Legislating from the bench
Recently I got into an online argument — surprise, I know! — over the Controlled Substances Act and the extent of Congress’s interstate and in...
Category: Republican platform
Christians, just say it already!
Given the conservative backlash arising from the recent Supreme Court rulings regarding gay marriage, I get the vibe that there is something many Christian cons...
Marriage was redefined long ago
In all of this talk about gay marriage, one thing I think a lot of the anti gay-marriage side seem to keep forgetting is simply this: the moment the citizens of...
Scalia get’s it right… mostly
Antonin Scalia is a Reagan appointee to the Supreme Court. He’s typically seen as a strict constitutionalist, which is true for the most part. And in rece...
Public schools and the Ten Commandments
The time has come for another revisit on the First Amendment and public schools, namely the protections of the First Amendment regarding religious freedom. Name...
God *is* allowed in public schools
If you’re on Facebook, chances are you’ve seen someone post this to their wall: A dog had followed his owner to school. His owner was a fourth grade...
Amending the Constitution
A columnist on Yahoo! recently posted a list of 7 ways Governor Rick Perry (R-TX) would like to change the Constitution. Of those seven, only two are ones with ...
Birthright citizenship
Let’s talk birthright citizenship. The concept comes from the Fourteenth Amendment: All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to t...
The politics of prayer, addressing political platforms
The Republican Platform mentions prayer twice. The first mention is on page 44-45: We will energetically assert the right of students to engage in voluntary pra...
Independent health insurance
One thing in this health care debate that has frustrated me to no end is how both Republicans and Democrats make it seem like unless you have a job you cannot h...