Results for: First Amendment

Does the SCOTUS' Ruling in Trinity Lutheran "Profoundly Change" the Relationship Between Church and State?
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2017/06/26/scotus-ruling-trini…lutheran-profoundly-change-relationship-church-state-n73709
Amendment. … Amendment. … Tam, are encouraging signs that this Court is still very committed to the First Amendment and holding firm on the notion that the government…
BREAKING: SCOTUS Rules on Trinity Lutheran Case
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2017/06/26/breaking-scotus-rules-trinity-lutheran-case-n73694
– holding that the Department of Natural Resource’s policy violated the rights of Trinity Lutheran under the Free Exercise Clause of the FirstAmendment by denying the Church an otherwise available public benefit on account of its religious status.…
Watercooler 7/12 Open Thread: Weird (but not Fake) News
https://redstate.com/diamondback/2017/07/12/watercooler-712-open-thread-n74186
– Duquesne (now downtown Pittsburgh), 1755; 14th Amendment ratified, 1868; Bryan’s “Cross of Gold” speech, 1893 Monday, 7/10: Louis XVI … orders France into Revolutionary War, 1778; Jackson vetoes Second Bank of the U.S., 1832; Telstar, first communications satellite … No, not the first time, not the second time and maybe not the third.…
Donald Trump Is Officially Being Sued Over Twitter
https://redstate.com/prevaila/2017/07/11/donald-trump-officially-sued-twitter-n74154
– The President and other administration officials were sued by a first amendment group, the Knight First Amendment Institute in federal … The group alleges that President Trump has violated the first amendment by blocking American citizens on from his @realDonaldTrump … “The First Amendment applies to this digital forum in the same way it applies to town halls and open school board meetings. …
Spooked by Trump's Tweet, Democrats Seek to Kill Any Funding for U.S.-Russia Cybersecurity Unit
https://redstate.com/sweetie15/2017/07/10/spooked-trumps-twe…crats-seek-kill-funding-u-s-russia-cybersecurity-unit-n74111
First he announced it. By the end of the day, he said it wasn’t happening. … Don Beyer (D-Va.) introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that would block funding to joint ventures in cybersecurity … Ted Lieu, meanwhile, introduced an amendment stating that that it is the “sense of Congress that [Trump]…undermin[es] the conclusions…
Watercooler 7/6 Open Thread: Contract Assessment, July '17 Edition
https://redstate.com/diamondback/2017/07/06/watercooler-75-open-thread-contract-assessment-july-17-edition-n73984
– Accomplished/Fail Six measures to clean up the corruption and special interest collusion in Washington  4/6, 1 started Constitutional Amendment … Ticonderoga, 1777; first dirigible trans-Atlantic crossing, 1919; Kalashnikov rifle enters full production, 1947 Friday, 7/7: Quasi … War with France begins, 1798; sliced bread first sold, 1928; Elvis’s radio debut, 1954 Saturday, 7/8: Perry arrives in Japan, 1853…
Watercooler 07/22/17 Open Thread: Last Week, RedState - Healthcare is Dead, Long Live Healthcare!
https://redstate.com/tonysc/2017/07/22/watercooler-072217-op…st-week-redstate-healthcare-dead-long-live-healthcare-n74447
– Hot Topics Last Week: Joe Cunningham was busy and the news came hot and heavy, first there was this piece on the 17th at 4:30PM proclaiming … You see, they used the bait and switch technique on Cruz and Lee’s amendment to allow sale of non-Obamacare policies in the states…
Crony Republicans, Re-Recurring Terrible Ideas - and the WORLD Wide Web
https://redstate.com/setonmotley/2017/07/19/crony-republicans-re-recurring-terrible-ideas-world-wide-web-n74361
– Because a disappointingly large swath of the Elite apparently doesn’t understand that the first “W” in the Internet address prefix … Currently, RAWA is stopped in Congress, but some fear that an amendment will be offered to the State Justice Commerce Appropriations … interest of not driving even more gigs beyond our shores – and reasoned and reasonable legislative and governing practice – Dent’s amendment
House Passes Amendment Designed to Allow Charlie Gard a Chance at Life
https://redstate.com/sweetie15/2017/07/19/house-passes-amendment-designed-allow-charlie-gard-a-chance-at-life-n74360
– Shouldn’t life be the first human right? … We just passed amendment that grants permanent resident status to #CharlieGard and family so Charlie can get the medical treatment…
Stockholm Syndromed CA GOP Partners With Jerry Brown to Continue Funding High Speed Rail
https://redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2017/07/18/stockholm-syndrom…partners-jerry-brown-continue-funding-high-speed-rail-n74331
First, they secured legislative approval for a constitutional amendment ballot proposal that would require supermajority approval for … All they got was permission to place an amendment on the ballot? … If you think the Dems won’t do everything they can to ensure that amendment fails, I’ve got a bridge to sell you.…
Ethics Group Fought to Gain Access to Mar-a-Lago Visitors Log, and Won
https://redstate.com/sweetie15/2017/07/17/ethics-group-fought-gain-access-mar-lago-visitors-log-won-n74310
– The National Security Archive and the Knight First Amendment Institute have also been on a mission to gain more transparency from Trump…
The Senate Health Care Bill Is Dead, But Nobody's Admitting It Yet
https://redstate.com/joesquire/2017/07/17/senate-health-care-bill-dead-nobodys-admitting-yet-n74305
– The first clue was Mike Lee still being on the fence. … Even the Cruz-Lee amendment ended up so watered down that it very well could make the situation worse, not better. … This bill, and the House’s bill, did not do that, and if their very first chance to get rid of Obamacare was this bill, I shudder to…
High School Sued for Not Allowing Pro-Life Club
https://redstate.com/prevaila/2017/07/17/high-school-sued-for-not-allowing-pro-life-club-n74298
– The lawsuit filed against the district, Parkland High School and three school administrators accuses those named of violating the FirstAmendment and the federal Equal Access Act when in March they refused to approve the club’s charter unless changes were made. … Amendment and Equal Access Act,” Floyd added.…
The Fate of the Senate's Health Care Bill Rests On One Man's Shoulders
https://redstate.com/joesquire/2017/07/15/fate-senates-health-care-bill-rests-one-mans-shoulders-n74272
– The Cruz-Lee amendment to the original Senate version as not included in this one. … Conservatives in Congress should be looking at repeal as the first step. And it is very clear that Lee knows this.…
BETRAYAL: 24 Republicans Join Democrats in Vote to Keep Obama-Era Transgender Military Policies in Place
https://redstate.com/sweetie15/2017/07/15/betrayal-24-republ…te-keep-obama-era-transgender-military-policies-place-n74269
– Her amendment would have barred the Defense Department from “provid[ing] medical treatment (other than mental health treatment) related … First, if they’re only joining to get their surgery, they’re not joining to “serve.” They’re joining to be served. … Also, in regards to military readiness, Hartzler made another fine point: Hartzler maintained that her amendment would increase readiness…
Watercooler 8/2 Open Thread: Contract Assessment, August '17 Edition
https://redstate.com/diamondback/2017/08/02/watercooler-82-open-thread-contract-assessment-august-17-edition-n74841
– Major General, 1777; Hoffa vanishes, 1975; Nolan Ryan’s 300th win, 1990 Tuesday, 8/1: PT-109 sunk, 1943; Shane premieres, 1953; first … Six Flags park opens, 1961 Wednesday, 8/2: First US Census begins, 1790; first San Francisco cable car enters service, 1873; Wild … launches TRS-80 personal computer, 1977 Friday, 8/4: Revenue Cutter Service (now USCG) established, 1790; Saturday Evening Post first
RedState's WaterCooler! Thursday, 27 July 2017 - Open Thread - First Female Seal could be a guy, Vet: "Trump ban dumb", Colt 1911
https://redstate.com/earhartam/2017/07/27/redstates-watercoo…ad-first-female-seal-guy-vet-trump-ban-dumb-colt-1911-n74649
– If Mike Rogers’ amendment to the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act is adopted, the iconic Colt M1911A1 may soon be available … The first female Navy Seal could be a guy.  … First, there’s this: It’s possible, however, that the first female member of these elite communities will come not from the outside…
Obamacare Repeal-Only Fails in the Senate, Seven Republicans Vote "No"
https://redstate.com/jimjamitis/2017/07/26/obamacare-repeal-fails-senate-seven-republicans-vote-no-n74609
– Senators voted 55-45 against an amendment from Sen. … It would be a first step towards repeal and all Senators should support it.”…
Water Cooler 7/26/17: Open Thread;Democrats Shift Gears Russia Out Communism In ; Illegal Officers of the Court ?
https://redstate.com/joliphant/2017/07/26/water-cooler-72617…s-shift-gears-russia-communism-illegal-officers-court-n74606
– ”, this comes from a man who was instrumental in Obamacare being adopted,  voted for No Child Left Behind, voted for the Leahy amendment … California and New York will become the first states to allow illegal immigrants to practice law and be sworn in as lawyers.…
The Five Crazy Liberal Things Seattle Has Done This Year, And What One Group Is Doing To Fight Back
https://redstate.com/tommccabe/2017/07/25/five-crazy-liberal-things-seattle-done-year-one-group-fight-back-n74561
– Undemocratic “Democracy Vouchers” Nothing is too radical for the Seattle City Council, but one of their craziest new ordinances – the first … of its kind in the United States – will result in tax dollars being used to fund political campaigns, while violating voters’ FirstAmendment rights.…
Melania Trump Shows More Character than Donald in Tweet About Charlottesville
https://redstate.com/prevaila/2017/08/12/melania-trump-shows-character-donald-tweet-charlottesville-n75255
– husband has had a series of misses in his comments regarding the protests and violence in Charlottesville, Virginia on Saturday, First … Nothing breaks down and threatens the First Amendment more than violence being introduced. … The First Lady’s tweet perfectly encapsulates the American spirit that holds free speech tantamount and also the discouragement of…
Paul Ryan and Jeff Sessions Express Different Opinions on the Role of the Press in White House Leaks
https://redstate.com/sweetie15/2017/08/04/paul-ryan-jeff-ses…press-different-opinions-role-press-white-house-leaks-n74933
– Trump White House has leaked like a sieve from the beginning, but Thursday’s Washington Post release of transcripts from Trump’s first … Is this a First Amendment issue? People will have different opinions. It appears Paul Ryan and Jeff Sessions do.…
Finally, A Gun Law That Makes Sense
https://redstate.com/kylefoley/2016/07/08/finally-gun-law-makes-sense-n60347
– In a new bill, first responders in Kansas will now be allowed to concealed carry on the job. … Mission Township Fire Chief Forrest Walter expressed his support of the second amendment within his own department: “Mission Township … are supportive of the constitutional rights that are available and have been given to us,” He goes on to clarify, however, that first
Watercooler 7/6 Open Thread: Green Energy Blues, Ryan's Backstab, Quick Hits and Giveaways
https://redstate.com/diamondback/2016/07/06/watercooler-76-open-thread-n60292
– Ticonderoga abandoned, 1777; Republican Party first convenes, 1854; British R34 lands in NY for first airship Atlantic crossing, 1919 … ; AK47 enters production, 1947 Thursday, Jul 7: XYZ Affair ends Franco-American alliance, 1798; Ziegfeld’s first Follies, 1907; first … sale of sliced bread, 1928; Sandra Day O’Connor first female SCOTUS justice, 1981 Friday, Jul 8: Liberty Bell first rung, 1776; Commodore…
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