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- Opinion · May 11, 2012When General Grant Expelled the Jews
center of the political maelstrom,” writes Sarna, Brandeis University’s distinguished historian of Jewish life in America. More striking by far was the order’s long-term effect on Grant … sprang up at once. When Cesar Kaskel of Paducah, a Jewish businessman and avid supporter of Lincoln and the Union, was handed a copy of the “scarcely-to-be-believed
- Opinion · May 10, 2012Evangelicals Will Rally for Romney
underscore Romney’s embrace of American exceptionalism in both his public and private life. Liberty University is the perfect venue for Governor Romney to make his case. With over … faith teachings of Evangelicals, Catholics, and Mormons. All are pro-life, upholding the dignity of human life. All fully support marriage between a man and woman. All embrace the value
- Opinion · May 8, 2012Conservatives and Gays
Marriage Act before Congress and have written and spoken on behalf of amending state constitutions to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman. I believe that … Party. Even support for same-sex marriage should not necessarily rule someone out of a leadership position in the Republican Party. Former UN ambassador John Bolton supports same-sex marriage
- Opinion · May 6, 2012Taking a Scythe to the Bill of Rights
including cases where the newborn is not disabled.” This helpfully validates the right-to-life contention that the pro-abortion argument, which already defends third-trimester abortions, contains no standard … Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, 26 other Democrats and one Republican, he proposes a constitutional amendment to radically contract First Amendment protections. His purpose is to vastly expand government’s power
- Alexander's Column · May 3, 2012The Battle of Athens (Tennessee)
those of us who have pledged by sacred oath to “support and defend” the Liberty enshrined in our Constitution against “enemies foreign,” must be equally devoted to the defense … 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
- Opinion · May 1, 2012Give ’em ‘L’ Mitt!
extravagant good fairy at every christening, a loquacious companion at every stage of life’s journey, and the unknown mourner at every funeral.” Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney could … strategy that could work to force even a Republican Congress to obey what the Constitution and common sense require. If elected, Romney should pledge to bring in a team
- Alexander's Column · Apr 26, 2012Petty Politics v. the Price of Defending Liberty
legislative and judicial branches of government, recklessly violate their common oath to support and defend our Constitution. They do so endeavoring to formulate policy and redistribute wealth in order … constitutional authority, please pause and consider the sacred oaths to support and defend our Constitution honored by 1st Lt. Walsh and PFC Metcalf, and generations of uniformed Patriots who have
- Opinion · Apr 25, 2012Does Comedy Central Have a Right to Freedom of Speech?
more narrowly on limiting, or regulating, the money that could be raised and spent supporting or opposing candidates for office. All would diminish the Bill of Rights. Sen. Bernie Sanders … language in the Sanders-Deutch Amendment says: “The rights protected by the Constitution of the United States are the rights of natural persons and do not extend to for-profit
- Opinion · Apr 19, 2012The Associated Press’ Undeserved Pulitzer
spotlighting of the New York Police Department’s clandestine spying program that monitored daily life in Muslim communities, resulting in congressional calls for a federal investigation, and a debate over … organization focusing on Constitutional law, did an extensive legal analysis of the NYPD’s activities. Their conclusion? “The surveillance techniques used by the NYPD pose no constitutional concerns and reflect
- Opinion · Apr 19, 2012When Administrations Implode
that he used to teach constitutional law. Democrats unwisely went after the Catholic Church and religious conservatives on the grounds that they did not support federal subsidies for contraceptives … presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, had “never worked a day in her life.” In fact, the affable Mrs. Romney had raised five children and had survived both multiple sclerosis
- Opinion · Apr 14, 2012The Delusional Left
justices on the Supreme Court will decide what to do about ObamaCare on the constitutional merits of the bill, and that the four left-wing justices will decide the case … pass the damn thing. Speaking of ObamaCare, the fact is I happen to support mandated health insurance. I just don’t believe that the federal government has any business being
- Opinion · Apr 11, 2012The Export-Import Bank Nightmare
that prosperity and ruin lives while sticking taxpayers with outrageous bills. America, with its constitutionally protected freedoms and entrepreneurial spirit, has generated prosperity at a level which is unique … reaffirming the notion that New Deal-era bureaucracies are the nearest thing to eternal life. Today, it has expanded far beyond its charter and uses funds backed by the American
- Alexander's Column · Apr 5, 2012Resurrection Day 2012: ‘Jesus Was a Socialist’?
Marx equate with the teachings of Jesus Christ -- that the central message of Christianity supports socialism. Most notable among this week’s Easter crop of socialist propagators was Barack Obama … lost on the Left today, as they endeavor to undermine the authority of our Constitution by replacing Rule of Law with rule of men and enact economic policies that
- Opinion · Mar 29, 2012The State of the States
seeing it mentioned in the Constitution that Iowa and New Hampshire were endowed by the Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among them were life, liberty and dibs on hogging … because Obama was shoveling billions of tax dollars their way to keep them on life support. Speaking of Obama, why aren’t the labor unions who have seen Obama cancel
- Opinion · Mar 29, 2012The Second Oil Revolution
support of democratic Israel in fear of oil cutoffs or price hikes from the Middle East. Just as often, the United States finds itself hypocritically calling for democracy while supporting … foreign policy for once really could be predicated on the principle of supporting those nations that embrace constitutional government and human rights, without worry that offended dictators, theocrats and kings
- Opinion · Mar 27, 2012How Will the Court Decide? Arguments on Obamacare
judges who have been appointed for life, who are not subject to public opinion; their supreme obligation is to the Constitution of the United States. How will the Supreme Court … judges who have been appointed for life, who are not subject to public opinion; their supreme obligation is to the Constitution of the United States. That
- Alexander's Column · Mar 22, 2012Women Will Elect the Next President
poor job of recruiting. Women might not have signed our Declaration of Independence or Constitution, but today they are the deciding force -- the force that will vote to either sustain … competent in boardrooms and often share the kitchen with our spouse.” “We have life stories that include times of disappointment, despair, disillusionment and missed opportunities. We have triumphed, learned, loved
- Opinion · Mar 20, 2012I Know It When I See It
News piece in October, 2011 Mitt Romney spoke about a Constitutional amendment which would declare that life begins at conception “and ‘birth control prevents conception’ but that … weeks earlier Romney told Fox News host Mike Huckabee that he would ‘absolutely’ support such an amendment.” Gasoline prices in the U.S. are the highest ever this early
- Opinion · Mar 20, 2012The Real Reason the NAACP Went to Geneva
fonstitutional right to Sudafed completely misses the point. The Sudafed example does not argue constitutionality; it argues against the claim that great numbers of people will not vote … NAACP going to the U.N.? Because the wonderful fact of American life is that most American civil liberties and civil rights organizations have little reason for their continued existence
- Opinion · Mar 11, 2012A Century of Cherry Blossoms
city’s cherry trees will wait a few more weeks before blooming. Into every life, they say, a little rain must fall. And a little snow as well. In fact … with American leaders to rebuild under a constitution that emphasized peace. The U.S. was generous in victory, offering financial and military support. That helped turn an enemy into a friend