Results for First Amendment

  1. Watercooler 2/3 Open Thread - Two More Drop Out, More Twitter Fun, https://redstate.com/diamondback/2016/02/03/watercooler-23-open-thread-n56514
    , 1971 Monday, Feb. 1: Oxford English Dictionary published, 1884; Marshalls-Gilberts raids, first American offensive against Japan, … 1942; Columbia disaster, 2003 Tuesday, Feb. 2: Groundhog Day first observed, 1887; G.I. … Joe figures introduced, 1964; F-16 Falcon fighter’s first flight, 1974; Abscam sting hits press, 1980 Wednesday, Feb. 3: First American…
  2. Birther Challenge Against Ted Cruz Dismissed By Illinois Board Of Elections https://redstate.com/ulyssesarn/2016/02/02/birther-challenge-ted-cruz-dismissed-illinois-board-elections-n56492
    English Common Law(the basis of the American legal system), the nations first immigration laws, legal and Supreme Court precedent, … Cruz’s Illinois lawyer Sharee Langenstein, a constitutional lawyer and 2nd amendment lobbyist, says that the Board of Elections agreed … that deal with federal law in state administrative agencies that have no jurisdiction or authority to make that decision in the first…
  3. Inside the Machine: Unpacking Newsom and Company’s Plan to Steal Congressional Seats https://redstate.com/steve-williams/2025/08/09/inside-the-ma…wsom-and-companys-plan-to-steal-congressional-seats-n2192644
    behind closed doors.They’re also rushing to stage a $250 million special election to give themselves the power to do this for the first … his allies can’t simply wave it away; they have to rewrite the rules at the highest level.That means passing a constitutional amendment … This amendment would have to appear on the ballot, hence the special election, and be approved by a simple majority.…
  4. Camelry? That Time the US Army Tried Camels in the Southwest. https://redstate.com/wardclark/2025/08/13/camelry-that-time-the-us-army-tried-camels-in-the-southwest-n2192773
    It was with this rather simple suggestion, however, that Crosman first introduced the concept for what would later become the most … In 1855, Congress passed an amendment to an appropriations bill, allotting $30,000 to the purchase and importation of camels for the…
  5. Trump Administration Appeals Totally Improper Ruling by Rogue California Judge to Supreme Court https://redstate.com/streiff/2025/08/08/trump-administration…r-ruling-by-rogue-california-judge-to-supreme-court-n2192602
    temporary restraining order barring masked and heavily armed agents from snatching people off the streets of Southern California without first … establishing reasonable suspicion that they are in the U.S. illegally.Under the 4th Amendment, reasonable suspicion cannot be based…
  6. 'Fair Share Amendments' and Other Wealth Tax Schemes—Are They Constitutional? https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2025/08/08/fair-share-amend…and-other-wealth-tax-schemesare-they-constitutional-n2192598
     This brings us to the socialist notion of a wealth tax, and the so-called "fair share amendment." … Previously, the state passed a constitutional amendment to place a 4 % tax on income above $1 million. … First, all duties, imposts, and excises “shall be uniform throughout the United States.”…
  7. Pirro Announces End of Felony Charges for Carrying Rifles, Shotguns in D.C.—Democrats Hardest Hit https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2025/08/20/pirro-announces…carrying-rifles-shotguns-in-dcdemocrats-hardest-hit-n2193017
    on, with the above code words and phrases perched atop the Democrat Party's list of scaremongering attacks against the Second Amendment …  As first reported by the Washington Post on Tuesday, Pirro announced that registered rifle and shotgun owners may no longer face … D.C. also does not recognize out-of-state permits, a frequent point of contention for Second Amendment advocates.The D.C. attorney…
  8. America’s Generals Should Strive to Conserve America, Not for Coup https://redstate.com/chase-spears/2025/08/22/americas-generals-should-strive-to-conserve-america-not-for-coup-n2193093
    The communist revolutionaries who overthrew the Russian monarchy for totalitarian oligarchs in 1917 had to first win over the military … It was not unusual to find some among them speaking contemptuously of President Trump during his first term without consequence, in … Amendment protection and is free to express his views, even those I consider unwise.…
  9. Will a Parody Response to Sydney Sweeney's Ad Help Amy Klobuchar Impose Online Censorship? https://redstate.com/streiff/2025/08/22/will-a-parody-respon…neys-ad-help-amy-klobuchar-impose-online-censorship-n2193125
    First and foremost, it was a major national brand going back to a classically beautiful, young, heterosexual woman to sell a product … have died by suicide recently because of the threat of explicit images being shared without their consent.That bill was only the first … This seems to me to be an effort to, dare I say, "chill" First Amendment speech by opening publishers to liability and thus convincing…
  10. Trump Executive Order: Burn the American Flag, Go to Jail https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2025/08/25/trump-burn-the-american-flag-go-to-jail-n2193199
    Trump acknowledged that issue in his order:Notwithstanding the Supreme Court’s rulings on First Amendment protections, the Court has … advocated for jail time as a punishment.Trump during the 2024 campaign season even floated the idea of introducing a constitutional amendment…
  11. Morning Minute: Judges As Referees, Not Kings https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2025/09/04/morning-minute-n2193558
    Trending Across Townhall MediaUS Virgin Islands Apparently Thinks Second Amendment Doesn't Apply ThereThey can try to pass this measure … (We wouldn't want them to overexert themselves the first week back!) … The first was from 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Andrew Oldham in his 130-page dissent on the Alien Enemies Act/Tren de Aragua…
  12. Foreign-Born Biden Judge Halts Federal Probe of Alleged Illegal Activity by Media Matters https://redstate.com/streiff/2025/08/19/foreign-born-biden-j…probe-of-alleged-illegal-activity-by-media-matters-n2193001
    Amendment activity." … “[T]he law is settled that . . . the First Amendment prohibits government officials from subjecting an individual to retaliatory actions … To prevail on a retaliation claim, a plaintiff must show: “(1) he engaged in conduct protected under the First Amendment; (2) the defendants…
  13. French President Macron Breaks Silence on His Suit Against Candace Owens https://redstate.com/katie-jerkovich/2025/08/19/french-presi…on-breaks-silence-on-his-suit-against-candace-owens-n2192995
    silence about his defamation lawsuit against controversial media personality Candace Owens, who has repeatedly claimed that the First …  A spokesperson for Owens reacted to the suit by claiming it was a violation of her First Amendment rights. … The person claimed it was a "foreign government attacking the First Amendment rights of an American independent journalist."…
  14. This Is Bonkers: Two Boys Suspended From VA School After Complaining About Girl Using Boys' Locker Room https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2025/08/18/lcps-suspends…ho-complained-about-bio-girl-using-boys-locker-room-n2192948
    Abortions for Underage Girls—and Taxpayers May Have Footed the BillIan Prior, a Loudoun County resident and senior advisor at America First … girls' and boys' sports teams based on biological sex determined at birth; and (2) whether the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment…
  15. Foretelling the Death of Free Speech https://redstate.com/wardclark/2025/08/28/foretelling-the-death-of-free-speech-n2193334
     Our founders saw fit to enshrine freedom of speech in the very first item of the Bill of Rights, and there's a reason for that … The nutbar left thinks this is a good idea, and they don't give an ounce of rodent excrement what the First Amendment has to say about…
  16. GOP Lawmakers Sponsor Resolution to Recognize Sept. 12 As 'The Day of the Bible'—Here's the Backstory https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2025/08/29/gop-lawmakers-sp…sept-12-as-the-day-of-the-bibleheres-the-backstory-n2193367
    Congress, under the Articles of Confederation, officially endorsed the “Aitken Bible,” also known as “The Bible of the Revolution,” the first … Congress in Philadelphia approved the first English Bible printed in America in 1782. … Amendment, which bars the government from endorsing or instituting any "official religion" of the United States.…
  17. Just Not Right: Sen. Tina Smith Sinks Democrat Politics to New Lows in Aftermath of MN Mass Shooting https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2025/08/29/sen-tina-smit…politics-to-new-lows-after-minnesota-mass-shooting-n2193373
    shooting, Democrats and their MSM allies will try to blame the horrific incident on Republicans and their support for the Second Amendment … It was the first week of school, they were in a church."…
  18. New Oversight Committee Revelations: A Ridiculous Biden Debate Excuse, More on Autopen Scandal https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2025/08/06/n2192536-n2192536
    First, let's start with the ridiculous. Bruce Reed's response during his closed-door interview this week. …  He also thought the 25th Amendment should be revamped, "Because the way it is now, it incentivizes Cabinet members to protect…
  19. Daher: Big Pharma EO Leaves a Bit to Be Desired https://redstate.com/redstate-guest-editorial/2025/09/10/big-pharma-eo-leaves-a-bit-to-be-desired-n2193780
    I had the opportunity to speak with lawyers and healthcare policy makers who suggested this would violate the First Amendment, and … While slightly let down, let's hope this is a first step to something bigger. Michel Albert Daher, Pharm.…
  20. Capital Crimes, Capital Punishment: Considering the Ultimate Penalty https://redstate.com/wardclark/2025/09/10/capital-crimes-capital-punishment-considering-the-ultimate-penalty-n2193783
    legality of the death penalty are often tossed around as well, even though the Constitution specifically contemplates it, in the 5th Amendment … There's also the "cruel and unusual punishment" provision in the 8th Amendment, which today seems to be more often used to argue against … First, there are some crimes for which any other punishment is just not sufficient.…
  21. AG Bondi Torches Yet Another Biden Legacy, Vows to Hold Schools Accountable for Abusing Parents' Rights https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2025/09/10/ag-bondi-torches-yet…hold-schools-accountable-for-abusing-parents-rights-n2193798
    pic.twitter.com/KTRtEQrYFY— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) September 10, 2025She put every U.S. attorney on notice that the First … Amendment forbids the kind of action undertaken during the corrupt Garland years:"The First Amendment guarantees the right of every…
  22. 'Fat Activists' Are a Thing, and They Want to Promote Obesity https://redstate.com/wardclark/2025/08/18/fat-activists-are-a-thing-and-they-want-to-promote-obesity-n2192939
    justified in doing what needs to be done to deal with their own weight problems.These are facts.Now, the fat activists are within their First … Amendment rights to oppose these weight-loss drugs for any reason they see fit.…
  23. The Defense Secretary Is Right: All of Christ for All of Life https://redstate.com/chase-spears/2025/08/16/the-defense-secretary-is-right-all-of-christ-for-all-of-life-n2192841
    another round of condemnation—something they have done routinely since his nomination for the Pentagon’s top role in November.His first … Apparently, we must destroy the First Amendment in order to save it, but only in the context of expression aligned to millennia of…
  24. Remember Peter Strzok, the Smirking Anti-Trump FBI Agent? He Just Lost 1st Amendment Case Against the DOJ https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2025/09/23/remember-peter-strzo…ent-he-just-lost-1st-amendment-case-against-the-doj-n2194295
    Well, he just lost his First Amendment suit against the Department of Justice and the FBI after Obama-appointed U.S. … that he had failed to prove that his rights were violated.In the lawsuit, which was filed in 2019 during President Donald Trump's first … Be forewarned, students, he epitomizes the deep state cabal that undermined Trump in his first term and continues to attempt to do…
  25. Morning Minute: What the Heck Was John Bolton Thinking?! https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2025/09/24/morning-minute-n2194296
    There was, however, a satisfying outcome in former FBI agent Peter Strzok's First Amendment case against the Department of Justice …  MORNING MUSINGFormer National Security Advisor John Bolton isn't the first government official to find himself in hot water over … But something about the way he's responded since he was first called on the carpet regarding his potential improper use/disclosure…