President Obama made the right decision to appeal the ruling issued by U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb, which held that the statute establishing the National Day of Prayer violates the Establishment Clause and is therefore unconstitutional. In so doing, the
Mexican President Felipe Calderon asked for it when he attacked Arizona’s new immigration law as a “violation of human rights.” Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl (R) and others responded to Calderon’s attacks by pointing out the hypocrisy. Anyone who has compared
The health care bill that Congress passed recently is now being challenged by 18 states to date. The constitutionality of the bill will be a close call, with strong arguments on both sides. As former staff director of the bipartisan
After my article last week, Michael Steele and the Southern Strategy, now is time for some truth-telling about the Democratic Party. The Democrats’ own southern strategy was far, far worse than even worst accusations aimed at the Republicans. In his
The passage of the Arizona border illegal immigration law is causing virtually unprecedented reactions around the Country. The top California Senate Democrat (he of the state with huge deficits and serious unemployment) wants to ignite a trade war with Arizona.
The Garden State has a shield law for journalists, meaning the government cannot force reporters or opinion writers to reveal their sources. There is nothing more vigorously defended among journalists than the right to keep secret one’s anonymous sources in
In case you didn’t know it, Linda Greenhouse covers the Supreme Court for the New York Times. Not surprisingly, her coverage has long been infused with her leftist agenda, during which she has sometimes confused her personal beliefs with her
The people of Mississippi have not been angels. The history of the Magnolia State and segregation invites the kind of scrutiny and criticism that has recently been visited upon the state. Media reports that the Walthall County School District has
From the Associated Press: The Supreme Court has turned down ACORN’s request for help in its lawsuit claiming Congress was wrong to shut off the activist group’s federal funding. The high court on Friday refused to throw out a decision
Liberals love to perpetuate the stereotype that “liberal” judges rule in favor of minorities, the poor, and the little guy (Good Things), while “conservative” judges rule in favor of evil corporations, police departments, and white males (Bad Things). This parallels
From the Associated Press: A federal appeals court on Wednesday handed the government a victory by temporarily blocking a judge’s finding that Congress was wrong to halt federal funding to the activist group ACORN. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of
Creative editing of direct quotations often lands journalists in trouble – for good reason. The ellipsis, usually shown in print as a series of three dots ( … ) between words, is an important tool for the journalist. It signifies
Geoffrey R. Stone, professor of law at the University of Chicago and editor of The Supreme Court Review, has a pertinent suggestion: the retirement of Judge Stevens and the impending nomination of his successor should spark “a frank discussion” of
The tragedy of the unprovoked attack on Allee Bautsch and Joe Brown in New Orleans recently is intensified by the media’s near-silence on the matter. In another example of its no-enemies-to-the-left mentality, the MSM has gone to ground. Not a
Despite praise as a civil libertarian and liberal advocate, Justice Stevens’ real friend was government. Justice John Paul Stevens, retiring before the United States Supreme Court’s fall term, has long been considered the leader of the liberal’s intellectual bloc on
LEFTIST PROTESTERS SUSPECTED IN BRUTAL BEATING OF GOP OFFICIAL & HER BOYFRIEND! The GOP official was savagely attacked after she left the Southern Republican Leadership Dinner last Friday night. Allee Butsch suffered a broken leg from the beatdown outside to
Wisconsin Congressman Ron Kind (D) is holding Listening Sessions in his district during this latest recess. On April 5, Mr. Kind spoke with constituents in the courthouse in Pepin County and some of his comments have raised concerns. When questioned
Pump this up, please: And I live in Canada. The reason I’m here is that I saw such American arrogance being born in the Clinton Administration with Janet Reno’s assaults upon violence on television. They were as ominously totalitarian as
As we watch Obama govern, we don’t need to look far to find where he learned Chicago-style politics. One of his professors was Alderman Edward M. Burke, boss of the Chicago City Council. After Alderman Fred Roti was convicted on
On April 15th, it is always a worthy enterprise to reflect on one of the major motivations of the American Patriots that caused them to break away from England. Of course, I am referring to “Taxation Without Representation.” Today, we
For decades abortion supporters argued that restrictions on abortion would cause women to die in unsafe “back alley abortions” all across the land. This scare tactic was a mantra that seemed to work quite well to spread abortions throughout the
For me the human being is a miracle. For Progressive Americans, however, because of the particularly Progressive Supreme Court’s Roe v Wade Decision of 1973, the human being has become less than ordinary. The human being is now an easily
AP: The Connecticut Supreme Court is planning to release its ruling on Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel’s appeal of his murder conviction in the 1975 slaying of his 15-year-old neighbor. Prosecutor Susann Gill tells The Associated Press that she was notified
Hopefully by now you are aware that Senator Chris McDaniel and I have filed a citizens class action lawsuit against the PPACA, the liberty-robbing “Obamacare” statute, in the federal court for the Southern District of Mississippi. Please see our prior
When I read Monica Crowley’s piece on Big Government, I must admit to being thoroughly disgusted. Not because she posted racial-slur laden voicemails sent to Dr. Christopher Metzler, Associate Dean of Continuing Studies at Georgetown University because of his opposition
