Results for: First Amendment

Uh-Oh: New Poll Could Spell Doom for Democrats’ Shameless Gerrymander Scheme in Virginia
https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2026/02/23/new-polling-show-ba-dems-in-big-trouble-over-gerrymandering-n2199473
– However, since this is the first polling that captures the sentiment around the Democrats' attempt at an extreme gerrymander in Virginia … panel and replace it with a new amendment giving boundary-redrawing responsibilities to state lawmakers – and Democrats control both … An April 21 referendum on the new amendment has been halted as a Republican lawsuit against the state Board of Elections works its…
Morning Minute: I'm Not Saying It Was Aliens...
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/02/20/morning-minute-n2199370
– Fails to Reach House Floor Before Session AdjournsGun owners in the Land of Enchantment aren't out of the woods yet, but Second Amendment … And now, for the very first time, Russia is truly, completely isolated.The Trans Ice Rink Shooter Story Just Took a Wild TurnOne of…
Is the SAVE America Act Worth Nuking the Filibuster? Signs Now Point to Yes.
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/02/18/is-the-save-americ…worth-nuking-the-filibuster-signs-now-point-to-yes-n2199307
– more volatile House of Representatives, although that role as a "cooling saucer" was in part nullified by the ill-advised 17th Amendment … all, was supposed to represent the various state governments, not the population; another notion that got whacked by the 17th Amendment … The Democrats are going to hit us with this at the first opportunity. Let's hit them back first.…
The Anti-ICE 'Shutdown Days' Prove Johnny and Julie Can't Read or Write, but They Sure Can Protest
https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/02/20/va-and-nc-prove-t…t-johnny-cant-read-or-write-but-he-sure-can-protest-n2199359
– The first step is to actually teach civics in the first place. … “We continue, as a school division, to allow students to express their First Amendment rights, but we also believe we have to teach…
Federal Workforce Now Hits 60-Year Low – Time for More Cuts
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/02/18/federal-workforce-now-hits-60-year-low-time-for-more-cuts-n2199291
– supported the swamp.I've often said and written that, in the wildly unlikely event I were ever elected president (hoo boy), one of my first … cut the federal employment needs to continue, and spending has to be slashed.I would point out that the second follows from the first … A plain reading of the 10th Amendment, then, would indicate to Washington, "You can't do these things.…
1.35 Million Signatures Force Showdown on Voter ID Democrats Tried to Kill
https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/02/18/135-million-signat…force-showdown-on-voter-id-democrats-tried-to-kill-n2199286
– Assemblyman Carl DeMaio says supporters are preparing to submit 1.35 million petition signatures to qualify a Voter ID constitutional amendment … It would require proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote for the first time, require a government-issued photo ID when casting … information tied to a valid government-issued ID in addition to signature verification, and authorize formal audits of voter rolls.DeMaio first…
Giving Equal Time to the Facts About Colbert, the FCC, Censorship, and Broadcasting Standards
https://redstate.com/bradslager/2026/02/19/giving-equal-time…lbert-the-fcc-censorship-and-broadcasting-standards-n2199341
– previously.UPDATED: Stephen Colbert Makes Newest Dumb Censorship Claim; CBS RespondsTo start the autopsy on this controversy, the first … We hold that the statutory right of access, as defined by the Commission and applied in these cases, properly balances the First Amendment…
Newsom’s $450 Million 911 Debacle Reminds Why We Oppose Federal Welfare
https://redstate.com/redstate-guest-editorial/2026/02/16/new…n-911-debacle-reminds-why-we-oppose-federal-welfare-n2199218
– By Seton MotleyYet again - here is the Tenth Amendment to the US Constitution:Tenth: “The powers not delegated to the United States … “The same week he was first sworn in as governor, Newsom said, ‘The idea that it's 2019, and we are using analog systems designed decades … “That's the fancy way of saying that the next-generation system gets more information to first responders even faster, while allowing…
UPDATED: Stephen Colbert Makes Newest Dumb Censorship Claim; CBS Responds
https://redstate.com/bradslager/2026/02/17/stephen-colbert-h…censorship-claim-and-this-one-might-be-even-dumber-n2199252
– original storyStrap yourselves in, gang, we are set now for a week of Trump-authoritarian-censorship-democracy-fearing opponents-First-Amendment-election … The party does not allow any name on a ballot without first pledging to dedicate their life to bringing down the president.…
New Yorkers Wake to the Islamic Call to Prayer
https://redstate.com/eli-shepherd/2026/02/17/new-yorkers-wake-to-the-islamic-call-to-prayer-n2199208
– Quietly at first. … The First Amendment is not selective. And it should not be.…
Don Lemon Pleads Not Guilty After Calling Minnesota Church Protest a ‘Clandestine Mission’
https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/02/14/don-lemon-pleads-n…ling-minnesota-church-protest-a-clandestine-mission-n2199146
– “For more than 30 years, I’ve been a journalist, and the power and protection of the First Amendment has been the underpinning of my … The First Amendment, the freedom of the press, the bedrock of our democracy.”Federal prosecutors allege Lemon was not simply observing … If they believe he crossed the line, the First Amendment defense is not going to do the heavy lifting for him.…
Believe It! An Historic Housecleaning of Congress Is Coming This Fall
https://redstate.com/andrewmalcolm/2026/02/15/cleaning-out-congress-n2199163
– Congress.Today, things have changed – a lot.We have a president who was a political rookie and a DC outsider when he won his very first … He’ll be 69 in 2029.As commonsensical as a political age limit seems, setting one would require a constitutional amendment. … The actual amendment itself was initially proposed in 1789 by the very first Congress.…
Sunday Gun Day Vol. III Ep. XXX - Great GunTubers: 6 Shooting-Related YouTube Channels
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/02/15/sunday-gun-day-vol…eat-guntubers-six-shooting-related-youtube-channels-n2199151
– Now this here is a range-time channel with some social and 2nd Amendment commentary added in. … I won’t go into that, other than to say I hope they are getting their Anatidae linear, because they are still the one 2nd Amendment … First, here’s an example of Kentucky Ballistics’ work.…
Morning Minute: Swampbound and Down
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/02/16/morning-minute-n2199199
– Hegseth (First Amendment / Speech-Debate Clause “Seditious Six”), Judge Richard Leon (D.C.)…
Virginia Supreme Court Hands Dems Huge Win, Allows Outrageous Gerrymander to Move Forward
https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2026/02/13/scova-makes-ruling-on-redistricting-referendum-n2199118
– publish the amendment three months before the election, as required by law." … will go forward before the Court decides the merits.In short: Virginians will vote first. … approved by Virginians in 2020 – with an amendment that gives that power, instead, to lawmakers.…
'Horsefeathers!': Judge Steps in, Freezing Pentagon Move Against Sen. Kelly Over Military Speech
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/02/12/judge-steps-in-free…entagon-move-against-sen-kelly-over-military-speech-n2199086
–  In the accompanying 29-page opinion, Leon concluded that Kelly is likely to succeed on his First Amendment retaliation claim, … be required to go through the military appeals process so the military can have the first crack at adjudicating his First Amendment … The First Amendment "is a limitation on the power of Congress," NLRB v. Cath.…
'You Disgust Me!' Ron Johnson Unloads on Smirking MN AG for Encouraging Violent Anti-ICE Protesters
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/02/12/you-disgust-me-sen-r…ellison-for-encouraging-violent-anti-ice-protesters-n2199081
– But you'll never find me being against the First Amendment. … I'll always be for the First Amendment," Ellison responded.ELLISON: "Sir, that never happened!…
Morning Minute: I Don't Want to Wait for Our Lives to Be Over
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/02/12/morning-minute-n2199072
–  Trending Across Townhall MediaLynchburg, VA Renews Second Amendment Sanctuary StatusLynchburg, among other communities, is sending … a message to Richmond that they're not buying the BS.May others follow their lead and renew their support for the Second Amendment … I'm one of the legions of Gen-Xers (and some millennials) who've enjoyed Van Der Beek's work since he first won our hearts as Dawson…
NBC's Olympic Coverage Goes Downhill, Apologizes for Misgendering Female Skier in the Women's Division
https://redstate.com/bradslager/2026/02/12/nbcs-olympic-cove…misgendering-a-female-skier-in-the-womens-division-n2199078
– Apparently, the First Amendment stops at Pennsylvania Avenue.So we now have a member of the curling team becoming a media darling,…
Bombshell New Docs Show Trump Called Police About Epstein in 2006: ‘Thank Goodness You’re Stopping Him’
https://redstate.com/rusty-weiss/2026/02/10/bombshell-new-do…n-epstein-in-2006-thank-goodness-youre-stopping-him-n2198993
– Newly unsealed Department of Justice documents reveal that in July 2006, then businessman Donald Trump was one of the first to call … The Miami Herald first reported on the development.The first mention of Trump in the FBI interview summary notes that he told investigators … Good try, media.Maxwell repeatedly invoked her Fifth Amendment right not to testify before the House Oversight Committee during a closed-door…
The President's Religious Liberty Commission Is Minus a Member, and Good Riddance
https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/02/11/the-presidents-re…commission-is-minus-a-member-and-its-her-own-fault-n2199057
– He believes that all Americans have a right to receive the great inheritance given to them by our founding fathers in the First Amendment…
The Worst News Outlets of the Week - Who Dominated in Dysfunctional Coverage?
https://redstate.com/bradslager/2026/02/09/the-worst-news-ou…of-the-week-who-dominated-in-dysfunctional-coverage-n2198976
– The funny thing is that only one side was said to have a First Amendment right to criticize.…
CBS's Attempt to Attack President Trump's Deportation Project Gets Harsh Response from Homeland Security
https://redstate.com/streiff/2026/02/09/cbss-attempt-to-atta…project-gets-harsh-response-from-homeland-security-n2198973
– up states into racial ghettos to achieve a certain number of minority members elected to office is an affront to the Fourteenth Amendment … shows - CBS News.Less than 14% of nearly 400,000 immigrants arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in President Trump's first … I'd rather that first priority be given to violent felons, but I also believe we can walk and chew gum at the same time.…
William F. Buckley’s Forgotten Contribution to the War Against Union Oppression
https://redstate.com/freedom-foundation/2026/02/07/william-f…en-contribution-to-the-war-against-union-oppression-n2198921
– Buckley Jr.In fact, he waged a seven-year legal battle making the familiar argument that his First Amendment right to free speech was … AFSCME affirmed their First Amendment right to do so in 2018. … Amendment rights were suppressed or ignored by their union.Buckley’s suit was ultimately denied cert in 1974 by the U.S.…
Big Win for Trump Admin. on DEIA Initiatives As 4th Circuit Puts Kibosh on Lower Court Injunction
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/02/06/big-win-for-trump-a…s-4th-circuit-puts-kibosh-on-lower-court-injunction-n2198904
– and Fifth Amendment grounds. … and Fifth Amendment grounds, and Judge Adam Abelson of the U.S. … Further, the court found that the Certification Provision does not violate the First Amendment, because while it requires grantees…
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