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- Opinion · Oct 5, 2011Runaway Missiles
linked to terrorism is clear: They are to be treated like criminal defendants with constitutional rights, except when they are treated like enemy soldiers in the heat of battle, subject … transform the elected executive of a republic into a dictator with the power of life and death over his subjects. That danger may seem theoretical in light of Awlaki
- Opinion · Sep 29, 2011Cutting Through the Political Manure
support from unions and minority groups, regards tax dollars as the easiest and cheapest way to buy votes. One side believes in smaller government, the abiding wisdom of the Constitution … believes that the federal government should be even larger and more powerful; that the Constitution isn’t worth the parchment it’s written on; and that American sovereignty
- Alexander's Column · Sep 22, 2011Taking Down Socialist ‘Tax Fairness’ Rhetoric
required by law to abide by their solemn oaths to support and defend our authentic Constitution and thus they have no sense of that obligation. The whole body … least productive groups, mostly those who subsist on the state. That does not constitute “looking out for one another” and is most decidedly not “what’s right.” The essence
- Article · Sep 17, 2011Open Thread: Constitution Day
Legislative and Judicial branches, first and foremost, abide by their oaths “to support and defend” our Constitution, under penalty of law, and comport with its enumerated limitations on the federal … citizens, particularly those in our Armed Services who defend their oaths with blood and life. If we are unsuccessful in our effort to seek remedy for the lack
- Alexander's Column · Sep 15, 2011The Oath Accountability Civil Action
government required, under penalty of law, to abide by their oaths “to support and defend” our Constitution, as specified in its original language in Article II, Section 1 and Article … expenditures not expressly authorized by our Constitution? The first step in seeking legal remedy to restore the integrity of our Constitution is to establish whether “We, the People,” have legal
- Opinion · Sep 4, 2011Question Time
minutes for rebuttal. Still, today’s debates (“What is the meaning of life? You have 30 seconds”; “One word answer, please: Keynes or Hayek?”) can illuminate. So, some questions … very wealthy.” The next day you said you support the Bush tax rates. Would making the Bush rates permanent constitute a tax cut? Who is “rich” or “very wealthy”? Does
- Opinion · Sep 1, 2011Anti-Religious Diatribes Come in Many Forms
over” any “scruples” they may have “about the privacy of faith in public life.” Republican public life, that is -- specifically the “large number” of GOP candidates “who belong to churches … book or authority “higher than the Constitution,” our presidents place their hand on a Bible and swear to uphold that Constitution -- “so help me God.” We have had our religious
- Opinion · Aug 28, 2011School Choice in Colorado
place of worship, religious sect or denomination against his consent.” Such “compelled support” clauses in state constitutions were written to prevent establishment of official state religions. But Douglas County … Constitution’s proscription of “establishment” of religion. In 2002, the Supreme Court, considering an Ohio program legally indistinguishable from Douglas County’s, said the Constitution is not violated
- Opinion · Aug 24, 2011Legal Obedience
violation of one’s natural, or God-given, rights to life and liberty. As to whether it would be constitutional, we have to see whether mandating church attendance … those enumerated powers of Congress found in Article 1, Section 8 of our Constitution. We’d find no such authority. Our anti-federalist Founding Fathers didn’t trust Congress with
- Opinion · Aug 11, 2011How Iowa’s Straw Poll Can Lead to the Presidency
nation’s number one corn- and hog-producing state. But nothing in the Constitution says that Iowa gets to vote for president before any other state. It just does … Mary Louise Smith Republican National Chairman, and Smith, a backer of Planned Parenthood and supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment, was typical of the college-educated wives of professionals
- Opinion · Aug 10, 2011Amending the 10th Amendment
later, Perry’s spokeswoman told The Houston Chronicle he “would support amending the U.S. Constitution ... to protect innocent life.” Most versions of the Human Life Amendment would ban abortion throughout … believing in both the sanctity of life and marriage not just as personal principles but as principles of public policy.” The evidence: “He supports federal amendments to protect both
- Alexander's Column · Aug 4, 2011The Next American Revolution
Patriot this week: “Please clarify for me when my solemn oath to ‘support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign AND [his emphasis] domestic,’ kicks … Constitution’s guiding document, our Declaration of Independence . It clearly affirms the “unalienable rights” upon which our Constitution was instituted, and those rights supersede the authority of the Constitution itself
- Opinion · Aug 3, 2011Debt Status Quo Triumphs Over Future -- Again.
Whether to risk radical change now or not is the measure of whether to support the deal. Thus, Washington politicians and politically alert citizens across the country can be broadly … condescendingly -- to the “unsophisticated” tea party and similar people that political change under our constitutional system is incremental. Take what you can get and come back for a little more
- Opinion · Aug 1, 2011Avoiding the Danger of a ‘Clean’ BBA
first is cutting spending, and the second is raising taxes. Many supporters of a clean BBA are not too worried. Although acknowledging the risk, they’re willing to take … make changes to taxes or spending. Article I and the Sixteenth Amendment of the Constitution only authorize four types of taxes -- excises, imposts, capitation taxes, and income taxes -- and specifies
- Opinion · Jul 29, 2011The Debt Ceiling and 2012
vote to raise the debt ceiling until after a balanced-budget amendment to the Constitution passed . Rep. Jason Chaffetz explained his unwillingness to back Boehner’s bill this … wasn’t famous?) declared that he would always support the most right-leaning candidate who could win . Similarly, we should support those policies and tactics (not a dirty word) that
- Opinion · Jul 28, 2011New York Times Reader Kills Dozens in Norway
this is a cultural war, our definition of being a Christian does not necessarily constitute that you are required to have a personal relationship with God or Jesus. He goes … Europe.” He doesn’t believe in Christianity or want anyone else to, but apparently supports celebrating Christmas simply to annoy Muslims. Breivik says he is “not an excessively religious
- Opinion · Jul 22, 2011The Empire Strikes Back
think that could happen while we still have a Second Amendment in our Constitution? The American people wouldn’t stand for it.” “Do you really think ‘We the People … young man replied with a smile, “because I helped elect you. I’m a life member of the NRA.” After paying for our produce, we spoke for a few more
- Opinion · Jul 19, 2011America’s Financial Restoration vs. Obama’s Ideology
recalcitrance is rooted in his ideology. He has been working all his adult life toward the moment that he could transform America into a fairer place. He’s not about … government to redistribute and equalize incomes (and wealth, truth be told), and neither the Constitution nor catastrophic debt consequences will deter him. He doesn’t even appear worried about
- Opinion · Jul 15, 2011The Expanding Catalogue of Obamacare Fables
Dunham’s deathbed fight with her insurer several times over the years to support his successful push to ban pre-existing condition exclusions by insurers. In a typical recounting, Obama … have to spend the last months of her life in the hospital room arguing with insurance companies because they’re saying that this may be a pre-existing condition
- Opinion · Jul 7, 2011Time Magazine: We Don’t Need No Stinking Constitution
speechwriter, “and came to the words ‘support the Constitution of the United States,’ I felt like saying: ‘Yes, but it’s the Constitution as I understand it, flexible enough … says what it means. All this Constitution talk produces the inevitable backlash. Joy Behar, the learned Constitutional scholar, asked, “Do you think this Constitution-loving is getting out of hand