Results for: First Amendment
What is Obama Hiding at His Wealthy Donor Fundraisers?
https://redstate.com/leon_h_wolf/2014/07/24/obama-hiding-wealthy-donor-fundraisers-n49846
https://redstate.com/leon_h_wolf/2014/07/24/obama-hiding-wealthy-donor-fundraisers-n49846
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The first is that in 2010, Obama took the nearly unprecedented step of blasting a sitting Supreme Court for their Citizens United decision … said Obama stands by his opposition to the Citizens United decision and support of the DISCLOSE Act and even a constitutional amendment…
Outrage: the FEC tramples Paul Ryan's First Amendment rights
https://redstate.com/lifeofgrace/2014/07/24/outrage-fec-tramples-paul-ryans-first-amendment-rights-n49845
https://redstate.com/lifeofgrace/2014/07/24/outrage-fec-tramples-paul-ryans-first-amendment-rights-n49845
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The FEC’s trampling the First Amendment rights of a sitting Congressman is beyond every red line of Government tyranny we have. …
E.J. Dionne's Unseemly Whinging About the Judiciary Continues Apace
https://redstate.com/leon_h_wolf/2014/07/24/e-j-dionnes-unseemly-whinging-judiciary-continues-apace-n49844
https://redstate.com/leon_h_wolf/2014/07/24/e-j-dionnes-unseemly-whinging-judiciary-continues-apace-n49844
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Not to be outdone, numerous judges over the last forty years have echoed in their decisions their belief, first set forth in the repudiated … Georgia decision, that the death penalty is unconstitutional, in spite of the fact that the explicit text of the Fifth Amendment states…
Why I own an AR-15.
https://redstate.com/patrickmillsaps/2013/01/09/why-i-own-an-ar-15-n48043
https://redstate.com/patrickmillsaps/2013/01/09/why-i-own-an-ar-15-n48043
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Maybe it was Wayne LaPierre’s, “Don’t-Blame-the-Second-Amendment-Blame-the-First-Amendment” speech. … Well, I don’t think the First Amendment had anymore or less to do with some psychopath nut job killing small children than the Second … Amendment–I don’t believe in selective Constitutionalism. …
Harry Reid Plotting to Abolish the Filibuster
https://redstate.com/dhorowitz3/2013/01/07/harry-reid-plotting-to-abolish-the-filibuster-n48076
https://redstate.com/dhorowitz3/2013/01/07/harry-reid-plotting-to-abolish-the-filibuster-n48076
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Within the first few weeks of the new session, we must confront a grave assault on the Filibuster in the Senate. … absurd argument that the Senate is not a continuous body, and is therefore not governed by the rules of the previous session on the first … Harry Reid always uses a parliamentary maneuver to fill the amendment tree with pro forma amendments before anyone can offer anything…
GATA
https://redstate.com/patrickmillsaps/2013/01/05/gata-n48314
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First, it has firmly been established the GOP is terrible on defense. … First, Boehner needs to shut this Sandy debacle down. … For instance, in the next week the House should pass and Obamacare “patch” that reinstates the First Amendment Right to religious liberty…
Barack Obama planning wide-range gun-grabbing legislation?
https://redstate.com/moe_lane/2013/01/05/barack-obama-gun-control-n45196
https://redstate.com/moe_lane/2013/01/05/barack-obama-gun-control-n45196
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If Obamacare taught us nothing else, it taught us that a Democratic politician is a Democrat first, a Democrat second – and, say, pro-life … So I recommend that nobody trust anybody in the Democratic party to keep from mucking with the Second Amendment.…
Tech at Night: Netflix proves me right on Net Neutrality. DoJ on Swartz.
https://redstate.com/neil_stevens/2013/01/19/tech-at-night-n…tflix-proves-me-right-on-net-neutrality-doj-on-swartz-n45275
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Yes, Democrats can walk all over digital libertarians on video game censorship, too, a first amendment issue, and like sheep they will…
Spending at Gun Point
https://redstate.com/breeanneh/2013/01/17/spending-at-gun-point-n45265
https://redstate.com/breeanneh/2013/01/17/spending-at-gun-point-n45265
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and now that he has, the focus of Republicans and Conservatives has been squarely on his ever-encroaching attack on the Second Amendment … the President’s move, “He paid lip service to our fundamental constitutional rights, but took actions that disregard the Second Amendment … Many Americans may think the President’s gun control spending is the first in 2013, forgetting that the federal government started…
The Purpose of the Second Amendment
https://redstate.com/erick/2013/01/15/the-purpose-of-the-second-amendment-n45254
https://redstate.com/erick/2013/01/15/the-purpose-of-the-second-amendment-n45254
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The amendment is not about sports. It is not about recreation. It is not about hunting. … The second amendment is about ensuring a “free state.” … Under the real purpose of the second amendment, a 30 round magazine might be too small.…
Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste
https://redstate.com/dhorowitz3/2013/01/15/never-let-a-good-crisis-go-to-waste-n45250
https://redstate.com/dhorowitz3/2013/01/15/never-let-a-good-crisis-go-to-waste-n45250
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The House will first try to pass a bill (H.R. 152) to provide about $17 billion to address the ‘more immediate’ recovery needs, including … 51%
Then the House will consider an amendment, sponsored by Rep. … As for offsets, they did make one amendment in order – a Mulvaney amendment to offset the $17 billion cost with a 1.63% cut in all…
Gun Control: WWJD?
https://redstate.com/aglanon/2013/01/14/gun-control-wwjd-n45236
https://redstate.com/aglanon/2013/01/14/gun-control-wwjd-n45236
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It has long been the position of 2nd Amendment advocates that gun control works against the public safety in that it leaves the law … “First and foremost there is no such thing as an ‘assault weapon,’” says radio host and CNN contributor Dana Loesch on her blog this … “[The] Nazi invention (Sturmgewehr) fully named Sturmgewehr 44, and is regarded as the first “assault” rifle.…
"When they outlaw guns, only outlaws (and tyrants) will have guns..."
https://redstate.com/laborunionreport/2013/01/11/when-they-outlaw-guns-only-outlaws-and-tyrants-will-have-guns-n48073
https://redstate.com/laborunionreport/2013/01/11/when-they-outlaw-guns-only-outlaws-and-tyrants-will-have-guns-n48073
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Moreover, (via Drudge) in Louisiana, the Sheriff’s Department in Caddo Parish is “inviting children to participate in the “Kids First … Checking the box…’ NRA blasts Biden after gun task force meeting
After Meeting, NRA Says White House Has ‘Agenda to Attack the Second Amendment … ’
Handy pro-gun talking points
Why I’m against gun control
Two-Faced Union Bosses Help Shape Obama’s Attack On 2nd Amendment
Did Union…
Over 1,000 Educators Apply for Armed Teacher Training
https://redstate.com/jasonahart/2013/01/11/over-1000-educators-apply-for-armed-teacher-training-n48168
https://redstate.com/jasonahart/2013/01/11/over-1000-educators-apply-for-armed-teacher-training-n48168
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announced in a January 9 release that over 1,000 educators have applied for its partner foundation’s Armed Teacher Training Program first … Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, interest from teachers and other school employees was much higher than the pro-Second Amendment … Buckeye Firearms Foundation plans to hold the first Armed Teacher Training Program class this spring, and intends to “select a wide…
Harry Reid... does not *cave* on the filibuster. Rather, he *disengages*.
https://redstate.com/moe_lane/2013/01/24/harry-reid-does-not-cave-on-the-filibuster-rather-he-disengages-n45309
https://redstate.com/moe_lane/2013/01/24/harry-reid-does-not-cave-on-the-filibuster-rather-he-disengages-n45309
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leader can short-circuit the filibuster against moving to a new bill so long as he allows the minority party to offer two germane amendment … livid, given that Reid’s given up a bit, not least of which is (in at least some cases) his time-honored trick of filling up the amendment … Yes, Democrats can point to some cherished action items that were lost in the first half of Obama’s term (the public option, card check…
Stop the Reid/McConnell Filibuster Deform
https://redstate.com/dhorowitz3/2013/01/24/stop-the-reidmcconnell-filibuster-deform-n45307
https://redstate.com/dhorowitz3/2013/01/24/stop-the-reidmcconnell-filibuster-deform-n45307
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First, he will offer a rules change that would need 60 votes to get over a filibuster of the rules change because it has been drafted … The first resolution would provide two options to expedite the motion to proceed. … The first option would allow Senator Reid to file cloture shortly after filing a bill. …
Saving the National Republican Rules from the Ginsberg Blunders in Tampa
https://redstate.com/morton_c_blackwell/2013/01/21/saving-th…republican-rules-from-the-ginsberg-blunders-in-tampa-n48287
https://redstate.com/morton_c_blackwell/2013/01/21/saving-th…republican-rules-from-the-ginsberg-blunders-in-tampa-n48287
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That Committee, one third of our RNC members, worked diligently, debated carefully every proposed amendment, reviewed its years of … First, he systematically submitted amendments to reverse the few and useful changes adopted by the Standing Committee and the full … No such amendment shall be adopted after September 30, 2014.…
Reflections on the American Revolution: The Militia
https://redstate.com/dan_mclaughlin/2013/02/01/reflections-on-the-american-revolution-the-militia-n45351
https://redstate.com/dan_mclaughlin/2013/02/01/reflections-on-the-american-revolution-the-militia-n45351
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militia as both a bulwark against tyranny and a line of national defense was, of course, famously the backdrop for the Second Amendment … When Washington undertook to form a Continental Army from the forces before Boston in 1775, he initiated the first of several measures … During the first two campaigns of the war, it was the custom to encourage both the enlisted soldier and the militiaman to bring their…
Schumer: Indeed Enforcement is Not a Precondition to Citizenship
https://redstate.com/dhorowitz3/2013/02/01/schumer-indeed-enforcement-is-not-a-precondition-to-citizenship-n45349
https://redstate.com/dhorowitz3/2013/02/01/schumer-indeed-enforcement-is-not-a-precondition-to-citizenship-n45349
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All things equal, when preparing to compromise on a policy issue, it is better for conservatives to first work together to craft a … That is why it is so disconcerting that the statement of “conservative principles” on the issue of immigration was first crafted with … In other words, we need ‘comprehensive’ enforcement first.…
Tech at Night: What goes around, comes around for Sprint. Hey Chuck Grassley: Everybody knows you never go full Biden.
https://redstate.com/neil_stevens/2013/01/31/tech-at-night-w…huck-grassley-everybody-knows-you-never-go-full-biden-n45342
https://redstate.com/neil_stevens/2013/01/31/tech-at-night-w…huck-grassley-everybody-knows-you-never-go-full-biden-n45342
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Hey Chuck Grassley: The first amendment is not a suggestion any more than the second amendment is.…
Restoring Limited Government
https://redstate.com/repkerryb/2013/02/19/restoring-limited-government-n48067
https://redstate.com/repkerryb/2013/02/19/restoring-limited-government-n48067
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For the first time in history inaction is now a taxable undertaking. … Below is my proposed amendment to the United States Constitution. … Kerry Bentivolio is a first-term Congressman who represents Michigan’s 11th district.…
The Future of Government Power Grabs? Our Digital Data
https://redstate.com/setonmotley/2013/02/19/the-future-of-government-power-grabs-our-digital-data-n48262
https://redstate.com/setonmotley/2013/02/19/the-future-of-government-power-grabs-our-digital-data-n48262
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must write good laws establishing delimited parameters for what the government can and can’t have – consistent with the Fourth Amendment … Like then-President and First Lady Bill and Hillary Clinton’s illegally obtained 900 FBI files getting him out of an impeachment conviction…
Ted Cruz: The Paradigm Shift We Need
https://redstate.com/dhorowitz3/2013/02/16/ted-cruz-the-paradigm-shift-we-need-n45442
https://redstate.com/dhorowitz3/2013/02/16/ted-cruz-the-paradigm-shift-we-need-n45442
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Over the past few days, The New York Times and Politico have run stories describing Cruz’s first 6 weeks in office as combative and … Yet, in just a matter of a few weeks, Senator Cruz has done more to fight the blame-America-first crowd than the brokeback partnership … From his stand against Hagel and Kerry and his strong and articulate defense of the Second Amendment to his leadership against the…
Missouri Gun Grabbers Feeling The Heat
https://redstate.com/dloesch/2013/02/16/missouri-gun-grabbers-feeling-the-heat-n48093
https://redstate.com/dloesch/2013/02/16/missouri-gun-grabbers-feeling-the-heat-n48093
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As I first reported earlier this week, four Missouri Democrats are leading the charge to confiscate semiautomatic firearms from law-abiding … to obfuscate the real story, which is the disrespect they bear for their constituents with their attempt to limit their Second Amendment … If these lawmakers demand courtesy from their constituents, they can first demonstrate it with responsible legislative action and proper…
Today in Washington - June 18, 2010
https://redstate.com/brian_d/2010/06/18/today-in-washington-june-18-2010-n35181
https://redstate.com/brian_d/2010/06/18/today-in-washington-june-18-2010-n35181
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CQ reports that Senator Coburn (R-OK) has a “clay pigeon” amendment to cut 20 different portions of the bill. … Amendment rights of Americans to participate in the electoral process. … Celts were up 3-2 in the series and played excellent defense in the first half of game 7. …