On April 6th, 2021 the city of Hayes Center, Nebraska became the first city in Nebraska to pass an ordinance banning abortion within their city limits. The vote was unanimous. According to the Hayes Center Times-Republican, the Village of Hayes Center is the “twenty-fourth city in the nation, and the first city outside of Texas” to pass an ordinance outlawing abortion.
Read MoreOn February 22nd, 2021 the city of Lincoln became the first city in Nebraska to pass an ordinance banning conversion therapy on LGBTQ youth. The vote was 5-1. According to the Lincoln Journal Star the ordinance “bars counselors, psychiatrists and therapists from seeking to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of a minor.”
Read More“The City of Naples, Florida has an ordinance on their books which prohibits the killing of baby sea turtles in Naples, Florida. Knowing about how much the City of Naples values the lives of baby sea turtles, a pastor from Texas is wanting to bring another type of sanctuary to Naples, Florida - a sanctuary for unborn children. While the City of Naples is fine with an ordinance protecting baby sea turtles being on their books, they were not ready to commit to extending the same level of protection to unborn children.“
Read MoreWhen the declaration of independence was finally drafted and signed it immortalized a philosophy of governance that allowed for the birth of the most powerful, free, and just nation in history. This philosophy is the idea that government exists to serve its people and it derives its powers from the consent of the governed. This is what made me fall in love with the US and it is what makes it special. For most of the world this idea is disregarded.
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 MoreDoctors promoting good health and healthy lifestyles, and parents wanting to raise healthy children, share concerns about the affects of marijuana use on our bodies. The medical literature sends an important message on the importance of understanding and following good scientific research, as well as knowing the serious risks of using marijuana and of taking unproven cannabis-based remedies before the evidence is in.
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 MoreOn Monday March 15, 2021, Latexo, a small Texas town in Houston County, become the 23rd city in Texas to pass an enforceable ordinance outlawing abortion within the city limits. The vote was unanimous (4-0)…. Latexo was the sixth city to pass the ordinance in year 2021 and the third in the month of March.
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.
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