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- Opinion · Aug 11, 2010Judge Walker v. The Laws of Nature and Nature’s God
that reserved marriage to one man and one woman as illegitimate under the federal Constitution because, he said, it was based on the voters’ understanding of morality. By the same … some might say: But thieves and murderers violate the rights to property and life of the people from whom they steal and take the lives. Who are the victims
- Opinion · Aug 11, 2010America on the Brink
takes seven broad themes -- movement, retirement, health care, property, speech, life and conscience -- and explores the left’s desire to control each one. Each theme undergoes etiological triage. He delves … Constitution: “I consider the foundation of the Constitution as laid on this ground: That ‘all powers not delegated to the United States, by the Constitution, nor prohibited
- Alexander's Column · Aug 8, 2010Profiles of Valor: Cpl Ian Dollard (USMC)
Libertate — 1776 “Greater love has no one than this, to lay down one’s life for his friends.” (John 15:13) Join us in daily prayer for our Patriots … 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 · Aug 6, 2010Judge Walker’s Clinic in the Power of Words To Deceive
words to minutely describe trees in a way that renders the forest they constitute completely unrecognizable. He seeks to deconstruct (and then reconstruct) the definition of traditional marriage by describing … then forms the foundation of a household,” and that “the spouses must consent to support each other and any dependents.” He cites case law affirming that “the state regulates marriage
- Opinion · Aug 6, 2010Who Makes the Laws, Anyway?
concern that if the border is secured, Republicans will have no incentive to support comprehensive reform (i.e., amnesty). Indeed, Homeland Security’s abandonment of the “virtual fence” on the southern … administration vociferously argued in court in the Arizona case, the federal executive’s constitutional responsibility. Its job is to faithfully execute the laws. Non-execution is a dereliction of duty
- Alexander's Column · Aug 1, 2010Profiles of Valor: CWO Michael Zanders (USA)
Libertate — 1776 “Greater love has no one than this, to lay down one’s life for his friends.” (John 15:13) Join us in daily prayer for our Patriots … 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 · Jul 29, 2010Georgia Race for Governor Could Add to ‘Year of the PowerChick’ Trend
House. Deal has enjoyed the support of leaders of the more socially conservative political organizations in the state, such as Georgia Right to Life. He and Handel have traded accusations … runoff opponent, hasn’t enjoyed such luck. This week the Atlanta Journal-Constitution disclosed a subpoena from a federal grand jury. It was issued to Georgia’s revenue commissioner
- Alexander's Column · Jul 18, 2010Profiles of Valor: 1LR W. Bryan Jackson (USA)
Libertate — 1776 “Greater love has no one than this, to lay down one’s life for his friends.” (John 15:13) Join us in daily prayer for our Patriots … 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
- Alexander's Column · Jul 11, 2010Profiles of Valor: SGT Benjamin Marshall (USA)
Libertate — 1776 “Greater love has no one than this, to lay down one’s life for his friends.” (John 15:13) Join us in daily prayer for our Patriots … 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 · Jul 7, 2010A New Birth of Freedom: The 14th Amendment Restored
down in the nation’s capital. The reaction to the decision was predictable, too: Supporters of the Second Amendment and the right to bear arms cheered; the gun-control crowd … legal fiction. The notion that a constitutional provision that guarantees only ‘process’ before a person is deprived of life, liberty or property ... strains credulity for even the most casual user
- Opinion · Jul 1, 2010The Declining Opinion
20th-century court than it was during the 19th.’’ The Constitution’s framers thought life tenure necessary to safeguard judicial independence, but they didn’t foresee how immensely powerful … judges; neither does any state except Rhode Island. Most Americans support an end to lifetime tenure, and the Constitution should be amended to reflect that. Supreme Court justices
- Opinion · Jul 1, 2010Robert Byrd’s Life -- Good, Bad and All American
people, with military personnel in more than 100 countries around the world. Byrd’s life and career tell us many things about our country -- some good things, some bad. Among … Constitution and successfully brought suit against the line-item veto passed by a Republican Congress and signed by Bill Clinton -- two stands in which he had the support
- Opinion · Jul 1, 2010Kagan Hearings Surpass World Cup for Most Boring TV Event
down laws that do not violate the Constitution. We know that laws restricting speech and the right to bear arms violate the Constitution because it says so. The very first … preferred to strike down laws that are perfectly acceptable under the Constitution than to let unconstitutional laws stand. Constitutionally permissible laws include laws against abortion and laws providing
- Alexander's Column · Jul 1, 2010Independence Forever!
they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. ... That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive … deliberation, they proposed a Constitution , which authorized a very limited central governing authority and reserved all other rights to the states or the people . Our Constitution was adopted
- Alexander's Column · Jun 27, 2010Profiles of Valor: LT Timothy Peterson (USA)
Libertate — 1776 “Greater love has no one than this, to lay down one’s life for his friends.” (John 15:13) Join us in daily prayer for our Patriots … 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
- Alexander's Column · Jun 24, 2010The Second ‘Tea Party’ Revolt
foremost, to our revered oath to “ to Support and Defend ” the Liberty enshrined in our authentic Constitution, not the so-called “ living constitution ” espoused by cadres of “ useful idiots … Liberty, and supporting candidates who embrace that vision for the future of our Republic. Our principles include, first and foremost, advocating for Essential Liberty , the restoration of constitutional limits
- Opinion · Jun 21, 2010Markets and Morals
administration “would empower the Government to prohibit newspapers from running editorials or opinion pieces supporting or opposing candidates for office, so long as the newspapers were owned by corporations … only be safe in a constitutional order that respects human life. We must stand for free markets, but those free markets themselves are supported by respect for those inalienable rights
- Alexander's Column · Jun 17, 2010The Centennial of Father’s Day
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. Of course, there … enterprise and the survival of our republican form of government as outlined by our Constitution . One may rightly conclude that most “liberalism,” the rejection of Essential Liberty and Rule
- Opinion · Jun 15, 2010When Good People Do Bad Things
guide to doing good. In order to do good personally and in order to support social policies that do good, what humans need even more than a good heart … that I and other columnists document almost every week (and daily in my other life as a radio talk show host). There has been a war on wisdom. Many
- Opinion · Jun 13, 2010Jerry Brown, California’s Prince of Self-Transformation
replace -- suddenly Brown is tongue-tied. He filed a brief against furloughs for constitutional offices (like his), but in April, a press secretary told me he had no opinion … Brown is so unpredictable that he just might benefit from their money, use their support and then with a fey shrug not return their favors. Some even talk of Brown