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- Opinion · Mar 3, 2018Is Country Music Going the Way of the NFL?
they bullied the CMA and the Foundation with economic threats and vowed to withhold support for the programs for students if I remained. I’m somewhat flattered … mine. But I hate no one. I wish upon NO ONE the loss of life or livelihood because that person sees things differently than me.” “If the industry doesn
- Opinion · Mar 2, 2018Public-Sector Unions Deserve to Be Destroyed
assault on freedom of association. If there is another organization in American life that has a license to compel workers to participate in their nongovernmental organization simply to secure … AFSCME , a case in which a man named Mark Janus, a non-union child-support specialist in Illinois, argued that his First Amendment rights were violated because he is forced
- Opinion · Mar 2, 2018Constitutional Democracy Doesn’t Debase, It Dignifies
bill by having a “fundamentally democratic personality and bearing.” Of all things, Dougherty supports this by noting Trump’s candor during an interview with Howard Stern after Princess Diana … Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” Rather than discouraging excellence in virtue, the Constitution needs
- Opinion · Mar 1, 2018Anti-Gun Activists Attack Responsible Gun Owners
contrary, the boycott has caused people to join the NRA to show their support for the Second Amendment. This is America. With their rights under attack, people naturally reject … surrendering to the media frenzy though. So far Amazon, eHealth, Federal Express, HotelPlanner.com, Life Insurance Central, LifeLine Screening, Manage UrID, Medical Concierge Network, Vinesse Wines, and Visa have maintained their
- Alexander's Column · Feb 28, 2018‘Gun Violence’ Is a Culture Problem, Not a ‘Gun Problem’
support to all current members of Congress since 1998. The bulk of NRA spending during those same years, $144.3 million, was used for advertising and other advocacy measures in support … being asked to refuse the paltry direct support they receive from the NRA, Democrats should be asked to refuse the massive support they receive from the coffers of the “mayhem
- Opinion · Feb 28, 2018Frederick Douglass and Gun Control
citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of the law.” This amendment addressed the concerns of Frederick … although slavery may have been abolished, states still had great latitude to deny citizens constitutional rights. The Supreme Court decision of McDonald v. Chicago argued that the 14th Amendment
- Opinion · Feb 27, 2018For Dems, a Conflict of Centrist
pushed for religious tests for public office, blocked qualified judges, trampled the Second Amendment, supported partial-birth abortion, and taken a hammer to federal marriage laws. If Dianne Feinstein … about to change any time soon. Lipinski, one of the few pro-life Blue Dog Democrats in Congress, is in the same boat as Feinstein — for completely different reasons. More
- Opinion · Feb 24, 2018More Than a Motto
makes it easier for people to become insensitive to the loss of innocent life... As we’ve all said for decades, you can’t run God and faith … participation of faith-based entities in the state foster care system is a constitutionally-protected practice,” he argued. “It is important that religious organizations not be required to sacrifice
- Opinion · Feb 24, 2018Dereliction of Duty
service numbers provided above. Tell them you support the Second Amendment and won’t do business with companies that undermine our constitutional rights. Attacking Billy Graham Congressional leaders announced Thursday … next week in the Capitol Rotunda. While our nation’s leaders are honoring the life of Billy Graham, leftists are demonizing him. When news of Graham’s death broke, Teen
- Opinion · Feb 23, 2018The Child Soldiers of the Gun-Control War
whether a child says so or a demagogue denies it. Of course, in real life it doesn’t always work that way. Sometimes, credibility or moral authority carries more weight … emotion sways. For instance, the NRA, not content with its public-policy and constitutional victories over the last decade, has taken to fomenting rage and resentment against “elites
- Article · Feb 19, 2018It’s the Culture, Not the Guns
shirt. Apparently nothing else mattered. “He’s a pro-Trump guy which means he supports the guy who is responsible for the death of his child!!” tweeted iMO@_sheateher … College professor Allison Stanger was injured and forced to flee in fear for her life with author Charles Murray, following Murray’s speech at that campus. Leftist protesters were permitted
- Opinion · Feb 16, 2018‘The View’ Points to Need for Tolerance
evangelical turnout. If people want to understand why the Trump administration enjoys such strong support from Christians, this attack sums it up. Evangelicals share the faith that Behar mocks. They … definitively said in His word. The fact that He is the Creator. That human life is sacred because it is made in the image of God. The fact that Jesus
- Opinion · Feb 16, 2018What’s Oozing Out of Campuses Is Polluting Society
supported by majorities of voters and accepted as a part of American life. Now Sullivan has cast his gaze on what he regards as a disturbing aspect of American life … open to dissent. Now students are disciplined for handing out copies of the U.S. Constitution outside a tiny isolated “free speech zone.” The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, known
- Opinion · Feb 16, 2018Presidential Character and Competence: A Presidents’ Day Reflection
moral character and educated judgment of the individual.” “The foundation-stone of national life is, and ever must be,” he added, “the high individual character of the average citizen.” Sadly … character and conduct, most notably evangelicals, have strongly supported Trump and have been willing to overlook his character flaws because they support his policies. This has led to extensive criticism
- Opinion · Feb 15, 2018Trump to Courts: Make America Immigrate Again
fact he himself admitted a year earlier when he told his supporters that he can’t “just bypass Congress and change the [immigration] law by myself... That … DACA surviving are even slimmer. In the meantime, President Trump did what any constitutionally abiding president would: He responded to Obama’s executive order with
- Alexander's Column · Feb 14, 2018‘Miraculously, We Found Bill’s Crash Site’
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 · Feb 11, 2018Play Ball, With Informed Intelligence
think alike. They all have young graduates of elite colleges and universities whose data support the following judgments: Players become eligible for free agency after six years of major league … home-run game. This will not last — baseball strategy, like everything else in life, constantly evolves — but for now more batters are elevating their swings’ trajectories. So, the market
- Opinion · Feb 10, 2018Businesses, Bathrooms and Bermuda
over. You can start— Dovere: A mulligan for 70 years of his life? Perkins: I mean the guy — I mean this is what he’s committed to. And as long … going to drop my support.” Again, it’s not unconditional. This president keeps his commitment and his promise to the evangelicals that supported him, and he continues to you know
- Opinion · Feb 3, 2018Freedom Gets Its Ambassador in Brownback
USCIRF, and all those involved in advancing religious freedom should have our prayers and support. The lives of millions of people targeted because of their faith around the world depend … abroad, it’s a life-or-death matter for the unborn. And if you don’t take my word for it, listen to the anti-life Left! Originally published [here
- Article · Feb 1, 2018Democrats’ DACA Double-Dealing
America differ in their motivation, character, and above all in relevance to our constitutional republic.” Democrats are more than willing to obfuscate reality if doing so abets their efforts … would have made no sense to flee from Italy and expect to live life in America on the premises that an Italian lived in Italy. Immigration, again brutally