Written by Robert Knight
Lawlessness comes in many forms.
It’s millions of aliens crossing the U.S. border illegally. It is murders, rapes and drug smuggling by ruthless gangs that are exploiting a White House that is intent on creating a new electorate regardless of the cost to Americans.
It’s misusing the law ruthlessly against political opponents, such as a former president of the United States and his former aides.
It is turning security agencies like the FBI, the CIA and the National Security Agency into partisan, one-party enforcers and pressuring media and social media to suppress dissent.… Continue Reading
Tags: Alejandro Mayorkas, Border Crisis, Charles Schumer, CIA, Democratic Party, Donald Trump, FBI, Homeland Security, illegal immigration, January 6th Riots, Juan Merchan, Katie Hobbs, Lisa Murkowski, National Security Agency, U.S. Senate, U.S. Supreme Court, Women’s Bill of Rights
Federal Issues | David E. Smith | April 23, 2024 5:00 AM | Comments Off on Democrats’ Lawlessness Knows No Bounds
Written by David E. Smith
In our day of weaponized government and intolerance for honest speech, it isn’t difficult to imagine a scenario where politicians would willingly relegate our individual freedoms – guaranteed to us in the U.S. Constitution – to the voters in the states to decide what levels of liberty – and restrictions of those liberties – they would allow going forward.
For those of us in blue states, it isn’t a stretch to imagine how this would play out for the Second Amendment.… Continue Reading
Tags: Brad Wilcox, Calvin Lindstrom, civil rights, Democrat Party, Donald J. Trump, embryology, human DNA, Human rights, in vitro fertilization, IVF, JB Pritzker, Republican Party, Roe v. Wade, SCOTUS, Success Sequence, The Declaration of Independence, The Success Sequence, U.S. Supreme Court, unalienable rights, Wendy Wang
Federal Elections, Political, Sanctity of Life | David E. Smith | April 11, 2024 5:00 AM | Comments Off on Downgrading the Right to Life
Written by Daniel Horowitz
During his 2005 confirmation hearings, Chief Justice John Roberts compared the role of the U.S. Supreme Court to that of an umpire calling balls and strikes. But what happens when the umpire allows one team more at-bats than the other? Once again, the much-vaunted conservative U.S. Supreme Court is a one-way ratchet for left-wing litigation. Some things never change.
When Donald Trump was president, not a single major administrative policy went unchallenged by the officiously litigious left-wing legal movement.… Continue Reading
Tags: Alliance Hippocratic Medicine, Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh, Donald Trump, FDA, FDA v. Alliance Hippocratic Medicine, John Roberts, Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife, Matthew Kacsmaryk, mifepristone, Neil Gorsuch, Population Council, U.S. Supreme Court
Federal Issues, Judicial Branch, Sanctity of Life | David E. Smith | April 5, 2024 7:00 AM | Comments Off on SCOTUS Waffles on Abortion Drugs
Written by Alyssa Sonnenburg
In this episode, Spotlight is featuring remarks made by former state representative Peter Breen at the 2024 Speakout Illinois Pro-Life Conference.
Peter Breen is the executive vice-president and is the head of litigation for the Thomas More Society, which is a non-profit, public-interest law firm that champions the causes of life, family, and freedom.
In his speech, Peter Breen remarks on the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision, which overturned Roe v.… Continue Reading
Tags: abortion, Faith, Family, Freedom, IFA, IFI, Life, Peter Breen, pregnancy, pregnancy center, Roe v. Wade, Spotlight, Thomas More Society, U.S. Supreme Court
Faith & Religion, Marriage, Family & Culture, Sanctity of Life, Uncategorized | Alyssa Sonnenburg | April 3, 2024 5:00 AM | Comments Off on SPOTLIGHT: A Pro-Life Update from Attorney Peter Breen
Written by Robert Knight
In the name of “saving democracy,” a former presidential aide is now in a federal prison in Miami.
Former Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro was sentenced to four months for ignoring a congressional subpoena ordering him to appear before the U.S. House Jan. 6 Select Committee.
That’s the kangaroo court that permitted no pro-Trump witnesses or pro-Trump committee members, and staged a Stalinist-style show trial that outranks the most disgraceful congressional abuses of power ever seen.… Continue Reading
Tags: Amit Mehta, Arthur Engoron, Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Fani Willis, FBI, Jeff Clark, Jeffrey Clark, New York Supreme Court, Peter Navarro, Roger Stone, Russ Vought, Screwtape Proposes a Toast, U.S. Supreme Court
Federal Issues, Judicial Branch | David E. Smith | March 26, 2024 7:16 AM | Comments Off on SCOTUS Must Weigh in on Unprecedented Political Persecution
Written by Star Parker
The visit by Vice President Kamala Harris to a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in St. Paul, the first ever visit by a president or vice president to an abortion clinic, is getting the considerable attention it deserves.
When America’s vice president visits and pays homage to the nation’s largest abortion provider, it’s news. And what she said there is also news.
Harris predictably distorted truth and reality, pitching the boilerplate left-wing headline calling the destruction of our unborn health care.… Continue Reading
Written by Daniel Horowitz
Every Republican seems to agree that our country has been taken over by a post-constitutional junta that usurps power to achieve its insidious objectives rather than follows the rule of law. But when it comes to redressing those usurpations with the only tool James Madison gave us — federalism — our elected officials too often shirk their responsibilities. Worse, they declare that the egregious usurpations are, in fact, the law of the land.… Continue Reading
Tags: Chief Justice Earl Warren, Chief Justice John Marshall, Cooper v. Aaron, Daniel Horowitz, Federalist 49, Jonathan Skrmetti, Judicial Branch, Kentucky Resolution of 1798, Restoring State Sovereignty Through Nullification Act, Roger Sherman, Supremacy Clause, Thomas Jefferson, U.S. Constitution, U.S. Supreme Court
Federal Issues, Judicial Branch | David E. Smith | March 16, 2024 4:00 AM | Comments Off on What Too Many Republicans Get Wrong About The U.S. Constitution
Written by Kassie Dulin
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court released an order list taking action on several cases we’ve been watching.
Most notably, the Court declined to review Missouri Department of Corrections vs. Finney. Justice Samuel Alito issued a five-page statement about the Court’s denial. This includes a direct reference to First Liberty’s Supreme Court victory in Carson v. Makin.
In this case, multiple conservative Christians were excluded from a jury in an employment discrimination case brought by a lesbian plaintiff.… Continue Reading
Written by Robert Knight
It’s nothing short of amazing how fast gambling has been embraced by professional sports. After all, Las Vegas is the host city for Super Bowl LVIII.
Something like 50 million people BET on the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers. Plus, the broadcast ad lineup featured once-taboo spots for several betting services.
Gambling used to be radioactive for sports. The professional leagues and their college counterparts wanted fans to trust that outcomes were honest, not tainted.… Continue Reading
Tags: 1919 World Series, Albert Brooks, BetMGM, Big Papi, Black Sox, Caesars Sportsbook, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, David Ortiz, DraftKings, FanDuel, Garry Marshall, Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, Julie Hagerty, Kansas City Chiefs, Kevin Hart, National Association of Administrators for Disordered Gambling Services, National Baseball Hall of Fame, Pete Rose, Rob Gronkowski, San Francisco 49ers, Sports betting, Super Bowl LVIII, U.S. Supreme Court
Gambling | David E. Smith | February 12, 2024 6:56 AM | Comments Off on America’s Embrace of Legalized Gambling is a Sporting Proposition
Written by Robert Knight
Whenever I hear the White House insist the border is secure, inflation is no problem, and that boys are really girls if they feel like it, I look around for Rod Serling.
You half expect to see the vintage TV show host emerge from a misty backdrop to say, “What you’re seeing is a replica of reality, not reality itself. You have been transported to a parallel universe where evil is good, wrong is right and bitter is sweet.… Continue Reading
Tags: Alejandro Mayorkas, Amy Coney Barrett, Border Crisis, border security, Brett Kavanaugh, Chip Roy, Clarence Thomas, Donald J. Trump, Elena Kagan, Greg Abbott, illegal immigrants, impeachment, John Kennedy, John Roberts, Josh Hawley, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Neil Gorsuch, Obamacare, Rod Serling, Ron DeSantis, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, Ted Cruz, Texas, Twilight Zone, U.S. Supreme Court
Executive Branch, Federal Issues, Immigration | David E. Smith | January 29, 2024 7:00 AM | Comments Off on A Twilight Zone America Endures The Border Crisis