Showing posts with label Constitution. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Constitution. Show all posts

Katie Kieffer: 17 Grades for 17 Candidates: Anchor Babies

The immigration report card.  Only five GOP presidential candidates understand our Constitution and are serious about reforming our immigration system in a fair and equitable manner: Donald Trump; Sen. Ted Cruz; Sen. Rand Paul; Gov. Bobby Jindal and Rick Santorum. Last month it was the Confederate flag. This month, all the cool kids ... MORE

How 2016 Contenders Want To Change The Constitution

by Clare Foran.     Amending the Constitution is no easy feat. But long odds haven't stopped Democrats and Republicans alike from calling for change on the campaign trail. There have only been 27 amendments to the legendary legal document since the Founding Fathers—quite literally—put pen to paper. And that's with good reason: Even the most     ... MORE

VIDEO: Rand Paul On Government Reform

Founded In Liberty, America Is Now Mired In Tyranny

by Richard Larsen.   “The foundation of our Empire was not laid in the gloomy age of Ignorance and Superstition, but at an Epoch when the rights of mankind were better understood and more clearly defined, than at any former period…The United States came into existence as a Nation, and if their Citizens should not be completely free and happy, the fault ... MORE

110 Year-Old Case Still Inspires Supreme Court Debates

by George Will.     What potential nominees should be asked. Today's most interesting debate about governance concerns a 110-year-old Supreme Court decision. Two participants in this debate are the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and a justice on the Supreme Court of Texas. The latter is trouncing the former. In his same-sex      ... MORE

R Watson And J Burnham: Separation Of Powers, A Primer

Learn the Founder's vision.  Constitutional concepts like free speech or the right to bear arms are ingrained in our popular culture, but just 36% of Americans can name all three branches of the federal government. Even fewer understand why and how our Constitution allocates power among the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches. As we       ... MORE

Don't Be Terrorized By Your Government This 4th Of July

by Ronald Bailey.      Stay calm, carry on, and above all, defend the Constitution. As Americans prepare to celebrate Independence Day, officials in the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security are warning us that there's a heightened threat of Islamist terrorist attacks. CNN is reporting that law enforcement officials believe that the Islamist ... MORE

VIDEO: Who Perverted The General Welfare Clause?

Supremes: From 'Divine Nine' To Political Hacks

by Barry Farber.     5 STARS!    One of Hollywood’s most horrible scenes has just come true on Page 1. In “The Counterfeit Traitor,” Lilli Palmer played a German woman who recognized Hitler was a monster and fed information to Allied intelligence on which oil refineries should be bombed next; she worked with the title character, played by      ... MORE

Thomas Sowell: Supreme Court Disasters

Supremely lawless overreaches.  Next president more crucial than ever. Many people are looking at the recent Supreme Court decisions about ObamaCare and same-sex marriage in terms of whether they think these are good or bad policies. That is certainly a legitimate concern, for both those who favor those policies and those who oppose them. But   ... MORE

VIDEO: Activist Court Enacts Same-Sex Marriage

How Protecting Hatred Preserves Freedom

by Andrew Napolitano.  Let's start with the proposition that hatred of persons is a profound disorder, and it is no doubt motivated by far deeper errors of thought and judgment than admiration for a flag. I recognize that to some in our society, the Confederate flag represents resistance to federal authority enforced by military aggression; while to      ... MORE