In Late August 2015, before President Trump was even elected to his first term, journalist Bret Stephens wrote in the Wall Street Journal, “If by now you don’t find Donald Trump appalling, you’re appalling.” Now, via the New York Times, he’s walking back that harsh stance taken towards Trump voters.
Read MoreAs a connoisseur of Communism (not by choice mind you) I can argue for the falseness of the Communism the Chinese government proclaims. Yes, they keep the massive governmental structure that has the power to infringe all human rights without anything to oppose them, but the original Marxist economic ideology that serves as the foundation for Communism has long been abandoned.
Read MoreJudge Christopher Murray of Michigan has ruled that the Michigan Secretary of State violated state election law. Secretary Joceyln Benson gave several election related orders that circumvented the Michigan legislative branch. Of specific note, Benson ordered that absentee ballots be sent to every registered voter. Furthermore, she said that absentee ballots should be assumed to be legitimate even if there were irregularities in the signatures of the absentee voter.
Read More“Yesterday’s liberals are today’s conservatives.” That quote seems to be true as indicated by one survey. A majority of Republicans now support same-sex marriage rights. Before Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court case which resulted in nationwide gay marriage rights, it was a common Republican/conservative talking point to oppose homosexuality.
Read MoreBefore the 14th Amendment was enacted in 1868, the Supreme Court had ruled that the protections of the Bill of Rights only applied to the federal government and not to state governments. Though the 14th Amendment’s Due Process Clause would gradually be used to incorporate the Bill of Rights to the states, the lack of major challenges to the presumptive accommodationist system after the 14th Amendment’s ratification lends itself to being more consistent with accommodationism than strict separationism.
Read MoreTwo mass shootings have happened in the span of a week. Expectedly, firearm regulations have flared up….“Never let a good crisis go to waste.” That seems to be an unfortunate rule of politics. With two terrible shootings occurring very close in time to one another, there has been a renewed effort among Democratic politicians to further the gun control agenda commonly associated with the Democratic Party.
Read MoreThis legislative session, Texas State Representative Dustin Burrows filed House Bill 3. Also known as the Texas Pandemic Response Act (TPRA), the bill has gathered significant criticism. Specifically, the bill, as currently written, would give Governor Abbot the power necessary to enforce mask mandates and occupancy restrictions. If passed, the governor would be able to declare “Pandemic Disasters.” This would grant the power to the governor to enforce executive mask mandates with the force of law.
Read MoreMany people have analyzed the events of the Capitol Riot on January 6th, 2021. Conservatives and liberals were both quick to condemn the riot. However, conservatives pointed out the hypocrisy of condemning the Capitol Riot while either being silent about or endorsing the Black Lives Matter and Antifa riots. Similarly, some leftists have used the Capitol Riot as an excuse to slander those who strive to protect life in the womb – pro-life activists.
Read More“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…” Ever since they were ratified, these immortal opening words of the 1st Amendment have been the subject of heated controversy over the place of religion in the United States. What does it mean for a law to respect an establishment of religion?
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