Written by Robert Knight
That was the late Joe Sobran’s ironic take mostly on the courts’ blatantly unconstitutional usurpations over the past few decades.
The most powerful evidence that federal judges have eclipsed the other branches of government is the circus surrounding President Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. This should not be as big a deal as it is.
If you missed it, dozens of screaming women, some costumed, were dragged from the confirmation hearings.… Continue Reading
Tags: ACLU, American Civil Rights Union, Brett Kavanaugh, Code Pink, Donald Trump, John Adams, Ken Klukowski, Men for Choice, Neil Gorsuch, SCOTUS, Southern Poverty Law Center, U.S. Supreme Court
Federal Issues | David E. Smith | September 20, 2018 7:20 AM | Comments Off on A Constitutional Power Struggle
Written by Robert Knight
While Bill Clinton may still be pondering the meaning of the word “is,” a federal court in Miami is trying to define what the word “reasonable” means.
The ruling in this historic case could well determine how secure elections are all over the United States for years to come.
At issue in the American Civil Rights Union’s lawsuit against Broward County, Florida, whose weeklong trial ended last Wednesday, is what constitutes “reasonable” measures that must be taken to ensure accurate and up-to-date voter lists.
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Tags: 2018 Election, American Civil Rights Union, Beth Bloom, Bill Clinton, Brenda Snipes, George Soros, J. Christian Adams, Motor Voter, Scott Gessler, Steven Camarota, Voter Fraud
Federal Elections, Political | Benjamin D. Smith | August 11, 2017 4:00 AM | Comments Off on What’s ‘Reasonable’ When Preventing Vote Fraud?
Written by Robert Knight
Not content with filing nuisance lawsuits all over the country, most of them aimed at thwarting the Trump administration, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is plunging into local political campaigns.
In Philadelphia, about 40 ACLU ex-con canvassers like Mike Twiggs, 59, who served 41 years for murder, knocked on doors and distributed literature keyed to the Democratic primary election last Tuesday in which voters selected newcomer Larry Krasner as the district attorney candidate.… Continue Reading
Tags: ACLU, Amelia Warren Tyagi, American Civil Rights Union, Ben Wofford, Bill Cobb, Black Lives Matter, D.A. Seth Williams, Elizabeth Warren, Fraternal Order of Police, George Soros, Larry Krasner, Mike Twiggs, Occupy Philadelphia, Project Vote, Udi Ofer
Political | David E. Smith | May 30, 2017 5:00 AM | Comments Off on The ACLU’s Ex-Con Army
Written by Robert Knight
Joseph Stalin is credited with observing that, “It’s not the people who vote that count, it’s the people who count the votes.”
Over the last two decades the Left has been changing both the rules of our election process and America’s demographics to suit their political agenda.
A perfect example is Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s brazen attempt to get more than 200,000 convicted felons onto the state’s voter rolls in time for the last election.… Continue Reading