Constitution - The New American

“Mental Illness” Diagnoses Are the Slippery Slope to Gun Confiscation

With the latest edition of the “psychiatric Bible,” the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, claiming that 50 percent of Americans will...

Mallory Sauer June 4, 2013

Federal Judge Rules for Property Rights, Smacks Down Abusive Feds

William F. Jasper June 3, 2013

Judge Robert C. Jones vindicates rancher rights, cites Federal officials for conspiracy, racketeering, extortion, witness intimidation, fraud, mail fraud. ...

Illinois Legislature Passes Concealed Carry Bill

James Heiser June 3, 2013

The Illinois legislature has passed a bill allowing for concealed carry of a firearm; but will the bill sufficiently uphold the U.S. Constitution...

Obama’s FBI Pick No Friend of the Constitution

Jack Kenny June 2, 2013

James B. Comey, the man reported to be President Obama's choice to succeed Robert Mueller as director of the FBI, vigorously supported the...

Behind Eric Holder’s Closed Door, News Execs Plead Case for Free Press

Jack Kenny May 31, 2013

Representatives of several major news organizations went behind closed doors Thursday in an off-the-record discussion with Attorney General Eric Holder on the rules...

IRS Wastes Millions on Unneeded, Unused Mobile Devices, Audit Finds

Michael Tennant May 31, 2013

According to a Treasury Department audit, the IRS spent about $2 million in 2011 on aircards and smartphones that either went unused or...

Constitutional Sheriffs Convention Focus: States’ Rights, 2nd Amendment

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. May 30, 2013

On May 31 and June 1, the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA) will hold a convention outside St. Louis, Missouri. The...

Obama vs. GOP on Judicial Nominees

Raven Clabough May 30, 2013

As President Obama faces off against Senate Republicans in a showdown over his abuse of recess appointments, a conflict that has gone to...

High Court to Hear Case Challenging Prayer at Government Meetings

Dave Bohon May 29, 2013

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that could place limitations on prayer at government meetings in cities, towns, and municipalities...

New York Times: Obama “Forced” to Make Recess Appointments

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. May 27, 2013

In an editorial, the New York Times claimed that Republican recalcitrance is forcing the president to make recess appointments. ...

Mo. Gov. May Allow Gun Control Nullification to Pass Without His Signature

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. May 26, 2013

Sources inside Missouri Governor Jay Nixon's office indicate that he might allow the Second Amendment Preservation Act passed by the state legislature to...

Homeland Security “Police” Monitored Tea Party IRS Protests

Alex Newman May 24, 2013

Agents from the Department of Homeland Security posing as national “police” were deployed across the country this week to monitor and intimidate Tea...

Connecticut Gun Law Challenged in Federal Court

Jack Kenny May 23, 2013

Connecticut's seven-week-old gun law, passed in response to the massacre at Sandy Hook School in Newtown in December, has been challenged in federal...