Constitution
Partial Gun Rights Victory Could Have Other Implications
Analysts are predicting at least a partial victory for gun rights after the Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in McDonald v. Chicago,...
McCain-Feingold and Free Speech
Hillary Clinton will not easily be mistaken for Sir Winston Churchill, but our nation’s Secretary of State borrowed a metaphor from old “Winnie”...
Read moreU.S. Postal Service: Time to Free the Mail
When U.S. Postmaster General John Potter recommended eliminating Saturday delivery service in order to save money, he was merely responding to the postal...
Read moreStates Act to Block Federal Healthcare Mandates
James Madison, known to history as the Father of the Constitution, reckoned that “the first and most natural attachment of the people will...
Read moreTenth Amendment Summit Offers Solutions
"This is real hope," one enthusiastic attendee told this writer during the First Annual Tenth Amendment Summit held in Atlanta, Georgia, February 25-26....
Read moreObama Signs Patriot Act Extension
President Obama signed a one-year extension of three provisions of the USA Patriot Act Saturday February 27. House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-Mich.)...
Read moreCPAC, the JBS and Conservatism’s Real Fringe
One frequent news angle in stories regarding The John Birch Society's sponsorship of this week's ongoing CPAC conference has been the question of...
Read moreState vs. Federal: The Nullification Movement
“Are we going to be free men or are we going to be slaves to the federal government of the United States?” retired...
Read moreNYT Admits America a Christian Nation (Sort of)
The New York Times published a valentine of sorts to Christians in its February 14 Sunday news magazine, admitting that the United States...
Read moreWeasel Words — E.g. “Clearly Constitutional”
A “Google” search of the phrase “clearly constitutional” yields over 38,000 hits. Not surprisingly, few if any of these results highlight the use...
Read moreObama Violates Bill of Rights, With Bipartisan Support
The Washington Post took notice of the Obama administration's decision to continue to flout the categorical Fifth and Sixth Amendment prohibitions on imprisoning...
Read moreSigning Statements & Executive Orders: Obama’s Tyrannical Tack
The New York Times reported February 12 that President Obama was fed up trying to convince, cajole, and compromise with the Republican Party...
Read moreCellphones, Big Brother, & Fourth Amendment
The Obama Justice Department is appealing a lower court decision that requires it to provide “probable cause” before it can track cellphone users....
Read moreObama Eyes “Executive Orders” to Circumvent Congress
The lead of the New York Times story February 13 proclaims: “With much of his legislative agenda stalled in Congress, President Obama and...
Read moreNational Right to Life Misses Key Strategic Point
In the January issue of the National Right to Life News, National Right to Life Committee President Wanda Franz noted in her From...
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