Written by Peter Heck
As the American political world gears up for what promises to be one of the most acrimonious, bitter, and embarrassing confirmation hearings in the history of the federal judiciary, I’m curious if anyone has picked up on a common theme when it comes to these reputation desecrations we call senatorial “advise and consent.”
Out of sheer curiosity I conducted an informal, and extraordinarily unscientific survey of a small group of 5 politically aware colleagues and friends.… Continue Reading
Tags: Brett Kavanaugh, Clarence Thomas, Elena Kagan, Joe Biden, John Roberts, Merrick Garland, Neil Gorsuch, Robert Bork, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer
Uncategorized | David E. Smith | September 28, 2020 10:00 AM | Comments Off on This Only Happens When Republicans Nominate Judges
Written by Daniel Horowitz
Democrats never have any doubts about their court nominees. They know with certainty that once their picks are on the court, they will be willing to do anything in a real case to interpret the U.S. Constitution the way they see it. They will rule with the party’s preferred political outcomes regardless of past precedent or the plain meaning of the Constitution. There is no reason why conservatives cannot have that same confidence that GOP nominees will rule on the side of the original meaning of the U.S.… Continue Reading
Tags: 14th Amendment, Antonin Scalia, Arizona v. United States, Bill of RIghts, Bladensburg cross case, Bostock v. Clayton County, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Clarence Thomas, Due Process, Education Amendments Act of 1972, Eighth Amendment, Equal Protection, Establishment Clause, Griggs v. Duke Power Co., illegal aliens, John Marshall, Judicial Nominations, Neil Gorsuch, Obergefell, Patchak v. Zinke, Plyler v. Doe, Privileges and Immunities Clause, SCOTUS, Supremacy Clause, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Supreme Court, Voting Rights Act, Zadvydas v. Davis
Federal Issues, Judicial Branch | David E. Smith | September 24, 2020 7:17 AM | Comments Off on 16 Questions Conservatives Should Ask Any SCOTUS Nominee
Written by Laurie Higgins
On Sunday, in an interview with the Washington Post, Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) took a dagger to the heart of Roe v. Wade like abortionists take a needle to the hearts of babies floating in their mothers’ wombs. Hawley made this statement about the infamous Supreme Court decision—a statement that has sent shock waves into the fetid, swampy “progressive” pond in which pro-feticide cheerleaders ferociously swim:
I will vote only for those Supreme Court nominees who have explicitly acknowledged that Roe v.
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Tags: Abner Mikva, abortion, Alan Dershowitz, Archibald Cox, babies, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Earl Warren, Edward Lazarus, Jeffrey Rosen, John Hart Ely, John Roberts, Joseph A. Morris, Josh Hawley, Judicial precedents, jurisprudence, Kermit Roosevelt, Laurence Tribe, Law, Michael Kinsley, Neil Gorsuch, Republicans, Richard Cohen, Roe v. Wade, Ronald Reagan, SCOTUS nominees, Senator Josh Hawley, stare decisis, Supreme Court, Title VII, Washington Post, William Saletan
Judicial Branch, Political, Sanctity of Life | Benjamin D. Smith | July 28, 2020 4:00 AM | Comments Off on U.S. Senator Josh Hawley Launches Deserved Attack Against Roe v. Wade
Written by John A. Sparks
Sometimes, the facts of a case have an emotional appeal in addition to a strong constitutional basis. Espinoza v. Montana certainly qualifies.
Kendra Espinoza, a hard working (three jobs) and determined single mom, decided to take her two daughters out of the local public schools and enroll them in Stillwater Christian School in Kalispell, Montana. She explained that she “wanted them to be able to read the Bible and be taught how to pray, and taught from that faith-based perspective.”… Continue Reading
Tags: Anti Christian Hate, Brett Kavanaugh, Christian school, Christian schools, Clarence Thomas, Constitution, Espinoza v. Montana, First Amendment, government mandated religion, John Roberts, Kendra Espinoza, Montana, Neil Gorsuch, religious liberty, Samuel Alito, School vouchers, SCOTUS, Stillwater Christian School, the Bible, Trinity Lutheran v. Comer, U.S. Supreme Court
Judicial Branch, Religious Liberty | Benjamin D. Smith | July 11, 2020 4:00 AM | Comments Off on An Important Win for Religious Liberty: Espinoza v. Montana
Written by Laurie Higgins
Those who have eyes to see not just trees but forests too, likely see the toppling of America right before their eyes. The blinkered eyes of the tree-lookers ignore all the good President Trump has done and instead notice only the tangy appearance of the leftist-tagged “bad Orange Man.” They can’t hear the prophetic calls of wise men like Victor Davis Hanson who warns that electing marionette Joe Biden will prove cataclysmic for the American Republic.… Continue Reading
Tags: 2020 Elections, America, China, Constitution, Defund the Police, Democrats, Donald J. Trump, Joe Biden, Leftists, LGBTQ, Marxists, Neil Gorsuch, Orange man, Republic, Republican, Robert A. J. Gagnon, SCOTUS, sexual revolution, Supreme Court, U.S. House, U.S. Senate, Victor Davis Hanson
Federal Elections, Political | Benjamin D. Smith | July 2, 2020 4:00 AM | Comments Off on America the Beautiful, Going, Going, Gone, If Republicans Abandon Trump
Written by Laurie Higgins
Once and former presidential candidate Carly Fiorina just announced her intention to vote for Joe Biden. She accompanied her announcement with this amusing rationalization for her traitorous betrayal of Republican principles:
As citizens, our vote is more than a check on a box. You know, it’s a statement about where we want to go, and I think what we need now actually is real leadership that can unify the country. I am encouraged that Joe Biden is a person of humility and empathy and character.
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Tags: 2020 Election, America, Carly Fiorina, CCP, Donald Trump, Election 2020, Green New Deal, Joe Biden, John Roberts, Neil Gorsuch, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Social Issues, Victor Davis Hanson, Vote Republican
Federal Elections | Benjamin D. Smith | June 26, 2020 4:00 AM | Comments Off on Quisling Carly Fiorina Supports Biden for President
Written by Daniel Horowitz
Tweeting out “Law and Order!” every few days with an exclamation mark is OK, but it’s little solace to this country when we are actually suffering from the most widespread and protracted period of anarchy and violence in the modern era. It’s time for President Donald Trump to act on law and order, push a winning legislative and budgetary agenda with safety and security as its cornerstone, and communicate those ideas every day to the silent majority looking to the president to fight back.… Continue Reading
Tags: Antifa, Black Lives Matter, BLM, Daniel Horowitz, Donald Trump, Gang violence, George Floyd, Gun control, illegal aliens, Johnson v. U.S, Marxism, Mekhi James, National Guard, Neil Gorsuch, sanctuary cities, sanctuary states, The Armed Career Criminal Act
Federal Issues | David E. Smith | June 25, 2020 7:00 AM | Comments Off on 10 Ways Trump Can Push Law and Order – and Make it Stick
Written by Daniel Horowitz
“Separation of church and state.” There may be no reference to, inference of, insinuation of, or display of religion anywhere in any government operation or public school, even if there is no coercion to participate in any Christian event or prayer. That is enshrined in every clause of the U.S. Constitution.
That is essentially what the Left has been telling us for years, and those principles have been enforced to varying degrees in many lower courts and, intermittently, even by the U.S.… Continue Reading
Tags: Allah, Barbara Milano Keenan, Bladensburg Cross, Brett Kavanaugh, Caleigh Wood, Clarence Thomas, Daniel Horowitz, Establishment Clause, First Amendment, Free Exercise Clause, James Madison, John Roberts, La Plata High School, Masterpiece Cakeshop, Muhammad, Neil Gorsuch, Samuel Alito, shahada, The Muslim World, Town of Greece v. Galloway, Wood v. Arnold
Religious Liberty | David E. Smith | October 30, 2019 4:45 AM | Comments Off on NO to Voluntary Christian Prayer in Schools. YES to Mandatory Muslim Prayer
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 Taylor Lewis
The U.S. Supreme Court’s longest serving justice announced his retirement shortly after casting the deciding vote on a string of decisions that were seen as wins for the conservative side of the bench. Kennedy’s stepping down didn’t come as a surprise. There have long been rumors in Washington that he was considering hanging up his robe. With a Republican-controlled Congress and White House, the timing couldn’t be better, so as to ensure his seat would be filled with someone from the right side of the ideological spectrum.… Continue Reading
Tags: Al Sharpton, Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, CNN, Elizabeth Warren, Emily Bazelon, Jeffrey Toobin, Merrick Garland, Mitch McConnell, Neil Gorsuch, Obergefell v. Hodges, Planned Parenthood v. Casey, Roe v. Wade, Ronald Reagan, Rusty Reno, SCOTUS, The New York Times Magazine, Walter Sobchack
Federal Issues | David E. Smith | July 2, 2018 5:31 AM | Comments Off on Good Riddance to Justice Anthony Kennedy