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- Opinion · Sep 19, 2018Breaking News From Harvard: Faith Is Good for You
anchor a person’s soul for whatever he or she may face in life. A study like this won’t necessarily cause people to embrace faith, but it does show … infamous “basket of deplorables” and “irredeemable” insult: “You could put half of Trump’s supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables. Right?” Clinton said. “The racist, sexist, homophobic
- Opinion · Sep 18, 2018The Kavanaugh Controversy
Brett Kavanaugh, namely that he has by all other accounts led an exceptionally decent life. He has undergone six FBI investigations in his career. Four occurred during his time … harassment. She also denounced Trump supporters as “miscreants,” adding, “The term ‘basket of deplorables’ is far too generous a description.” Constitution Day Yesterday was Constitution Day. On that
- Opinion · Sep 18, 2018A Day for a Document, a Day for We the People
society that fails to honor the Constitution Adams spoke of and supported. The recent unearthing of President Ronald Reagan’s letter to his father-in-law shows just how important … religious freedom are ultimately attacks on the very foundation of the Constitution. To ensure the Constitution continues to stand, let’s fortify and strengthen the foundation. Originally published here
- Opinion · Sep 18, 2018The Left’s Behavior of Late Is Unworthy of Elected Officials
with two new justices who understand and follow the language and meaning of the Constitution and our laws is great, indeed, for the Left. This judicial philosophy is a substantial … investigation, and Democrats, having been given a heart transplant to prolong the life of their desperate attempt, want delays or, better yet, a withdrawal from the nominee. It is possible
- Opinion · Sep 17, 2018What Progressives Did to the Constitution
powerful central government no longer posed the threat to life, liberty, and property it did in 1776. Progressives saw the constitutional limited government of the Founders as a barrier … current administrative state violates the Constitution in three distinct ways. First, the principle of non-delegation. Only Congress has been vested by the Constitution with legislative authority. Instead, agencies
- Opinion · Sep 14, 2018The Remains of the FDA
with all legal requirements, and meets the highest ethical standards.” As almost 50 pro-life leaders stated in the letter: “These experiments using aborted fetal organs are neither responsible … thing by restoring our foundational rights and history. We are very thankful for the support of Gov. Greg Abbott. We look forward to these crucial teaching standards being included
- Opinion · Sep 13, 2018Is Violence the New Normal?
Rudy Peters was supposed to be running for Congress — not running for his life. But late Sunday, he was doing both after a scary encounter with the latest rabid liberal … outrage and our anger in a massive way,” the Huffington Post suggested. Trump supporters have dodged bricks, eggs, punches — the worst the Left had to deliver. An NRA lobbyist came
- Opinion · Sep 11, 2018Dialogue With a Demagogue
presidents in history had the nerve to lecture Americans on demagoguery. Implying that Trump supporters are “bigots” and “fearmongers,” Obama went on to blame Republicans for tearing the country apart … Call all opponents of same-sex marriage bigots; 2. Call the Pro-Life movement a ‘War on Women;’ 3. Call all immigration enforcement advocates racists; 4. Call
- Opinion · Sep 8, 2018Lessons to Be Learned
Steve Scalise, it’s unlikely that you knew he was a Bernie Sanders supporter who hated Donald Trump. When David Katz opened fire at a video game tournament in Jacksonville … representatives in Congress, all of whom have taken an oath to defend the Constitution. But with few exceptions, they maintain a creepy silence. Could it be that people like Chuck
- Opinion · Sep 8, 2018Kavanaugh Soars Over Keystone Kop Democrats
judge’s judge — he will fairly apply the law, he will honor the Constitution, and he won’t make up law out of whole cloth or impose any kind … consequences. He even proclaimed: “This is the closest I’ll ever get in my life to an ‘I am Spartacus’ moment.” But it turned out Senate Democrats had gotten clearance
- Opinion · Sep 8, 2018Politics and Culture in 2018
more overt political statements like kneeling during the anthem. The issue took on a life of its own, and players lined up behind the protesters — not necessarily because they agreed … position (most couldn’t articulate why they were protesting) but because they wanted to support their colleagues from what they perceived was unjust rhetoric from the president. There is plenty
- Article · Sep 7, 2018NM Compound: Religious Escape or Planning Mayhem?
corrupt institutions to get rid of.” It was also learned by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, which has doggedly remained on the case, that among the “corrupt institutions” was the city … magic,” although “she, like many Muslims, does believe black magic exists and doesn’t support it.” He also stated his belief the weapons training of the children was “legal
- Opinion · Sep 7, 2018The Swamp Strikes Back
Times piece invokes John McCain’s name and writes about “restoring honor to public life.” Honor and courage do not permit a third option of lying to the president while … them thought they were being noble in the process. Those traitors put our constitutional republic at risk. This political traitor is also putting our republic at risk by sabotaging
- Opinion · Sep 5, 2018The Kavanaugh Hearings
hearing. One of them was Muslim supremacist, anti-Israel, anti-Semitic, Louis Farrakhan-supporting bigot Linda Sarsour. Enough said. Yesterday’s hearing was so bad that Mrs. Kavanaugh rushed … court, Judge Kavanaugh looks for what the Constitution requires. And he is committed to what the Founding Fathers told us the Constitution meant to them. The Left fears that
- Opinion · Sep 3, 2018Court Declares Cheerleaders’ Bible Verse Banners Are Legal
learned that lesson the hard way. There are two hard-and-fast rules in life: Don’t mess with Texas, and don’t mess with Texas cheerleaders. The Kountze Independent … through banners — all but ending a more than five-year legal battle that garnered support from U.S. Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn. “Our clients are relieved that the Texas
- Opinion · Sep 2, 2018What to Expect From the Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearing
confirmation hearing about 10% of the time. Nonetheless, then-Senate Judiciary Chairmen Joe Biden supported her approach, telling the nominee during the hearing that “you not only have a right … mainstream judge with a record of fairly applying the law and adhering to the Constitution. He will do so by explaining his decision-making and opinions over the course
- Opinion · Aug 30, 2018Why Is a Great Senate Office Building Named for a Modern Racist?
ignored his advice. By a vote of 99 to 1, the imposing edifice on Constitution Avenue was formally named the Russell Senate Office Building. But history’s verdict on Russell … great marble-and-granite landmark in which he spent so much of his working life. Yet as Hart perhaps foresaw, the decision was bound eventually to generate second thoughts
- Alexander's Column · Aug 29, 201836% of Black Americans Support Whom?
these is a canker which soon eats to the heart of its laws and constitution.” —Thomas Jefferson (1787) Image When the great Stanford economist Thomas Sowell was still writing … black American he observed, “Racism is not dead, but it is on life support — kept alive by politicians, race hustlers and people who get a sense of superiority by denouncing
- Opinion · Aug 29, 2018We Are Winning
campaign-finance felony and will be impeached. He has chosen Kavanagh because he supports the contention that a sitting president can’t be indicted and will have Trump’s back … illegitimate president, he should not be allowed to appoint a Supreme Court judge for life. Forget the fact that there is no legal agreement on whether what Cohen
- Opinion · Aug 26, 2018Questions for Kavanaugh
because laissez faire is what freedom looks like in economic life, is there some sense in which the Constitution, the purpose of which is to enable a free society, does … disclosure of organizations’ membership lists. The court said anonymity was necessary to shield NAACP supporters from dangers. Given today’s instances of individuals injured because of their political affiliations