To be fair the house helped. I’m not against the Supreme Court. I think it is a good institution overall. There have been too many instances of activism on both the right and the left. Best interest of the nation
The Rev. Rob Schenck told Breitbart News that it would have taken at least four grown men to topple the 10 Commandments monument in the front garden of his organization’s Capitol Hill offices. Schenck, the president and lead missionary of
The AP reported moments ago that Lois Lerner is resigning her job at the IRS. BREAKING: IRS official at heart of tea party scandal retiring; Lois Lerner had been on paid leave — The Associated Press (@AP) September 23, 2013
(AP) 10 Commandments monument toppled in WashingtonBy JESSICA GRESKOAssociated PressWASHINGTONA stone monument of the Ten Commandments that sits on a street behind the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington and was the subject of controversy in the past has been toppled
We have an update to our story yesterday about ADF‘s petition asking the Supreme Court to review Obamacare’s HHS Mandate on abortion/birth-control coverage. Now the Obama-Holder Justice Department has filed its own Supreme Court petition for certiorari, asking the Court
(AP) NJ ‘joking judge’ resigns after losing rulingBy DAVID PORTERAssociated PressNEWARK, N.J.Vince Sicari can tell all the lawyer jokes he wants — he just can’t play a judge in real life. The New Jersey municipal judge, who is also an
Obamacare is before the U.S. Supreme Court again. On Thursday, Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) lawyers filed the first viable petition for Supreme Court review involving Kathleen Sebelius’ HHS Mandate, which requires employers to provide abortion-related insurance coverage, even if those employers
The Majority Staff for the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has produced a memo which gives an update on its investigation into the IRS treatment of Tea Party groups. It concludes that media attention generated by President Obama and
(AP) Many countries impose restrictions on Muslim veilsBy The Associated PressMany countries and courts have taken action over the past decade to regulate, restrict or ban the use of Muslim veils and headscarves in public. Here is a look at
There was a rally at Zuccotti Park today to mark the 2-year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street. About 100 people showed up, many of the them there to claim the defunct movement was still alive. “We’re still here, still fighting,
Huhhhh? With Obama taking the lead, congressional Democrats have been embracing the idea that government power is virtually unlimited – a view in obvious contradiction with proper, limited role of government found in the Constitution. The Constitution, with all its
(AP) Fed court nixes NJ appeal in sports betting caseBy DAVID PORTERAssociated PressNEWARK, N.J.A federal appeals court dealt another blow to New Jersey’s efforts to legalize sports gambling Tuesday, upholding a ruling that the state’s betting law conflicts with federal
The United States government has released nearly 3,000 immigrant sex offenders, some of whom were illegal immigrants, since September 2012. Of those, nearly 3,000, or about 5%, were not even properly registered with local authorities as sex offenders. According to
On Tuesday, GOP Governor candidate Ken Cuccinelli and talk radio host Mark Levin will headline a Constitution Day rally in the vote-critical Northern Virginia. The rally marks the 226th Anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution. As Attorney General,
Illinois is one of the most and-gun states in America. The voters typically elect inveterate foes of the Second Amendment such Senator Dick Durbin and President Barack Obama. Yet the Supreme Court elected by those same voters just struck down
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (UPI) — The Air Force has placed a same-sex couple at the same base in Utah after repeatedly denying their previous requests, a spokesman confirmed. The approval marks the first time the Air Force approved a joint
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) – A California bill to let undocumented immigrants become lawyers passed its last legislative hurdle on Thursday and will be sent to Governor Jerry Brown for his signature. The legislation was prompted by the case of an undocumented
(AP) Appeals court upholds slugger Bonds’ convictionBy PAUL ELIASAssociated PressSAN FRANCISCOA federal appeals court on Friday upheld former Giants slugger Barry Bonds’ obstruction of justice conviction stemming from rambling testimony he gave during a 2003 appearance before a grand jury
While everyone was watching news in Colorado during the final weeks of the recalls, Mississippi was instituting a new law to allow the open carry of firearms without a concealed carry permit. House Bill 2 was passed in Mississippi’s last
On September 11, Chicago’s city council abolished its 45-year old gun registry and the city’s gun permit requirement amid pressure from the Supreme Court and the U.S. 7th Circuit Court Appeals. In 2010’s McDonald v. Chicago, the Supreme Court ruled against
Montgomery County Register of Wills D. Bruce Hanes has been ordered by Pennsylvania judge Dan Pellegrinion to stop issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, ruling that Hanes lacks the authority to decide whether PA state rules are constitutional. “A clerk of
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) complained that the Supreme Court was a right-wing institution that protected big-business interests on Sunday. According to Politico, Warren made her comments on a panel on the opening day of the AFL-CIO convention and attacked the
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is one of the few power players in our nation’s capital who does not seem to be in love with Washington. Specifically, he is not a fan of its football team, the Redskins. When asked
A few years ago, the city of Clyde in Sandusky County was sued by Ohioans For Concealed Carry because they banned citizens from carrying firearms in their city parks. The problem was that Ohio Revised Code allows citizens with a
CBS NEWS: Vice President Biden praised the intellectual capacity of outgoing Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano during a farewell gathering on Friday, suggesting she ought to be nominated for a seat on the Supreme Court.
