Written by Robert Knight
“Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way,
Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath;
Do not fret — it only causes harm.”
(Psalm 37:7-8)
The Scriptures are the best place to go when something makes no sense — like the unanimous jury conviction of former President Donald Trump.
A friend of mine who is wired into international intelligence added some perspective to the stunning 34-count guilty verdict against Mr.… Continue Reading
Tags: Alvin Bragg, Donald Trump, First Liberty Institute, Glenn Youngkin, Jason Miyares, Joe Biden, Juan Merchan, Knights of Columbus, Merrick Garland, National Transgender Visibility Day, Obama-Biden, U.S. Supreme Court
Executive Branch, Federal Issues, Judicial Branch | David E. Smith | June 3, 2024 7:00 AM | Comments Off on Democrats Show Contempt For The Constitution With Trump Conviction
Written by Mia Gradick
As Election Day approaches, the far Left, politicians and some of the most radical groups in America continue their attacks on the U.S. Supreme Court and our judicial system.
U.S. House Democrats recently announced a new “Court Reform Now” task force that will work to advance legislation that would supposedly fix “political activism” at the U.S. Supreme Court.
The representatives say the U.S. Supreme Court has usurped “legislative and executive authority with activist decisions that disregard established precedent in order to achieve political results.”… Continue Reading
Tags: Appeal to Heaven flag, Court Reform Now, Dobbs, Hank Johnson, Heritage Foundation, J. B. Pritzker, Jamie Raskin, Mia Gradick, National Democratic Redistricting Committee, Planned Parenthood Vote, Stephen Breyer, Stop the Steal, The Federalist, The New York Times, Thomas Jipping, Tristian Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
Judicial Branch | David E. Smith | June 1, 2024 5:00 AM | Comments Off on U.S. House Democrats Launch ‘Court Reform Now’ Task Force
Written by Tim Graham
It’s hard to believe, but our “news” media think U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito‘s wife hanging a flag upside-down outside their home for a few days is a much more serious matter than an attempted assassination of Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2022. That story was quickly squashed.
Start with taxpayer-funded National Public Radio, which never managed to produce a single feature story on the foiled Kavanaugh assassination but has provided multiple stories in the Alito flag frenzy.… Continue Reading
Tags: Brett Kavanaugh, Chris Hayes, Clarence Thomas, Elie Mystal, Ketanji Brown Jackson, NAACP, National Public Radio, Nina Totenberg, Ruth Bader, Samuel Alito, U.S. Supreme Court
Media Watch | David E. Smith | May 31, 2024 1:00 PM | Comments Off on Smearing Alito and Thomas as Racist Insurrectionists
Written by David E. Smith
In the wee hours of the morning, Democrats — who control the Illinois House of Representatives — approved a $53.1 billion budget for the 2025 fiscal year. The 3,374 page budget, plus supplemental spending bills, had already been approved by Democrats — who control the Illinois Senate — on Sunday evening.
The budget includes a significant increase in spending — $400 million more than what Governor J.B. Pritzker had initially proposed.
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Tags: abortion, Brad Halbrook, Chris Miller, Collin Moseley, Healthcare, illegal immigrants, Illinois Budget, Illinois Democrats, Illinois Freedom Caucus, Illinois Taxes, JB Pritzker, Mounjaro, Ozempic, taxes, Wegovy
Illinois Politics | David E. Smith | May 29, 2024 8:00 AM | Comments Off on Illinois Tax and Spend Budget for FY 2025
Written by Robert Knight
Another day, another vote-buying scheme from the Biden regime.
[Last] week, President Biden announced $7.7 billion in bailouts to 160,000 more people who owe money on their student loans. Never mind that the U.S. Supreme Court said he had no authority to shift the burden to taxpayers. Under this regime, the U.S. Constitution is Silly Putty.
Expecting people to repay loans for which they agreed to the terms is what Democrats might call “a threat to democracy.”… Continue Reading
Tags: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, American Climate Corps, Bernie Sanders, Biden Administration, Bill Maher, Black Lives Matter, Charles Schumer, Ed Markey, free college, Hakeem Jeffries, Inflation Reduction Act, Joe Biden, Miguel Cardona, Morehouse College, Obama Administration, Samuel Alito, student loans, TradesFutures, U.S. Supreme Court, Wall Street Journal
Climate Change, Economics, Federal Issues | David E. Smith | May 28, 2024 4:00 AM | Comments Off on Turning America Into a 3rd World Country
Written by Daniel Horowitz
Reducing sentences for our already under-incarcerated criminal population is a great goal of George Soros. Yet for the past 15 years, this dystopian objective has been supported by the Kochs and other libertarian front groups that convinced Republicans — and, eventually, Donald Trump — to join the jailbreak bandwagon.
Now, despite the ubiquitous recognition that we have a violent crime problem because of weak deterrent power against criminals, particularly juveniles, the Koch-funded groups continue to wield influence among Republicans to further weaken the criminal deterrent rather than strengthening it.… Continue Reading
Tags: Andy Biggs, Ben Cline, carjacking, Chip Roy, Daniel Horowitz, Joe Biden, juvenile crime, Kelly Armstrong, Ken Buck, Koch Brothers, Republican Party, U.S. Department of Justice
Crime Culture, Illinois Politics, Marriage, Family & Culture | David E. Smith | May 23, 2024 7:00 AM | Comments Off on Why is the GOP Still Pushing the Left’s Decarceration Agenda?
Written by Robert Knight
Some things are wrong regardless of intent or a claimed level of authority. If laws conflict with the ultimate authority — God — they are invalid, as the great British legal scholar Blackstone (and later, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.) observed.
In most situations, parents have the God-given right to direct their children’s upbringing. But there are limits to that authority, such as evidence of child abuse.
Exhibit A is the lawsuit by parents, doctors and lawyers who are trying to get the U.S.… Continue Reading
Tags: ACLU, American Civil Liberties Union, Associated Press, COVID–19, Gender Dysphoria, James M. Moody Jr., Martin Luther King Jr., parental rights, Roy Cooper, The Daily Signal, U.S. Supreme Court, Walt Heyer, William Blackstone
LGBTQ Agenda | David E. Smith | May 20, 2024 6:00 AM | Comments Off on LGBTQ Movement Working to Transform Society in its Own Image
Written by Peter Heck
Much has been said about the Harrison Butker situation over the course of the last few days, but I wonder if anyone has paused to consider how violative the secular progressive left is right now of their own rules of inclusion and open-mindedness.
A few years ago, I watched a commencement address at a moderately sized public university. The speaker spent nothing short of 25 minutes warning the graduates about the perils of homophobia, transphobia, climate change, and more than a few other buzzwords associated with our state religion.… Continue Reading
Written by Tim Graham
On May 11, Kansas City Chiefs placekicker Harrison Butker gave the commencement address at Benedictine College, a Catholic school in Kansas. Within 48 hours, the media elites were ablaze with outrage. There’s a “growing uproar,” warned NBC’s Hoda Kotb.
A Catholic speaker talked about Catholic issues to Catholic graduates. But the Butker critics who aren’t Catholics pulled out little snippets they could not abide.
First, they hated that Butker paid tribute to his wife Isabelle for making him successful, for assuming “one of the most important titles of all: homemaker.”… Continue Reading
Tags: abortion, Benedictine College, Bobby Burack, Catholic, Change.org, Harrison Butker, Hoda Kotb, Joe Biden, Jonathan Beane, Kansas City Chiefs, NFL, Outkick, Rashee Rice
Media Watch | David E. Smith | May 17, 2024 6:00 AM | Comments Off on Boos and Hisses for the Kansas City Kicker