Constitution
Obamacare, the Constitution, and the Taxing Power
We’re all familiar with the classic Shell Game. We follow the ball. We know the huckster's tricks and we know he is moving...
Constitutional Defiance: Romney Says He’ll Repeal ObamaCare
“What the Court did not do on its last day in session I will do on my first day if elected President of...
Read moreSupreme Court Rewrites ObamaCare; Rules Individual Mandate Is Permissible Tax
“Simply put, Congress may tax and spend.” With those historic words, the Supreme Court forced upon the United States a bleak dawn of...
Read moreNSA Won’t Disclose How Many Americans are Being Spied On
As the sprawling surveillance site being constructed by the National Security Agency (NSA) in Utah grows larger and nearer completion every day, the...
Read moreJimmy Carter Condemns U.S. Human Rights Violations Citing UN, Not Bill of Rights
“The United States is abandoning its role as the global champion of human rights,” former President Jimmy Carter charged in a June 24...
Read moreThe War on Poverty: $15 Trillion and Nothing to Show for It
Fifteen trillion dollars: That’s how much American taxpayers have forked over in the name of helping the poor since 1964. And what do...
Read moreCitizens United Is Breaking Up Corporate Dominance of Elections
With the 2012 political season heating up, many people are calling for a ban on the SuperPacs created in the wake of the...
Read moreCitizens United Reaffirmed, 5-4, as Supreme Court Strikes Down Montana Law
The U.S. Supreme Court definitively reaffirmed its 2010 Citizens United v. FEC decision in a 5-4 ruling that struck down a Montana state...
Read moreCFR Tells America: Don’t Worry About Domestic Drones
Many Americans are justifiably anxious about drone use by the federal government against the American people, but the New York-based Council on Foreign...
Read moreTPP Secret Trade Agreement Puts International Tribunal Above U.S. Law
Wednesday morning a document was leaked that reveals President Obama’s plans to surrender American sovereignty to international tribunals. This is one of several...
Read moreMassachusetts Judge Affirms “Under God” in Pledge of Allegiance
A Massachusetts judge has ruled against an atheist couple who sued the school district where their children go to school, seeking to have...
Read moreRhode Island House Defends Constitution, Passes Anti-NDAA Resolution
After overcoming an attempted sandbagging by members of the Republican leadership, at about nine o’clock Tuesday night, the House of Representatives of Rhode...
Read moreSupreme Court Denies Appeals to Seven Gitmo Detainees and Jose Padilla
On Monday the U.S. Supreme Court rejected appeals of cases against the U.S. government filed by seven different detainees at the Guantanamo Bay...
Read moreFederal Judge Reaffirms Her Order Blocking Indefinite Detention by Obama Administration
Lest there was any lingering doubt, the federal judge who enjoined enforcement of the indefinite detention provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act...
Read moreSan Francisco to Test Big Brother Cameras
The United States continues its slow morphing into Big Brotherdom, this time through the use of cameras in the San Francisco transporation system...
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