Written by Tom Neven
Is there a constitutional principle so sacrosanct that it can abide no exceptions? Perhaps the First Amendment? Nope. Courts have placed reasonable restrictions on free speech and the practice of religion. You can’t libel someone, nor can you sacrifice live animals. The Second Amendment? No again, as any number of gun laws attest. One can find reasonable exceptions to just about every constitutional principle.
But 43 years ago, trawling through the penumbra and emanations of the Constitution, Justice Harry Blackmun found an inviolable right that had somehow evaded the Founding Fathers: the right to kill a child in utero—mere inches from being fully born, even—for any reason or no reason.
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Tags: abortion, Bernard Nathanson, Doe v. Bolton, Donald Trump, jurisprudence, March for Life, natural rights, Norma McCorvey, political process, representative government, Roe v. Wade, Ron Fitzsimmons, Sandra Cano, SCOTUS, Self-Government: U.S. Supreme Court
Federal Issues, Sanctity of Life | David E. Smith | 
January 28, 2017 7:00 AM | 
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Written by Gary L. Bauer
At the White House this morning, President Obama announced his nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court — Judge Merrick Garland of the Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
The media are dutifully attempting to spin Garland as a “centrist” or a “consensus choice.” Consider this headline from the Los Angeles Times: “It’s Going To Be Hard For Conservatives To Oppose The Careful, Moderate Merrick Garland.”
Don’t be fooled, my friends.… Continue Reading
By Monte Larrick
We are thrilled to be able to endorse a solid Republican candidate for U.S. Senator, and a challenger to incumbent liberal Republican Mark Kirk. James Marter is pro-life, pro-marriage and understands the importance of religious liberty. On the other hand, Illinois’ incumbent junior senator has a long record of actively opposing conservative Christian values. Kirk has voted to continue tax dollars for Planned Parenthood, publicly celebrated the U.S. Supreme Court’s redefinition of marriage, co-sponsored the radical Equal Rights Amendment and voted against the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.… Continue Reading
Written by Frank Cannon
Donald Trump says a lot of things. We’ve become all too used to that now. Some of these things should probably be taken with a grain of salt — “Only Rosie O’Donnell” comes to mind — but some deserve to be analyzed more closely.
Here’s an example. Remember Trump’s discussion about U.S. Supreme Court Justices back in August with Bloomberg Politics? Mark Halperin asked Trump, “Is there someone out there today who isn’t on the [Supreme Court], but say, this is the kind of person I would consider for the court?… Continue Reading
Tags: Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Bill Clinton, Clarence Thomas, Donald Trump, Election 2016, John Roberts, Maryanne Trump Barry, Obamacare, SCOTUS
Federal Elections, Political | David E. Smith | December 28, 2015 8:41 AM | Comments Off on Who Would Trump Appoint to the U.S. Supreme Court?
Written by John Biver
Over the course of the past few months I gathered articles about the question of “judicial supremacy” — are U.S. Supreme Court decisions “the law of the land,” or are they rulings on cases?
Here is that page of excerpts, quotes, and links: Judicial Supremacy: Not in the U.S. Constitution, Not the Intention of the Founding Fathers.
Republicans and conservatives rarely even attempt to disseminate information about the U.S. Constitution to the uninformed and misinformed.… Continue Reading
Santorum, Huckabee, Cruz, Jindal make the A Team
Written by Maggie Gallagher
On June 26, a narrow majority of U.S. Supreme Court justices struck down the traditional definition of marriage, ruling all 50 states must recognize same-sex unions as marriages.
The four dissenters included the usually mild-mannered Chief Justice John Roberts, who called the majority opinion “dangerous to the rule of law”: “The majority’s decision is an act of will, not legal judgment. The right it announces has no basis in the Constitution or this Court’s precedent.”… Continue Reading
Tags: Ben Carson, Bobby Jindal, Candidate, Carly Fiorina, Chris Christie, Commentary, Donald Trump, First Amendment Defense Act, George Pataki, Jeb Bush, John Kasich, Lindsey Graham, Maggie Gallagher, Marco Rubio, marriage, Mike Huckabee, Obergefell v. Hodges, Rand Paul, religious liberty, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, same-sex marriage, Scott Walker, SCOTUS, Social Issues, Ted Cruz, U.S. Supreme Court
Federal Elections, Marriage, Family & Culture, Political | David E. Smith | August 21, 2015 4:00 AM | Comments Off on What GOP Candidates Said About Supreme Court’s Gay Marriage Ruling
Written by Leonardo Blair
As the U.S. Supreme Court readies to hear arguments in favor of same-sex marriage on Tuesday, April 28, Republican presidential candidate U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), urged pastors across America to preach and pray against it because “marriage was God’s idea, and He will preserve it, with or without us.”
“We know that marriage is intended to be sacred, beautiful, and nourishing. If you do not influence your congregation’s understanding of marriage, who will fill the void?… Continue Reading
