Results for: First Amendment

Alaska Board of Education Votes to Exclude Biological Males From Girls' Sports
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2023/09/01/alaska-board-of-ed…votes-to-exclude-biological-males-from-girls-sports-n2163322
– Lorri Van Diest introduced the first non-binding resolution related to the issue in March of this year, and said that it is impossible … “I will be voting for the regulation amendment because I am part of the group which prioritizes competitive fairness and safety for … Now, with the amendment to the state regulations voted in, the AASA is required to implement the policy barring boys from girls' sports…
'Common Sense' Gun-Grabbing? Biden Pushes Huge Fines, Restrictions on Used Gun Sales
https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2023/09/01/common-sense-gun…ng-biden-pushes-more-restrictions-on-firearms-sales-n2163312
First, a word on "common sense." … sellers could sell the same type of gun, and set restrictions on the condition of a firearm before the seller would be required to first … In this case, the elephant is the Second Amendment and the rights it ensures law-abiding Americans.…
Has the Left Finally Found Their 'Insurance Policies' to Stop Trump From Running?
https://redstate.com/beckynoble/2023/08/31/does-the-left-fin…their-insurance-policies-to-keep-trump-from-running-n2163294
– Another possibility that was mentioned at first was kind of dismissed but may be gaining more traction the more it is studied. … It uses a post-Civil War era clause in the 14th Amendment of the Constitution that prevents anyone running for office, who previously … But perhaps the most glaring argument against using a 14th Amendment clause was Trump's own words when he told his supporters, "I know…
Trans Rights Agenda Spreading Into Schools Like Wildfire
https://redstate.com/mdempsey/2023/08/31/trans-rights-virus-spreading-into-schools-like-wildfire-n2163298
– Children as young as 12 are often exposed to this material for the first time. … The government cannot and shall not make any law or policy to abridge or eliminate one's 1st Amendment right to free speech. … It is the first time in 14 years that board members and superintendents are consolidating to fight this agenda head, and headway is…
DeSantis Warns Potential Hurricane Looters: 'You Loot, We Shoot'
https://redstate.com/mccabe/2023/08/30/desantis-warns-looters-you-loot-we-shoot-n2163250
– This part of Florida, you got a lot of advocates and proponents of the Second Amendment. … His wife Casey was not with him, but the Sunshine State's first lady shared a photo of a tree that fell on the governor's mansion on … know what may be lurking behind somebody's door, and I would not want to chance that if I were you--given that we're a Second Amendment
Gavin Newsom Pushes His 28th Amendment to the State Senate Public Safety Committee
https://redstate.com/mdempsey/2023/08/30/gavin-newsom-pushes…endment-to-the-state-senate-public-safety-committee-n2163213
– SJR 7 is calling for the United States Congress to convene a constitutional convention under Article 5 of the Constitution, the first … time since 1787, to consider Governor Gavin Newsom's pet project, the 28th Amendment, which would completely gut the Second Amendment … Newsom released a statement filled with the nonsense his 28th Amendment would do: Raising the federal minimum age to purchase a…
The Republican Party and Its Two Constitutions
https://redstate.com/mdempsey/2023/08/30/the-republican-party-and-its-two-constitutions-n2163062
– I like to refer to myself first as a Constitutional Conservative and second as a Republican. … Wade was a victory for the Constitution and for the 10th Amendment.…
Federal Appeals Court Made the Right Decision in Ruling Against Police Who Arrested a Man Over a Joke
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/08/29/federal-appeals-court…uling-against-police-who-arrested-a-man-over-a-joke-n2163198
– Joseph originally dismissed his case with prejudice, ruling that the First Amendment did not protect Bailey’s joke and that the officer … Circuit Court of Appeals agreed that Waylon’s joke was protected by the First Amendment and that deputies violated his free-speech … "Any reasonable officer would have known that Waylon’s zombie joke was clearly protected by the First Amendment, and certainly wasn…
California's Gun-Control Resolution: An Exercise in Virtue-Signaling and Futility
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2023/09/15/californias-gun-co…lution-an-exercise-in-virtue-signaling-and-futility-n2163856
– On Thursday (Sep. 14th), California became the first state to call for a Constitutional Convention of the States to add an amendment … It would be the first constitutional convention since the Constitution was adopted in 1789. … The fact is that this is futility and virtue-signaling of the first water.…
California Legislature Quietly Votes to Rescind Its Doctor COVID "Misinformation" Law After a Year
https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2023/09/15/california-legisl…nd-its-doctor-covid-misinformation-law-after-a-year-n2163849
– 2098 interferes with the doctor-patient relationship by overly restricting doctors' speech.We're calling on the courts to stop this FirstAmendment violation. — ACLU of Northern CA (@ACLU_NorCal) November 8, 2022 Fortunately, a judge issued a temporary injunction pending … It is a clear violation of the First Amendment and once the lawsuits wend their way through the courts, CaLeg knew the law would be…
Another One Bites the Dust: New Hampshire Slaps Down Latest Attempt to Keep Trump off the Ballot
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/09/14/another-one-bites-the…ps-down-latest-attempt-to-keep-trump-off-the-ballot-n2163824
– Using Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to keep his name off the ballots in as many states as they can. … The top election official in New Hampshire says he won't invoke the 14th Amendment of the U.S. … He questioned whether Trump was still eligible due to the 14th Amendment.…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom Thinks Gun Marketing to Kids Is Insane but Porn for Kids Is Just Hunky Dory
https://redstate.com/mdempsey/2023/09/14/california-gov-gavi…kids-is-insane-but-porn-for-kids-is-just-hunky-dory-n2163814
– The Court's ruling stated that "the First Amendment demands more than good intentions and wishful thinking to warrant the government's … LEGAL ALERT: Ninth Circuit rules that California's minor firearm advertising law likely violates the constitution, saying "the First … The government cannot and shall not make any law or policy to abridge or eliminate one's 1st Amendment right to free speech.…
Senator Josh Hawley Introduces Bill to Cap Consumer Credit Card Interest Rates
https://redstate.com/jerrywilson/2023/09/14/senator-josh-haw…ces-bill-to-cap-consumer-credit-card-interest-rates-n2163806
– Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri has introduced an amendment to the Truth in Lending Act that would limit the interest rates … The bill comes as American consumer debt has topped the $1T level for the first time in history. … Last year, many major credit cards soared past the 30 percent interest rate threshold for the first time, and now the average rate…
NEW: Lujan Grisham's Illegal Gun Order Gets Wrecked by Judge, Injunction Now in Place
https://redstate.com/bonchie/2023/09/13/new-lujan-grishams-i…order-gets-wrecked-by-judge-injunction-now-in-place-n2163787
– Michelle Lujan Grisham just lost the first major battle over her illegal suspension of gun rights in New Mexico.  … The governor's lawyer is starting to raise her voice, saying the governor thinks the Second Amendment doesn't trump people's "right … Regardless, it is flatly untrue to state that the Second Amendment is somehow subservient to public safety concerns.…
CA Democrats Finally Passed Their 'Bruen Response' Bill, Say Goodbye to Lawful Concealed Carry
https://redstate.com/mdempsey/2023/09/13/ca-democrats-finall…response-bill-say-goodbye-to-lawful-concealed-carry-n2163749
– license violates the Constitution by preventing law-abiding citizens with ordinary self-defense needs from exercising their Second Amendment … Newsom and his party hate the 2nd Amendment, the Constitution, and anything in it that puts their power or existence in jeopardy. … This bill isn't the first of this legislative year, Oh no, Democrats recently passed AB28 authored by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel…
73% of Likely Voters Want Senator McConnell to Resign
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2023/09/12/73-of-likely-voters-want-senator-mcconnell-to-resign-n2163726
– Bear in mind that to fix this problem would require a Constitutional amendment to place an age limit on elected office (maybe we can … That might not be as unlikely as it would seem at first glance. … It's time for the conversation on this Constitutional amendment to get started.…
Ammunition Company Strikes Back: Offers FREE Shipping to New Mexico Residents in Defiance of Gun Ban
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/09/12/ammunition-company-str…ping-to-new-mexico-residents-in-defiance-of-gun-ban-n2163719
– t stand a chance of surviving court challenges or even curbing gun violence, it has done wonders for mobilizing the pro-Second Amendment … lawsuit to a partisan court at worst, but at best, all we do is spend money to hire lawyers to get right back to where we were in the first
'We're From the FBI and We Just Want Your Help'
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2023/09/12/were-from-the-fbi-and-we-just-want-your-help-n2163713
– the primary says, "I can discuss it, but we need to sit down and talk first." … reputation is in the toilet; when they are a de facto arm of the Democrat Party, when in this case they attempt to sidestep the Fourth Amendment
New Mexico Governor’s Explosive Response to Sheriff Over Gun Ban: ‘Stop Being Squeamish’
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/09/12/new-mexico-governors-e…sponse-to-sheriff-over-gun-ban-stop-being-squeamish-n2163715
– The move angered proponents of gun rights, who argued that the order violates the Second Amendment while leaving law-abiding citizens … I will not back down from doing what’s right and I will always put the safety of the people of New Mexico first.”…
Forget the 2024 Presidential Election
https://redstate.com/politcs/2023/09/11/forget-the-2024-presidential-election-n2163683
– The founders understood the importance of local government, hence the 10th Amendment to the Constitution, which gives the states the … According to the Congressional Research Service (CRS), approximately 59 percent of members of Congress typically serve first at the … First, with local political races, your vote matters more. In local and state elections, your voice carries greater weight.…
WATCH: Bernalillo County Sheriff Eviscerates New Mexico Governor for 'Suspending' Gun Rights
https://redstate.com/bonchie/2023/09/11/watch-bernalillo-cou…rips-new-mexico-governor-for-suspending-gun-rights-n2163682
– Lujan Grisham first declared a public health emergency and then used that declaration as a justification for her executive order, which … A governor does not have the right to void enumerated rights, and that includes gun rights derived from the Second Amendment.…
Gov. Lujan Grisham’s Gun Ban Is Only Shocking if You Haven’t Bothered to Pay Attention for a Few Years
https://redstate.com/streiff/2023/09/10/gov-lujan-grishams-g…ou-havent-bothered-to-pay-attention-for-a-few-years-n2163641
– Given the way the left has tried to use ‘public health’ as a pressure point on the Second Amendment, it isn’t hard to see how homicides … Then the First Amendment has been effectively abolished. … With the legal impact of the First Amendment effectively neutered with court approval, they are gearing up for a frontal assault on…
The Authoritarian Left Is Ramping up its War on Free Speech. We Better Be Ready to Fight
https://redstate.com/jeffc/2023/09/09/the-authoritarian-left…its-war-on-free-speech-we-better-be-ready-to-fight-n2163622
– For starters, mandating the use of specific language is a direct assault on the First Amendment, which is intended to protect our freedom…
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