becoming casualties of the extreme ideological agenda and simple incompetence … Liberation of Palestine,” and other violent Muslim extremist groups all find a base of support in Tehran. The idea that the United States would endorse a weak agreement with
- Opinion · Jun 19, 2015The Ongoing Tragedy of Post-Apartheid South Africa
doing so, the ANC violated South Africa’s international legal commitments and its own constitution. The same stench of ANC corruption applies to the aforementioned murder statistics: outside groups believe … corrective rape.” “The notion that women do not need men for either economic support or sexual pleasure is one that is deeply threatening to entrenched patriarchal values.” Those same patriarchal
- Opinion · Jun 18, 2015Saluting a ‘Great Charter’ of Liberty
Foundation for Economic Education, “the barons and dukes of England, with the support of just about everybody else, mustered the courage in 1215 to tell John where … independence, “but for freedom alone, which no good man gives up except with his life.” But a watershed moment in the history of human liberty had occurred. Its lessons would
- Opinion · Jun 18, 2015Ration Roulette: House Debates Death Panel
with magazine covers and talk show fests, and quite another to witness the real-life pain that Photoshop can’t fix. In today’s New York Times, Americans meet … hoped “to create a culture of life in our state.” On religious liberty, Bush — like many of the candidates — have been outspokenly supportive. Jeb agreed with the original Indiana RFRA
- Alexander's Column · Jun 17, 2015Fathers and Freedom Are Irrevocably Linked
father is directly related to the inability of that daughter to, later in life, form a trusting bond necessary for a healthy marriage with her husband. Notably, there are plenty … record, there is no such thing a “transgendered,” and the word itself constitutes an egregious deception. A gender disoriented person may “identify” as the other gender, but they will always
- Opinion · Jun 16, 2015The Fantasy That ObamaCare ‘Is Working’
last two months. It finds that the average result is that 43% of Americans support the law and 53% oppose it. A May Gallup poll found more than twice … request for 2016 is 17.8% as of June 9, 2015. In Virginia, the AETNA Life Insurance Company small group plan proposed an increase of 59.71%. In Texas, more than half
- Opinion · Jun 16, 2015For Leftists, It’s Open Season on Christians
manifest absurdities detailed in ancient texts regarding the origins of the cosmos and life on earth; a determination to disseminate said absurdities in educational institutions and via the media … believe in him or God. Scalia’s confessions of faith, by Tayler’s lights, constitute an “outrage against reason,” calling the devil “a comic-book bugaboo the pedophile pulpiteers
- Opinion · Jun 16, 2015Marriage Shines Bright Deep in the Heart of Texas
actions of voters in 30 states by overturning the provisions in their constitutions upholding the natural definition of marriage, voters are not idle. On Saturday, voters in San Antonio elected … have barred Christians — or anyone else who “by word or deed” had ever expressed support for natural marriage — from serving in elected or appointed office. Although the public outcry forced
- Opinion · Jun 10, 2015Dissent Leads to Descent of Abortion
what the March for Life recently did — Americans, especially young ones, are increasingly pro-life. So while the Left may argue the means, there’s no disputing the ends: abortion … speech, and stash them in the church, where they hope to quarantine them. “Our Constitution is clear — Americans have the freedom of religion. The naturalization test and its corresponding materials
- Opinion · Jun 4, 2015Crossing the Global Border
nations by hook or by crook? The Western poor enjoy a level of state support and access to technology, health care and security that would make them relatively rich … human rights, religious tolerance, constitutional government, an independent judiciary, separation of church and state, free-market economics and the protection of private property — and everyday life becomes simply far better
- Opinion · Jun 3, 2015On the Magistrate and Narrow...
state of laws... No public official who voluntarily swears to support and defend the Constitution and to discharge all duties of their office should be exempt from upholding that oath … only people ignoring that law are the activist judges who overturned it! Secondly, the Constitution McCrory claims to be defending is built on the religious liberty that his veto bulldozes
- Opinion · Jun 2, 2015Leftist Censors Strike Again
about its claim that the proposed club would be too controversial and exclusive? The constitutional right to free speech was designed to protect so-called controversial speech. Why would … school caused by controversial subjects. They doubtlessly have such contempt for the pro-life cause that they summarily dismiss the notion that it is protected speech within the school district
- Article · May 24, 2015Memorial Day
Armed Services who held fast to their sacred oaths “ to support and defend “ the Liberty enshrined in our Constitution. Accordingly, please visit our tribute page to fallen American Soldiers, Sailors … great nation. “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” —John 15:13 Image “What do you think of when
- Opinion · May 20, 2015The Tenn Commandments
women. On the contrary, this bill gives women what Planned Parenthood insists it supports: real choice. “Once women know all the facts and have all the facts before them, many … constitution. With the help of the local groups and organizations like FRC Action, Tennesseans passed Amendment 1 last November, restoring the right of citizens to advance pro-life measures through