Results for First Amendment

  1. Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Crushes Beto - the 'Radical Looney' Will 'Never be a Threat to Texas Politics Again' https://redstate.com/alexparker/2019/09/18/texas-lt-gov-dan…ooney-will-never-be-a-threat-to-texas-politics-again-n115484
    The F Word On Live Television Beto Continues His Mad Dash For Abject Failure, Calls On Banks To Refuse Credit Card Use For 2nd Amendment … heard Beto’s now infamous statement in the debate last week – ‘hell yes we are going to take your AR-15’s and your AK-47’s…’ My first … Beto’s idea of government, so far as Dan is concerned, is exceedingly turdish: “This is what our Second Amendment rights are about…
  2. The First Monday in October: A Look at Some Early Cases https://redstate.com/davenj1/2019/10/05/first-monday-october-look-early-cases-n116935
    The First Circuit eventually ruled that the appointments did require Senate approval but that any decisions the board made would not … bedeviled the Court for years and mandatory sentences of this nature are generally considered unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment…
  3. Anti-Christian Bigots File Complaint Against Judge Over Amber Guyger Sentencing Hearing https://redstate.com/streiff/2019/10/04/anti-christian-bigot…file-complaint-judge-amber-guyger-sentencing-hearing-n116826
    First, Brandt Jean, the brother of the dead man, Botham Jean, asked for permission to hug Guyger. … Amendment violation and signaled to everyone watching that she is partial to Christian notions of forgiveness. … To buy into this nonsense would be to accept that Judge Kemp’s own First Amendment rights are voided by her being on the bench.…
  4. New Docs Include Rosenstein Email to Mueller: 'The boss and his staff do not know about our discussions' https://redstate.com/elizabeth-vaughn/2019/10/04/new-docs-in…nstein-email-mueller-boss-staff-not-know-discussions-n116795
    Their article said this group had allegedly discussed the possibility of invoking the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office. … about the activities of the deep state and all of it has corroborated the theory that this group has deliberately sought to destroy first…
  5. The Far Left's Worse Nightmare: A Study Reveals a Huge Increase in Americans Carrying Guns https://redstate.com/alexparker/2019/10/03/far-lefts-worse-n…study-reveals-huge-increase-americans-carrying-guns-n116790
    Well, in first place, Roll Tide: ‘Bama is a titanic wave of firearm ownership. … Some Democrats may not like the 2nd Amendment, but it appears there’s a cultural chunk of America — otherwise known as voters — who…
  6. Surrender: City of San Francisco Suddenly Figures Out They Can't Win Their Latest War Against the NRA https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2019/10/02/surrender-cit…n-francisco-suddenly-figures-cant-win-latest-war-nra-n116619
    Though the NRA had nothing to do with the shooting, the Second Amendment-defending organization is a frequent whipping boy for Democrats … They responded to the resolution by suing the city, county and the supervisors on First Amendment grounds: The lawsuit was filed…
  7. Amazon Is So Huge - It Dictates Terms to Almost Everyone on Almost Everything https://redstate.com/setonmotley/2019/10/02/amazon-huge-dictates-terms-almost-everyone-almost-everything-n116626
    government would take to create the new portal, even before the legislation that created it – known to its critics as the ‘Amazon amendment … “Amazon Amendment” – ??? … The ‘Amazon Amendment’ Would Effectively Hand Government Purchasing Power Over to Amazon Well isn’t that special.…
  8. Federal Judge Lays the Smack Down On California Over Law Denying Trump Ballot Access https://redstate.com/bonchie/2019/10/01/federal-judge-lays-smack-california-law-denying-trump-ballot-access-n116576
    First, the statute runs afoul of the Elections Clause, meaning California lacked the power to add this rule as a condition of ballot … access… Second, the court concluded it burdened the associational interests of candidates, voters, and political parties under the First … Amendment… Third, the court held that it violated the Equal Protection Clause by “distinguishing among constitutionally eligible…
  9. Then Versus Now, and What to Do About It https://redstate.com/stu-in-sd/2019/10/01/then-versus-now-and-what-to-do-about-it-n116482
    The concept involves developing personal initiative, working hard, and providing first for oneself and then for one’s family. … I can think of a LOT of them that should be shut down and/or returned to the states per the 10th Amendment! … Pass a constitutional amendment limiting federal spending (both on and off book) to the historical average of percentage of Gross National…
  10. The Criminalization of Speech https://redstate.com/kentucky_dana/2019/10/01/the-criminalization-of-speech-n116515
    You don’t have to like what someone says, or like the person who says it, to recognize that Americans have rights under the First Amendment … My personal website, The First Street Journal, includes articles not necessarily in Red State’s paradigm.…
  11. A Case That Is Being Portrayed as a Win for Religious Freedom Is Actually a Road Map for Our Perpetual Defeat https://redstate.com/streiff/2019/09/30/case-portrayed-win-religious-freedom-actually-road-map-perpetual-defeat-n116474
    Vincent’s position to abandoning it in the first month of her term – and this despite the 2015 law, the language of the contracts, … disparaging statements of government decision-makers regarding particular religious beliefs and emphasizing the “State’s duty under the First … Amendment not to base laws or regulations on hostility to a religion or religious viewpoint”).…
  12. Forced Union Representation is Just as Unconstitutional as Being Forced to Pay Union Dues https://redstate.com/freedom-foundation/2019/09/28/forced-un…entation-just-unconstitutional-forced-pay-union-dues-n116336
    Katherine is currently embroiled in a protected lawsuit with the state of Washington demanding it recognize her First Amendment rights … Forced dues, the justices agreed, is a violation of their First Amendment rights. … Cynthia Mentele, eager to assert her own First Amendment rights, has since ceased accepting childcare subsidies so that she is no longer…
  13. Journalist Sues Lori Lightfoot After His Credentials Were Stripped for Asking Legitimate Questions https://redstate.com/levon/2022/09/07/journalist-sues-lori-l…ntials-were-stripped-for-asking-legitimate-questions-n624266
    Kelly alleged Lightfoot and Brown violated his First Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment rights. … If Lightfoot is unaware, in America, we have the First Amendment, which guarantees press freedom. … The freedom of the press is protected by the First Amendment, whether Lightfoot likes it or not.…
  14. 'Everyone in the House Would Have Died': Arizona Man Praises Concealed Carry After Taking Down Shooter https://redstate.com/levon/2022/09/07/everyone-in-the-house…an-praises-concealed-carry-after-taking-down-shooter-n623978
    I heard the first gunshot and that’s what made me, kind of turn my head … But by the time I even was able to look and see what was … Mendez told Fox News Digital: “I fully back up the Second Amendment and … this is why I’m speaking up,” “This world is unpredictable … This is the biggest reason why we must defend and protect our Second Amendment rights.…
  15. Opinion: California Should Continue to Reject New York’s Gun Control War Against Ordinary Americans https://redstate.com/dennis_santiago/2022/09/05/opinion-cali…new-yorks-gun-control-war-against-ordinary-americans-n623014
    in the last week on opposite coasts that warrant a serious review of the bidding on where America stands with respect to Second Amendment … Amendment concerns. … as it pertains to the Second Amendment. …
  16. Beschloss Brothers Trainwreck With Repugnant Comments Against Trump https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2022/09/04/beschloss-brothers-trainwreck-with-repugnant-comments-against-trump-n622643
    So much for the First Amendment and due process. Yet these are the folks who think that Trump is a fascist.…
  17. Grab the Popcorn, America: 2024 Republican Hopefuls Head to New Hampshire https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2022/09/04/grab-the-popcorn…erica-2024-republican-hopefuls-head-to-new-hampshire-n622462
    primary in the race for the White House, while another possible contender is scheduled to make his first stop in the early voting … Let’s first hit the candidate most loathed by Trump loyalists — former Vice President Mike Pence, of course — for refusing to cave … The winner of the Republican Senate nomination will face former governor and first-time Democrat Sen. Maggie Hassan.…
  18. EXCLUSIVE: The Gavel Project Advocates for Elementary School Children Targeted for Mask Non-Compliance https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2022/09/02/exclusive-the-gav…ary-school-children-targeted-for-mask-non-compliance-n621336
    As the cases unfold, these incidents bear the earmarks of First Amendment violations. … These cases (and a few similar claims that The Gavel Project is funding), have First Amendment value. … Because The Gavel Project is specifically filing First Amendment claims based on free speech (removing a mask in defiance is expressive…
  19. Marble Halls & Silver Screens With Sarah Lee Ep. 135: The 'Zuckerberg/Rogan, Jexi, and Manti Te'o' Edition https://redstate.com/slee/2022/09/01/marble-halls-silver-scr…135-the-zuckerberg-rogan-jexi-and-manti-teo-edition-n621367
    going to be a lot harder going forward for tech companies to insist they aren’t involved in censoring speech in violation of the First … Amendment when they seem to be taking their cues from government.…
  20. Smoking Gun Emails Show Deep Coordination Between Social Media and Biden Admin in Vast 'Censorship Enterprise' https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2022/09/01/smoking-gun-email…media-and-biden-admin-in-vast-censorship-enterprise-n621211
    This opens up the door to all kinds of potential First Amendment questions, when they are having coordination at this level and seemingly…
  21. What 1st Amendment? CA Senate Passes Bill That Would Punish Doctors for COVID ‘Misinformation’ https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2022/08/30/what-1st-amendment-c…l-that-would-punish-doctors-for-covid-misinformation-n619884
    Journalist Katy Grimes wrote in the California Globe about the “chilling” definition before that amendment had been adopted, but her … face many legal challenges; in fact, the educational nonprofit organization Physicians for Informed Consent has already filed a First … Amendment free speech lawsuit against the California Medical Board.…
  22. Far-Left Tries to Cancel 'Euphoria' Actress Sydney Sweeney Due to Her Family's Political Views: 'Shame Your Parents' https://redstate.com/levon/2022/08/29/far-left-tries-to-canc…ue-to-her-familys-political-views-shame-your-parents-n619717
    For the far-left, the First Amendment only exists for them, and anybody who disagrees with their ludicrous views will be canceled. … This was not the first time people tried canceling Sweeney. … The First Amendment exists for every American, regardless of race, religion, or gender.…
  23. Confirmed: DOJ Admits FBI Seized ‘Attorney-Client Privileged Information’ in Mar-a-Lago Raid https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2022/08/29/confirmed-doj-ad…ney-client-privileged-information-in-mar-a-lago-raid-n619545
    Half-admissions are nothing more than the first step in incremental truth-telling. … lawsuit filed by Trump in the US District Court in the Southern District of Florida on August 2022, in which he claimed his Fourth Amendment…
  24. Former Obama Guy Has a Very Strange Take on Why Republicans Dislike the IRS https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2022/08/29/former-obama-guy…very-strange-take-on-why-republicans-dislike-the-irs-n619441
    It was 1913 and the 16th Amendment provided for taxing incomes. So attacking Republicans over the IRS is idiotic. … The same military that crushed secessionists the first time. It’s a fundamentally anti-government message.…
  25. Fifth Circuit Upholds Texas' Social Media Law, Striking a Blow for Freedom and Against Big Media Tyranny https://redstate.com/streiff/2022/09/17/fifth-circuit-uphold…ing-a-blow-for-freedom-and-against-big-media-tyranny-n628799
    The First Amendment protects speech: It generally prevents the government from interfering with people’s speech or forcing them to … And those are the exact two categories the Platforms invoke to support their First Amendment argument. … Common carrier doctrine thus reinforces our conclusion that Section 7 comports with the First Amendment.…