Constitutional Defiance: Romney Says He’ll Repeal ObamaCare
“What the Court did not do on its last day in session I will do on my first day if elected President of the United States. And that is I will...
Constitution
Supreme Court Rewrites ObamaCare; Rules Individual Mandate Is Permissible Tax
“Simply put, Congress may tax and spend.” With those historic words, the Supreme Court forced upon the United States a bleak dawn of a brave new world in which the federal...
NSA Won’t Disclose How Many Americans are Being Spied On
As the sprawling surveillance site being constructed by the National Security Agency (NSA) in Utah grows larger and nearer completion every day, the domestic spy service remains tightlipped about just how...
Jimmy Carter Condemns U.S. Human Rights Violations Citing UN, Not Bill of Rights
“The United States is abandoning its role as the global champion of human rights,” former President Jimmy Carter charged in a June 24 op-ed in the New York Times, charging the...
The War on Poverty: $15 Trillion and Nothing to Show for It
Fifteen trillion dollars: That’s how much American taxpayers have forked over in the name of helping the poor since 1964. And what do we have to show for it? A poverty...
Citizens United Is Breaking Up Corporate Dominance of Elections
With the 2012 political season heating up, many people are calling for a ban on the SuperPacs created in the wake of the 2010 Supreme Court Citizens United decision. A few...
Citizens United Reaffirmed, 5-4, as Supreme Court Strikes Down Montana Law
The U.S. Supreme Court definitively reaffirmed its 2010 Citizens United v. FEC decision in a 5-4 ruling that struck down a Montana state law banning independent expenditures on behalf of political...
CFR Tells America: Don’t Worry About Domestic Drones
Many Americans are justifiably anxious about drone use by the federal government against the American people, but the New York-based Council on Foreign Relations says that concerns about our privacy are...
TPP Secret Trade Agreement Puts International Tribunal Above U.S. Law
Wednesday morning a document was leaked that reveals President Obama’s plans to surrender American sovereignty to international tribunals. This is one of several frightening provisions of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) being...
Massachusetts Judge Affirms “Under God” in Pledge of Allegiance
A Massachusetts judge has ruled against an atheist couple who sued the school district where their children go to school, seeking to have the words “under God” struck from the Pledge...
Rhode Island House Defends Constitution, Passes Anti-NDAA Resolution
After overcoming an attempted sandbagging by members of the Republican leadership, at about nine o’clock Tuesday night, the House of Representatives of Rhode Island overwhelmingly passed a resolution calling for the...
Supreme Court Denies Appeals to Seven Gitmo Detainees and Jose Padilla
On Monday the U.S. Supreme Court rejected appeals of cases against the U.S. government filed by seven different detainees at the Guantanamo Bay prison. By refusing to hear the cases, the...
Federal Judge Reaffirms Her Order Blocking Indefinite Detention by Obama Administration
Lest there was any lingering doubt, the federal judge who enjoined enforcement of the indefinite detention provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) told the Obama Administration that it may...
San Francisco to Test Big Brother Cameras
The United States continues its slow morphing into Big Brotherdom, this time through the use of cameras in the San Francisco transporation system that predict crimes before they take place based...
Congress Introduces Constitutional Amendment for Parental Rights
As the global battle over parental rights heats up, Republicans in Congress responded on Tuesday by introducing a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution enshrining the liberty of parents to direct...