Tag Archives: constitution

Texas student sues after college bans gun rights sign

A Texas college student filed suit against her school this week, saying her constitutional rights were violated when she was shooed off the quad for displaying a pro-Second Amendment sign. Nicole Sanders, 24, who attends Blinn College, a two-year public…

Gay marriage debate: Will we erase the boundaries that have guided humanity for generations?

In 2-1/2 hours of oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday, Justice Anthony Kennedy asked the right question: whether it is appropriate for the Court to discard a definition of marriage that “has been with us for millennia,” adding,…

Buckle up, Israel: It’s your turn to face the wrath of Obama

March 23, 2015: President Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington during the White House Science Fair. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) First he comes for the banks and health care, uses the IRS to go after…

Obama’s immigration amnesty: Why aren’t African-Americans outraged by president’s actions?

Addressing the nation last Thursday, President Obama sought to justify his misreading of the Constitution by unilaterally granting legal protection to 5 million illegal immigrants. In this, he reminded me of what Richard Nixon told David Frost in a 1977…

Obama’s drone warfare: A legal way to kill?

When President Obama decided sometime during his first term that he wanted to be able to use unmanned aerial drones in foreign lands to kill people — including Americans — he instructed Attorney General Eric Holder to find a way…

NSA spying: What if secrecy trumps the Constitution?

The United States Constitution. (ARCHIVES.GOV) What if the National Security Agency (NSA) knows it is violating the Constitution by spying on all Americans without showing a judge probable cause of wrongdoing or identifying the persons it wishes to spy upon,…

A Deeper Look At President Elbegdorj’s Statement

Earlier today I posted an article on President Elbegdorj’s comments vis-à-vis Nambar Enkhbayar’s trial and emphasized the importance of the international community’s role in pressuring the Mongolian government to let Enkhbayar and his son stand in the upcoming elections. There…

Happy Birthday, James Madison. Thank You for Fighting So Hard for Our Constitution

Wouldn’t it be quite the scandal if the president of the United States were to pimp out his wife and her sister to use their sexual favors to win the endorsement of his influential predecessor? It was a smear that…

Why Is Congress So Afraid of Mail Order Wine?

The quest by wine and beer wholesalers to maintain their “middleman” role within the liquor industry is simply bad news. A bill making its way through the House (H.R. 5034) sponsored by Bill Delahunt (D-Mass.) supports wholesalers’ promises to limit…