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- Opinion · Jul 5, 2011Time’s Orwellian Story on U.S. Constitution Refuted!
government with power of specific areas of life, leaving the states sovereign to decide all other issues?” Or questions on enduring constitutional principles. “Do you agree with the Supreme Court … every judge) takes an oath to support and defend the Constitution. Should they apply its original meaning to current challenges?” Does the Constitution still matter? Look at huge crowds
- Article · Jun 28, 2011The First Liberty Digest on the Internet — The Patriot Post
world, who are loyal, first and foremost, to your revered oath to “support and defend” our Constitution. You are mothers, fathers and other family members nurturing the next generation … taxpayers ... and voters. You are American Patriots, sons and daughters from all walks of life, heirs to the blessings of Liberty bequeathed to us at great personal cost
- Opinion · Jun 12, 2011Travesty of Lawmaking
judiciary can exercise proper control. Unfortunately, the IPAB may not be un constitutional. This is because the Supreme Court, having slight interest in policing Congress’ incontinent desire to give … Commission ... to dispose of such thorny, ‘no-win’ political issues as the withholding of life-support systems in federally funded hospitals.” The Supreme Court said that the legislative power
- Alexander's Column · Jun 2, 2011Citizenship and Immigration
which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign … present, given that they were the latest generation of citizen immigrants seeking a new life with Liberty. Now, he is a devoted Patriot, a productive citizen, a great husband
- Opinion · May 27, 2011We’re the Problem
government programs, from guaranteed student loans for the young to income and medical support for the elderly. But few people are willing to pay for the benefits they receive. According … estimated 25 percent of Medicare expenditures go for care in the last year of life, a figure that has remained steady over the last several decades. Third, politicians will never
- Opinion · May 27, 2011An Unhappy Landing for Daniels
important. He gallantly bowed to female power. “On matters affecting us all, our family constitution gives a veto to the women’s caucus, and there is no override provision … half-century since Betty Friedan warned that second phase feminism should not ignore family life, the Daniels episode is an example of heeding that lesson. We’ll never know what
- Alexander's Column · May 26, 2011In Honor of Fallen Patriots
American Patriots who pledged and delivered their lives to Support and Defend the Rule of Law enshrined in our Constitution. Since our nation’s founding, more than one million American … 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 · Apr 19, 2011‘Compact’? What Compact?
compact? Only in the feverish terms of a president contending for his political life and an editorial page staff scared stiff lest he lose it next year. No legislative body … compact,” inasmuch as constituencies, public needs and government capacities change like spring weather. Nor, constitutionally, can one legislature bind the next one or any other one after that to fulfillment
- Alexander's Column · Apr 14, 2011We Are Grassroots American Patriots
around the world, bound until death by our sacred oath “ to Support and Defend ” our Constitution and Republic. We are not defined by race, creed, ethnicity, religion, wealth, education, geography … Patriot sons and daughters from all walks of life, heirs to the blessings of Liberty bequeathed to us at great personal cost by our Patriot forebearers, confirmed in the opinion
- Alexander's Column · Mar 31, 2011Obama’s Assault on Weapons
crisis to go to waste,” right? The generation that witnessed the adulteration of our Constitution by Franklin Roosevelt and his Useful Idiots during the Great Depression know exactly what … federal agent who, like many of his colleagues, honors his oath to “ support and defend ” our Constitution, whose support and defense is contingent on the Second Amendment’s prohibition against
- Alexander's Column · Mar 10, 2011The ‘Fundamental Transformation’ of the Democrat Party
spirit and will of an individual; and that the higher interests involved in the life of the whole must here set the limits and lay down the duties … office, regardless of political affiliation, fail to abide by their oaths to Support and Defend our Constitution, particularly its limitations on the central government which have been disregarded for much
- Opinion · Mar 4, 2011We, the Unhyphenated Americans: Meet My People
House Niggas. Self-haters. I’ve heard it for nearly 20 years in public life. Every outspoken minority conservative has. Sticks and stones may break our bones, but these spiteful … people. She’s a feisty young Texas mom and Dallas tea party activist who supports limited government principles and rejects left-wing identity politics. She confronted the NAACP last year
- Opinion · Feb 25, 2011Rubicon: A River in Wisconsin
population. The Democrats’ strength lies in government workers who now constitute a majority of union members and provide massive support to the party. For them, Wisconsin represents a dangerous contagion … gains of their glory years -- from unsustainable federal entitlements for the elderly enacted when life expectancy was 62 to the massive promissory notes issued to government unions when state coffers
- Opinion · Feb 15, 2011Trip to Vietnam Revives Hatred of Communism
week. The more I came to admire the Vietnamese people -- their intelligence, love of life, dignity and hard work -- the more rage I felt for the communists who brought them … that Ho Chi Minh was Vietnam’s George Washington, that he loved the American Constitution, after which he modeled his own, and wanted nothing more than Vietnamese independence. Here
- Opinion · Feb 3, 2011Conservatives, Liberals and Obamacare
life into this legislation or to bury it. I say R.I.P. As learned as Vinson indubitably is -- in the course of his meditations on Obamacare, he reread the Constitution … Federalist Papers, James Madison’s notes at the Constitutional Convention, certain cogitations of former Chief Justice John Marshall and more -- the erudite judge surely noted a zoological curiosity. Conservatives
- Alexander's Column · Feb 3, 2011The Reagan Centennial
American Liberty , and those who have devoted their lives and fortunes to “ to support and defend “ it. There is much to recall about the Reagan Legacy. Our 40th president … humility, his affection for the American people, his fortitude, his authentic devotion to Constitutional Liberty and Rule of Law , his indisputable wisdom, his contagious optimism and his vision
- Opinion · Jan 18, 2011Health Care Debate -- at Last
results don’t match expectations, too bad. Shut up! Polls last year showing plurality support for stopping Obamacare in its tracks were understood, by the pro-Obamacare community, to reflect … firmly in charge on the House side. Passage was a done deal. Cost and constitutional aspects got no airing apart from what the spunkier breed of Republican could manage
- Opinion · Jan 12, 2011Making the World Safe for Targets of Lunatics
argue (notwithstanding their exposure last week in the House to the reading of the Constitution, including the First Amendment) that whatever political words may have provoked him to his irrational … music is a very powerful and awesome tool that can have positive effects, virtually life saving mentally and physically when used in the right context, but has equally destructive
- Opinion · Jan 8, 2011From The Comedy Store
ambassador to Damascus Thursday, six years after the U.S. broke with Syria over its support for terrorism. Damascus is a coveted posting. The only time you have to worry about … Representatives began its new session Wednesday with a reading of the entire U.S. Constitution out loud on the House floor. It’s the first time many lawmakers had heard
- Opinion · Jan 4, 2011Constitutionalists vs. ‘Interpretationists’
Washington Post staff writer Ezra Klein reflected the liberal view of the Constitution: “The issue with the Constitution is that the text is confusing because it was written more than … limited government -- transcend eras. As with Scripture, the Constitution contains eternal truths. If followed, one leads to a more ordered life in America and the other to a better afterlife