Constitutional Philosophy
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Friday, February 3rd, 2012As a conservative myself I sometimes get a chuckle out of the tortured logic occasionally used by some Republicans and conservatives to justify their support for a particular issue or candidate, and I feel tortured logic is the case with a recent Ann Coulter opinion piece in Human Events wherein she compares apples to oranges. [...]
Supreme Court got another one wrong
Tuesday, January 24th, 2012Full disclosure: I’m a former cop and retired special agent so I do have some bias in this case and I understand any disagreements. The Supreme Court unanimously decided that installing a GPS tracking device on a suspect’s car constitutes a search and therefore requires a search warrant, and I disagree and believe the Court [...]
What are the Constitutional functions of an American President?
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011Do you understand just how legally weak an American president is? America has gone off the rails for so many reasons over the past many decades, few of which are actually spoken about openly, and not the least of which is a loss in the correct balance of power in our federal government and the complete [...]
Newt Gingrich versus the Federal Judiciary
Saturday, December 17th, 2011Newt Gingrich caused quite a stir, again, in the Fox News debate the other night with his comments concerning the federal judiciary and issuing subpoenas for judges and justices to testify before Congress. Everyone immediately jumped to the separation of powers argument wherein the “courts” are hands off by Congress and the president. The main [...]
From the Archives: A tough Cross to Bear for the ACLU
Sunday, December 4th, 2011Truth: A Tough Cross to Bear for the ACLU Originally published Dec 6, 2008. Christmas shopping season is once again upon us, and soon we will be treated to the fascinating decades-old debate – Christmas tree versus Holiday tree. And, once again the question will arise, was American founded as a Christian nation? Volumes have [...]
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