Written by Robert Knight
The Democrats’ “resistance” to the incoming Trump administration and Republican-led Congress is quickly taking shape.
The usual left-wing media smear machine is in full gear, taking aim at several of Mr. Trump’s nominees.
But the most interesting action is in California, where Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, the state’s would-be savior, is acting as if a foreign power will soon occupy America.
A couple of weeks ago, he called a special session to ask the Democratic-dominated Legislature for $25 million to create a fund for lawsuits against Mr.… Continue Reading
Tags: Bandon Johnson, Barack Obama, Biden Administration, California Policy Center, Donald Trump, Edward Ring, Environmental Protection Agency, Gavin Newsom, Greg Abbott, Karen Bass, Kelly Girtz, Martha's Vineyard, Mary-Ann Baldwin, Michael Johnston, Muriel Bowser, Oprah Winfrey, Reed Gusciora, Ron DeSantis, Ron Nirenberg, sanctuary cities, The Wall Street Journal
Federal Issues, Immigration | David E. Smith | December 16, 2024 5:00 AM | Comments Off on Let ‘Sanctuary’ Cities Keep Millions of Illegal Aliens, Without Federal Funding
Written by Dr. Everett Piper
On Wednesday, Aug. 10, Merrick Garland, the United States Attorney General, confidently strutted to the national podium and asserted, “No person is above the law in this country. I can’t say it any more clearly than that.” He then went further: “There is nothing … which prevents us from investigating anyone — anyone — who’s criminally responsible …”
As principled as that all sounds, one can’t help but ask Mr. … Continue Reading
Tags: Bill Clinton, BleachBit, border security, Child Protection Restoration and Penalties Act of 1991, Donald Trump, Eric Holder, FBI, Gavin Newsom, Ghislaine Maxwell, Hillary Clinton, Hunter Biden, IRS, Jeffrey Epstein, John Koskinen, Lois Lerner, Merrick Garland, National Education Association, Peter Strzok, Planned Parenthood, sanctuary cities, U. S. Attorney General
Executive Branch, Federal Issues | David E. Smith | August 15, 2022 5:00 AM | Comments Off on Why Are no Democrats Prosecuted by Garland’s DOJ?
Written by Stephen Moore
Everyone should be deeply troubled by the recent report that the Army is on pace to miss its recruiting goal by dozens of thousands of troops and by the report that followed a few days later, alleging that the Border Patrol is running short of agents in Arizona and Texas. The border is so porous these days that even mayors of sanctuary cities are starting to complain about illegal immigration.
So, what is Congress doing about these crises?… Continue Reading
Tags: Army, Border Patrol, Chuck Schumer, Department of Homeland Security, Inflation Reduction Act, IRS, Joe Biden, Joe Manchin, Medicaid, sanctuary cities
Executive Branch, Federal Issues | David E. Smith | August 9, 2022 7:00 AM | Comments Off on Biden Puts IRS Funding Ahead of Military and Border Security
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 Robert Knight
Upon delivering two articles of impeachment to the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi declared that Mr. Trump was guilty of “an assault on the Constitution of the United States.”
Wow. That was some phone call he made to Ukraine’s president. Who knew that, if unaddressed, it would unravel the nation’s founding document?
In any case, Mrs. Pelosi’s newfound, if selective, respect for the U.S. Constitution is refreshing.
In 2010, when asked what part of the U.S.… Continue Reading
Tags: Barack Obama, Beth Williams, Bill Clinton, Dillon Rule, Donald J. Trump, Eric H. Holder Jr., Loretta Copeland Biggs, Mark Herring, Nancy Pelosi, Obamacare, Peter J. Messitte, sanctuary cities, U.S. Constitution, Ukraine, Wendy Beetlestone
Federal Issues, Impeachment | David E. Smith | January 23, 2020 7:00 AM | Comments Off on The Constitution and Rule of Law – When It Suits Them
Written by Timothy J. Dailey
Last week as the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) reportedly conducted the biggest one-day sweep in U.S. history, picking up 680 illegal workers in Mississippi, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has reiterated that her city will not enforce immigration laws.
At a press conference, Lightfoot charged ICE with “terrorizing” and “traumatizing” immigrants, and defiantly stated that the city had “taken measures over the past few weeks to ensure the Chicago Police Department will not cooperate with ICE.” … Continue Reading
Written by Star Parker
No one can accuse Donald Trump of not being able to grab attention.
He lobbed his latest political hand grenade, announcing that he is considering shipping off illegals who have been arriving in droves at the U.S.-Mexico border to sanctuary cities.
These are municipalities with ordinances directing local authorizes to not cooperate with federal immigration enforcement being carried out by Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
States, cities and localities that have assumed sanctuary status are invariably Democratic and liberal strongholds.
… Continue Reading
Tags: Bruce Rauner, Christopher Rufo, Department of Homeland Security, Evelyn Sanguinetti, Forbes Magazine, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Jay Inslee, Jenny A. Durkan, sanctuary cities, sanctuary state, Washington Post
Federal Issues, Immigration | David E. Smith | April 22, 2019 4:00 AM | Comments Off on Liberal Hypocrisy About Sanctuary Cities
Written by Daniel Horowitz
Republicans are bleeding their traditional suburban voters at a quick pace. They are without a narrative and nearly out of time to make a difference for this election. When they return from summer recess, they have one final opportunity to either make a big play on the top issue on voter’s minds. Or they could simply monkey it up by running out the clock while they are losing.
According to recent polls, immigration is the top concern of voters.… Continue Reading
Tags: border control, border security, ICE, immigration, Immigration and Citizenship Services, MS-13, sanctuary cities, Visa Lottery, Voter Fraud, voter integrity
Federal Issues | David E. Smith | August 31, 2018 11:00 AM | Comments Off on 25 No-Brainer Immigration Plans to Make America Safer — and Win the Election
Written by Walker Wildmon
In recent years we’ve seen Democrat-run states and cities move to protect illegal immigrants from federal immigration officials. Yes, you read that correctly. It is a classic state law versus federal law conundrum costing the lives and quality of life of legal citizens.
California has declared itself a “sanctuary state” meaning that you can cross the American border illegally and be protected from consequences in their state. New York and other states have passed similar measures.… Continue Reading
Written by Daniel Horowitz
It’s a lot easier to treat doctors like drug traffickers and push pain patients into suicide than it is go after sanctuary cities and the drug cartels that are responsible for the entirety of the drug (not “opioid”) crisis. Nowhere is this more evident than in Minneapolis.
In April, the Minneapolis Star Tribune wrote a story on “how Mexican drug cartels turned Minneapolis into a meth hub.” They report, as we observed a few months ago, that distribution of meth, which is not an opioid, is surging to all-time highs in this country.… Continue Reading