Results for: First Amendment

Scorching Take: Democrats Should Sue Trump to Stop Him From Rigging the Election
https://redstate.com/bonchie/2020/01/02/hot-take-democrats-s…ould-sue-trump-to-stop-him-from-rigging-the-election-n124357
– As federal citizens, we have a right under the First Amendment to a free and fair election, without the highest government officer … Well, in order to override executive privilege via a criminal trial, you’d first need a crime to have been committed.…
How Has Rod Rosenstein Managed to Escape Scrutiny?
https://redstate.com/elizabeth-vaughn/2019/12/30/rod-rosenstein-managed-escape-scrutiny-n124015
First, we have Rosenstein to thank for the Mueller investigation. … Their article said this group had allegedly discussed the possibility of invoking the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office. … As indicated on page 229 of Horowitz’s report, Rosenstein claimed he first learned of the DNC funding of the Steele dossier from news…
To Prosecute or Not - That Is the Question
https://redstate.com/stu-in-sd/2019/12/29/prosecute-not-question-n123903
First off, the Awan brothers House IT server scandal. … And here is a decent overview of the illegalities and 4th Amendment violations from these activities that should be of concern to every…
A Major Case in Religion and Schools to Hit the Supreme Court
https://redstate.com/davenj1/2019/12/29/major-case-religion-schools-hit-supreme-court-n123946
– And at first glance, the program in question would seem to offend the provision at question in the Montana state constitution.   … James Blaine, a House member from Maine, proposed a constitutional amendment that would ban states from using revenue to support any … First, states can simply discard those state constitutional provisions altogether through the amendment process.  …
WaPo Columnist: We Were Wrong to Call on Ralph Northam to Resign for Blackface/KKK Pic
https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2019/12/28/wapo-columnist-we…call-on-ralph-northam-to-resign-for-blackfacekkk-pic-n123890
– Back when a racist photo first surfaced in his medical school yearbook, most Va lawmakers, our editorial page (and yours truly) said … Despite the fact when it first came out, Northam apologized and admitted it showed lack of judgment. … I guess you guys are cool with blackface as long as the person wearing it wants to destroy the 2nd Amendment.…
President Trump’s Second Term Manifesto
https://redstate.com/stu-in-sd/2019/12/27/president-trumps-second-term-manifesto-n123768
– Fortunately for us, the President is one of the first Republicans in the Oval Office to have an effective strategy to fight back against … A first step toward legislation that reinforces assimilation of all legal immigrants. Executive Order on US Elections. … A first step toward legislation that includes strict disclosure, monitoring, and enforcement requirements.…
Legislative Alert: Abolish the Economic Development Administration
https://redstate.com/dhorowitz3/2012/05/08/legislative-alert-abolish-the-economic-development-administration-n43095
– Today, the House began debate on the first of the 12 annual appropriations bills; the Commerce, Justice, and Science bill (H.R. 5326 … The most important amendment that has been proposed so far is Mike Pompeo’s amendment #37 to abolish the Economic Development Administration … Call your members and ask them to support the Pompeo amendment to end the EDA. …
The Cycle of Capitulation Continues
https://redstate.com/dhorowitz3/2012/05/07/the-cycle-of-capitulation-continues-n43077
– shields to push reauthorization of the subsidized interest rates on Stafford loans – a bill that was supposed to be temporary when it first … and explaining how it is these very subsidies that have fueled the education bubble, engendering a need for the subsidies in the first … demagogued, while saving our energy and political capital for the consummate battles, such as entitlement reform and a balanced budget amendment
It's Game Time in Indiana and North Carolina
https://redstate.com/dhorowitz3/2012/05/07/its-game-time-in-indiana-and-north-carolina-n43071
– He has a stellar record as RSC chairman during his first time in Congress in the 90s.  … He ran as a Tea Party candidate, but has turned in a mediocre performance during his first year in office.  … North Carolina Marriage Amendment: The most important item on the ballot is not a candidate; it is the proposed amendment to the…
Daily Links - May 2, 2012
https://redstate.com/absentee/2012/05/02/daily-links-may-2-2012-n43029
– the politics of today, when the government decides it has the authority to decide what kind of religious expression qualifies for FirstAmendment protection and which doesn’t.”…
Lamar Alexander Wants to Give Keys of Senate to Democrat Wolves
https://redstate.com/dhorowitz3/2012/05/02/lamar-alexander-wants-to-give-keys-of-senate-to-democrat-wolves-n43025
First, the Guns in Parks legislation passed by Senator Tom Coburn.  … That amendment was added to the “Credit Card Reform” bill that eventually became law.  … The amendment passed the Senate on a 63-28 vote. …
On this "Natural Born Citizen" Issue, Part I: From Alexander Hamilton to Lynch v. Clarke
https://redstate.com/ironchapman/2012/05/21/on-this-natural…ssue-part-i-from-alexander-hamilton-to-lynch-v-clarke-n43247
– More specifically, Swift wrote the first legal treatise published in America. … In 1810, Swift published the first treatise on the law of evidence. … Particularly for my next post, the elephant in the room is the 14th Amendment.…
Daily Links - May 21, 2012
https://redstate.com/absentee/2012/05/21/daily-links-may-21-2012-n43240
– On this date in 1602, Martha’s Vineyard was first sighted by English explorer Bartholomew Gosnold. … Also on this date, in 1980, The Empire Strikes Back was first released in theaters. That movie always makes me nostalgic. … Kathleen Sebelius’s Orwellian Assault On the First Amendment from kevinaw2.…
Fight.
https://redstate.com/erick/2009/12/12/fight-n41501
– No amendment can automatically or without substantial delay receive a roll call vote without every member of the Senate agreeing. … Once an amendment is pending, it only takes one Senator to step in front of this freight train. … If a Senator objects to ending debate on the amendment or having the amendment set aside, the majority must file cloture on the amendment
We Can’t Give an Inch on Free Speech
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2024/09/18/we-cant-give-an-inch-on-free-speech-n2179481
Amendment provides. … It seems they realize that overt efforts to silence opposition won’t work because of the First Amendment. … But the First Amendment and the rights that it protects are very much under attack.…
MUST WATCH: Kamala's Disqualifying Comment About Going Into Homes to Check Guns
https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2024/09/18/kamalas-old-gun-remarks-n2179498
– Digital that a potential Harris administration would "uphold and defend the law and rights of Americans, including the Second Amendment …  The federal government threatening to walk into a home and check on people’s guns is exactly why the Second Amendment was written … On first blush that sounds like a repetitive word salad, but it also sounds like a profession that your children belong to the state…
Make No Mistake – Kamala Harris Wants Your Guns
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2024/09/18/make-no-mistake-kamala-harris-wants-your-guns-n2179496
– if she is elected in November.In fact, she happens to be a gun owner herself, so she can’t possibly be a threat to the Second Amendment … “We’re not taking anybody’s guns away, so stop with the continuous lying about this stuff.”This is not the first time that Ms.…
Awesome Win: Fed Judge Bars Lib AZ SoS Adrian Fontes' Disastrous Election Rules, Compares Them to Nukes
https://redstate.com/beccalower/2024/09/28/winning-federal-j…es-disastrous-election-rules-compares-them-to-nukes-n2179903
– Liburdi found it was too broad, and likely to burden Arizonans' First Amendment rights, writing in the decision that "there's no problem … American Encore, "an Arizona-based group run by Sean Noble that bills itself as promoting free enterprise policies," and America First
In Significant Free Speech Win, Federal Judge Rules Against University of New Mexico in Riley Gaines Case
https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2024/10/01/in-significant-f…against-new-mexico-university-in-riley-gaines-case-n2180012
– They should not be a place of political discrimination and suppression of First Amendment rights, like in this case. … Amendment. …  First Amendment rights be damned; speech that the left doesn't like should be a crime, proving that the University of New Mexico…
That Was Fast: Federal Judge Humiliates Power-Hungry Gavin Newsom, Slaps Injunction on Anti-Parody Law
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2024/10/03/that-was-quick-feder…ry-gavin-newsom-slaps-injunction-on-anti-parody-law-n2180086
– Kamala's Monumental Flaws“Mr Reagan,” whose real name is Chris Kohls, filed suit claiming the law was an obvious violation of the FirstAmendment. … He claimed the video was protected by the First Amendment because it was a parody.The judge agreed.…
Lawfare Aside, Is NY AG Letitia James Losing Her War Against Donald Trump?
https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2024/09/30/lawfare-and-poli…g-letitia-james-losing-her-war-against-donald-trump-n2179953
– The court ruled that, under the First Amendment, government officials cannot simply declare certain views as “disinformation” as a…
The Babylon Bee Sues California, Newsom Over New Authoritarian Laws Restricting Satire
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2024/09/30/babylon-bee-sues-california-over-authoritarian-laws-restricting-satire-n2179961
– “Satire and parody are protected speech under the First Amendment because it trusts the American people to be able to think and decide…
I'll Be Brief: Legal Highlights From the Week Ending August 11
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2023/08/11/ill-be-brief-legal-highlights-from-the-week-ending-august-11-n791564
First came news that the DOJ was gearing up to file a superseding indictment next week. … The blockbuster First Amendment case was argued before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday.…
I'll Be Brief: Legal Highlights From the Week Ending August 25
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2023/08/26/ill-be-brief-legal-highlights-from-the-week-ending-august-25-n2163043
– developments in the various high-profile legal proceedings going on around the country — involving former President Donald Trump, First … Henry McMaster.Michigan District Court Judge Paul Maloney ruled that the City of East Lansing violated a farmer's First Amendment rights…
I'll Be Brief: Legal News Highlights and Lowlights From the Week Ending October 5
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2024/10/06/ill-be-brief-n2180200
– Heritage Foundation Files Motion Seeking Access to Any 25th Amendment DocsBlocked Again: Federal Judge Halts Biden Student Loan ForgivenessEric … CaseOn Thursday, Young America's Foundation (YAF) filed a lawsuit against the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), alleging a FirstAmendment Violation after the university blocked the organization from hosting a lecture by author Robert Spencer last spring.…
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