Results for First Amendment

  1. Senator Mike Lee Redeems Himself--Somewhat https://redstate.com/stu-in-sd/2019/12/13/sen-mike-lee-r-ut-redeems-somewhat-n122642
    He and several other senators have been NeverTrumpers for most of the President’s first term. … One of the first victims of Trumpenfreude was Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), who lost her Senate reelection bid in 2016 by just over 1000 votes … And added to those checks and balances, we also have substantive limitations like the Fourth Amendment.…
  2. Chris Wallace Has Lost His Mind https://redstate.com/bonchie/2019/12/12/chris-wallace-lost-mind-n122664
    He gave a speech “honoring the First Amendment” and then decided to go to full MSNBC levels of hyperbole with it. … engaged in the most direct, sustained assault on freedom of the press in our history,” Wallace said in a speech Wednesday honoring the First … Amendment.…
  3. Time to Enter the Pursuit Phase of the Battle: McConnell Must Make the Conspirators Testify in a Senate Trial https://redstate.com/darth641/2019/12/12/time-enter-pursuit…cconnell-must-make-conspirators-testify-senate-trial-n122623
    Get Comey to admit his crimes, or better yet, take the 5th Amendment…in public. Put Brennan on the stand. … Now is the time to run them to ground and publicly and legally destroy them, first in the Senate and then in criminal trials.…
  4. The New York Times Lies About Donald Trump's Anti-Semitism Executive Order and Digs In When Called Out On It https://redstate.com/streiff/2019/12/12/new-york-times-lies…ald-trumps-anti-semitism-executive-order-digs-called-n122591
    First of all, the Executive Order does not affect the ability of the hirsute and patchouli-scented little anti-Semites who infest our … (i) and (a)(ii) of this section, agencies shall not diminish or infringe upon any right protected under Federal law or under the First … Amendment.…
  5. Marble Halls & Silver Screens With Sarah Lee Ep. 18: The 'FBI & Media Have Some 'Splainin' To Do And AppleTV's Servant Is Worth Your Time' Edition https://redstate.com/slee/2019/12/11/marble-halls-silver-scr…i-media-splainin-appletvs-servant-worth-time-edition-n122460
    “As far as I’m aware, this is the first time in history that this has been done to a presidential campaign, the use of these counterintelligence … “There has to be some basis before we use these very potent powers in our core first amendment activity.…
  6. No Holds Barred: AG Calls Out Press, 'Incumbent Government' In New Interview Saying Unprecedented Spying Occurred That Could Have 'Affected The Outcome Of An Election' https://redstate.com/slee/2019/12/10/no-holds-barred-ag-call…recedented-spying-occurred-affected-outcome-election-n122422
    “As far as I’m aware, this is the first time in history that this has been done to a presidential campaign, the use of these counterintelligence … “There has to be some basis before we use these very potent powers in our core first amendment activity.…
  7. Catherine Herridge Highlights IG Report Finding That 'Confidential Human Sources' Were Deployed Against Trump Team, Oversight Policy 'Not Sufficient' https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2019/12/10/catherine-herridg…trump-team-ig-found-oversight-policy-not-sufficient-n122369
    permitted under Department and FBI policy because their use was not for the sole purpose of monitoring activities protected by the First … Amendment or the lawful exercise of other rights secured by the Constitution or laws of the United States. … of the investigation, and all of the operations had the potential to gather sensitive information of the campaign about protected First…
  8. We Are Moving Towards a Tipping Point on the Bill of Rights https://redstate.com/darth641/2019/12/09/moving-towards-tipping-point-bill-rights-n122319
    Read: 2nd Amendment? Or 2nd American Revolution? First of all, the local Sheriffs are on pretty solid Constitutional ground. … Most State Oaths of Office are pretty close to the above, first addressing fealty to the U.S. … First of all, I’m am very glad to see a duly elected Law Enforcement Official who understands that his first duty is to the Constitution…
  9. Let Me Stop You There, Matt Walsh https://redstate.com/brandon_morse/2019/12/09/let-stop-matt-walsh-n122256
    I wanted to put this first because the internet loves a flame war and I’m not interested in making this any bigger than it has to be … The problem, however, lies with the sentiment in the first place. … Personally, I’d hope that this is a first step towards a wider-ranging war on hardcore porn, though that’s not what the lawmakers are…
  10. The First Gun Owner Charged Under Florida's Red Flag Law Is Found Guilty https://redstate.com/alexparker/2019/12/08/first-gun-owner-charged-floridas-red-flag-law-found-guilty-n122235
    Nevertheless, one’s been employed in Florida since 2018, and the first person to have his firearms taken by the government under the … He repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, evidently believing police could not search his home without…
  11. CNN Anchor Tweets that Trump Will Demand a Third Term, Just Like Mayor Bloomberg Did https://redstate.com/elizabeth-vaughn/2019/12/08/cnn-anchor…ump-will-demand-third-term-just-like-mayor-bloomberg-n122202
    city council to override a referendum is just a little bit easier than getting 3/4 of the states to agree to a constitutional amendment … He really hasn’t been given his first term, so a 3rd term would fix that.…
  12. Watercooler 8/17 Open Thread: Return of the Florida Facemunchers, Hammertime, Weird News https://redstate.com/diamondback/2016/08/17/watercooler-817…ead-return-florida-facemunchers-hammertime-weird-news-n61256
    Lawrence, 1938; Marines win first major battle in Vietnam, 1965 Friday, Aug 19: USS Constitution takes HMS Guerriere, 1812; first race … at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 1909; B-25 Mitchell first flies, 1940; US F-14 Tomcats whack Libyan Su-22 Fitters* over Gulf of Sidra … Saturday, Aug 20: Battle of Fallen Timbers, 1794; Andrew Johnson declares end of Civil War, 1866; maiden voyage of NS Savannah, first…
  13. Florida Congressman Poses Interesting Theory to Explain Trump's Disastrous Campaign https://redstate.com/sweetie15/2016/08/16/florida-congressma…interesting-theory-explain-trumps-disastrous-campaign-n61236
    Carlos Curbelo, one of the first congressman to say he would not vote for Donald Trump in November, says he believes the Republican … Trump has not focused, he instead, that day or around that time, made the comment about the Second Amendment people — whether he meant…
  14. This Trump Tweet Shows Why I Don't Want any of Trump's Supreme Court Justices https://redstate.com/leon_h_wolf/2016/08/14/trump-tweet-shows-dont-want-trumps-supreme-court-justices-n61200
    As but one example, Trump appears to be an ardent opponent of the First Amendment, even in concept, as he revealed in a tweet this … idea that the press can be sued or prosecuted for criticism of Trump is the most hostile rejection of the entire concept of the First … Amendment as you will ever hear a candidate make.…
  15. Constitution Party Candidate Darrell Castle In His Own Words https://redstate.com/sweetie15/2016/08/13/constitution-party-candidate-darrell-castle-words-n61186
    I want to run a 10th Amendment Presidency and return liberty to individuals and sovereignty to the states.   … SW: A final question: In the first 100 days of a Castle administration, what would be the first priority? … DC: In the first 100 days I would move the United States to withdraw from the United Nations so that we could be a free and independent…
  16. Hey, Christians: Trump Says Winning the White House Will Get Him to Heaven https://redstate.com/sweetie15/2016/08/12/hey-christians-trump-says-winning-white-house-will-get-heaven-n61177
    In pandering to the religious right, Trump has repeatedly promised to repeal the Johnson Amendment, which keeps pastors from promoting … This meeting was no different, as he spent the first 40 minutes or so, doing just that.…
  17. First Amendment Defense Act (FADA) needs markup! https://redstate.com/robbycro/2016/08/11/first-amendment-defense-act-fada-needs-markup-n61156
    The First Amendment Defense Act is an important piece of legislation ,for all people who believe in traditional marriage. … There is a small radical group of liberals in the country that is trying to subvert people first amendment rights. … We cannot allow the government to infringe on any first amendment rights they are the cornerstone of a free society.…
  18. Dear Trump: Drop the Media Bias Crutch, Put on your Big Boy Pants, and Do Better https://redstate.com/leon_h_wolf/2016/08/10/dear-trump-drop-media-bias-crutch-put-big-boy-pants-better-n61123
    After his “Second Amendment people” comments last night, the Trump campaign went into immediate blame-the-media mode, faulting them … First, the cry of “YOU’RE NOT COVERING HILLARY’S SCANDALS AT ALL, YOU BIASED MEDIA” is, for perhaps the first time, almost completely…
  19. Did Obama's FBI Want Us All Dead? — Pamela Geller https://redstate.com/blbennett/2016/08/10/obamas-fbi-want-us-dead-pamela-geller-n61128
    This statement flies in the face of our First Amendment.  …
  20. The Johnson Amendment, Civil Disobedience, And Abortion https://redstate.com/stridentconservative/2016/08/10/johnson-amendment-civil-disobedience-abortion-n61127
    showed how pastors were allegedly breaking the law by discussing political issues from the pulpit in violation of the Johnson Amendment … Besides being a clear violation of the First Amendment, the result of this interpretation of the tax code has become a contributing … When talking about the Johnson Amendment, such disobedience occurs when politics is preached from the pulpit.…
  21. Mike Pence Plays Straight Man in Trump's Vaudevillian Candidacy https://redstate.com/sweetie15/2016/08/10/mike-pence-plays-straight-man-trumps-vaudevillian-candidacy-n61121
    A candidate suggesting that perhaps “Second Amendment people” – as in, gun owners – would have something to say about Clinton’s Supreme … Great way to throw the 2nd Amendment and gun rights under the bus, in the process, as well. … It is not the first time Pence has lashed out at the media after Trump has made controversial comments.…
  22. On Second Thought, Put Trump Back on the TelePrompTer https://redstate.com/leon_h_wolf/2016/08/10/second-thought-put-trump-back-teleprompter-n61116
    The first, which is being put out there by the Trump campaign, was that Trump was talking about Second Amendment supporters utilizing … Take a look:   Trump’s full comments on the Second Amendment today: pic.twitter.com/uuTNfF0jJA — Ashley Killough (@KilloughCNN … That’s exactly the scare tactic he is using here, is that electing him is the last firewall second amendment supporters have.…
  23. Trump Courting Christian Vote During Meeting With American Renewal Project https://redstate.com/sweetie15/2016/08/09/trump-courting-christian-vote-meeting-american-renewal-project-n61118
    That’s going to be the first flag. Trump has no ability to bring about a Christian nation. … “That’s a good first step,” said David Lane, the American Renewal Project’s founder. … Doesn’t the First Amendment give us all a right to our beliefs?”…
  24. Despite Being ‘Innocent Owners’, Third Parties Still Feel Bite of Civil Forfeiture Laws https://redstate.com/gozags34/2016/08/09/despite-innocent-ow…s-third-parties-still-feel-bite-civil-forfeiture-laws-n61113
    Understandably, she expresses incredulity that such a practice occurs in the first place: “It’s not right for them to take it,” Legaspi … Our foundational documents are littered with philosophies (e.g. protection of property rights is the “first object” of government) … Legaspi is correct in her frustration: Civil forfeiture is a mockery of those First Principles, and to lose her belongings without…
  25. Single-Payer Healthcare System Projected to Send Colorado Off a Financial Cliff https://redstate.com/brandon_morse/2016/08/09/single-payer-h…thcare-system-projected-send-colorado-financial-cliff-n61103
    The latest example comes out of Colorado, with the ballot initiative called “ColoradoCare,” or Amendment 69. … “CHI’s model projects that the revenue from taxes and federal funds would fall just short of paying ColoradoCare’s bills in the first … Amendment 69, the first measure to qualify for Colorado’s 2016 ballot, would replace most private health insurance with a single insurer…