GOP Presidential Hopefuls Turn to Neocons for Foreign Policy Direction
Newt Gingrich is relishing his new front-runner position. The media is slavering over the former Speaker of the House, endowing him with that most desirable designation. ...
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Herman Cain Says Wife Didn’t Know About Relationship With Latest Accuser
In an interview Thursday night with CNN’s Piers Morgan, Herman Cain’s lawyer repeatedly dodged questions as to whether his client had carried on 13-year affair with a woman the candidate describes...
Bachmann Announces Plan to Deport Illegals
Newt Gingrich’s statements at a CNN foreign policy debate that seemed to support the establishment of an amnesty program for illegal immigrants has drawn his opponents to the issue like sharks...
Tenn. Tea Party Angers Homosexuals with Tweet about Barney Frank
”I do not choose to run for Congress in 2012.” With those words, the denouement of the often combative 16-term congressional career of Barney Frank began. In a statement released to...
Harry Reid’s Bill Could Nullify State Illegal Immigration Laws
In what may become the second arm of a federal pincer strategy aimed at judicially nullifying state laws, leading Democrats in Congress have proposed a new bill that may void the...
GOP Leaders Refuse to Support Pentagon Budget Cut
Campaigning in New Hampshire earlier this month, Mitt Romney referred to the automatic cuts in defense spending that are supposed to go into effect as a result of the failure of...
Civil Rights Commission to Probe Effect of State Illegal Immigration Laws
On November 18, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights announced its intent to investigate the effect of various state anti-illegal immigration statutes on the civil rights of alleged targets of those...
EU Court Rules ISPs Can’t be Forced to Monitor Activity
The European Court of Justice issued an important decision on November 24, ruling that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) operating on the continent cannot be legally compelled to monitor the online activity...
Latest Balanced Budget Amendment Proposal Fails in House
The House of Representatives voted down the latest proposal for a balanced budget amendment on November 18. ...
Medicaid “Coercion” Issue to be Settled by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court approved petitions last week to hear arguments in two cases challenging the constitutionality of ObamaCare. One of the issues that will be argued before the justices of the...
Obama Administration Challenges Utah Immigration Law
In the next phase of its litigious campaign to perpetuate the constitutionally unsupportable position that the federal government has exclusive authority in all matters of immigration policy, the Obama administration has...
Connecticut Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of Death Penalty
On Monday the legality of the death penalty law of the state of Connecticut was upheld by the state’s highest court. ...
Obama, GOP Contenders Agree on China; Paul Excepted
In a headline that comes as no surprise to constitutionalists, the venerable New York Times reports that: “Republicans and Obama Can Agree on Criticizing China’s Trade Practices.” ...
Eurasian Union One Step Closer to Reality
Last Friday, the leaders of the former Soviet republics of Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan entered into an accord strengthening the economic integration of their three nations, a step they intend to...
Senate Committee Grants Military Absolute Power Over Detainees
On November 16 the Senate Armed Services Committee unanimously approved a controversial provision of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2012 that sets forth procedures for processing and prosecuting individuals imprisoned...