Results for: First Amendment

The Johnson Amendment, Civil Disobedience, And Abortion
https://redstate.com/stridentconservative/2016/08/10/johnson-amendment-civil-disobedience-abortion-n61127
– showed how pastors were allegedly breaking the law by discussing political issues from the pulpit in violation of the Johnson Amendment … Besides being a clear violation of the First Amendment, the result of this interpretation of the tax code has become a contributing … When talking about the Johnson Amendment, such disobedience occurs when politics is preached from the pulpit.…
Mike Pence Plays Straight Man in Trump's Vaudevillian Candidacy
https://redstate.com/sweetie15/2016/08/10/mike-pence-plays-straight-man-trumps-vaudevillian-candidacy-n61121
– A candidate suggesting that perhaps “Second Amendment people” – as in, gun owners – would have something to say about Clinton’s Supreme … Great way to throw the 2nd Amendment and gun rights under the bus, in the process, as well. … It is not the first time Pence has lashed out at the media after Trump has made controversial comments.…
On Second Thought, Put Trump Back on the TelePrompTer
https://redstate.com/leon_h_wolf/2016/08/10/second-thought-put-trump-back-teleprompter-n61116
– The first, which is being put out there by the Trump campaign, was that Trump was talking about Second Amendment supporters utilizing … Take a look:   Trump’s full comments on the Second Amendment today: pic.twitter.com/uuTNfF0jJA — Ashley Killough (@KilloughCNN … That’s exactly the scare tactic he is using here, is that electing him is the last firewall second amendment supporters have.…
Trump Courting Christian Vote During Meeting With American Renewal Project
https://redstate.com/sweetie15/2016/08/09/trump-courting-christian-vote-meeting-american-renewal-project-n61118
– That’s going to be the first flag. Trump has no ability to bring about a Christian nation. … “That’s a good first step,” said David Lane, the American Renewal Project’s founder. … Doesn’t the First Amendment give us all a right to our beliefs?”…
Despite Being ‘Innocent Owners’, Third Parties Still Feel Bite of Civil Forfeiture Laws
https://redstate.com/gozags34/2016/08/09/despite-innocent-ow…s-third-parties-still-feel-bite-civil-forfeiture-laws-n61113
– Understandably, she expresses incredulity that such a practice occurs in the first place: “It’s not right for them to take it,” Legaspi … Our foundational documents are littered with philosophies (e.g. protection of property rights is the “first object” of government) … Legaspi is correct in her frustration: Civil forfeiture is a mockery of those First Principles, and to lose her belongings without…
Single-Payer Healthcare System Projected to Send Colorado Off a Financial Cliff
https://redstate.com/brandon_morse/2016/08/09/single-payer-h…thcare-system-projected-send-colorado-financial-cliff-n61103
– The latest example comes out of Colorado, with the ballot initiative called “ColoradoCare,” or Amendment 69. … “CHI’s model projects that the revenue from taxes and federal funds would fall just short of paying ColoradoCare’s bills in the firstAmendment 69, the first measure to qualify for Colorado’s 2016 ballot, would replace most private health insurance with a single insurer…
Watercooler 8/24 Open Thread: Quick Hits and Fun With Guns
https://redstate.com/diamondback/2016/08/24/watercooler-824-open-thread-quick-hits-fun-guns-n61412
– Postman” Motown’s first #1 hit, 1961 Monday, Aug 22: Cadillac founded, 1902; Nolan Ryan pitches 5000th strikeout, 1989; Welfare Reform … Morgan, 1864; first mid-air refueling, 1923; first C-130 Hercules flies, 1954; World Wide Web opens to public, 1991 Wednesday, Aug … Whittaker Chambers vs. active Commie Alger Hiss Friday, Aug 26: Pennsylvania Ministerium, America’s first Lutheran denomination, est…
THE ENSOFTENING: Who Went Limp First, Hannity or Trump?
https://redstate.com/absentee/2016/08/23/ensoftening-went-limp-immigration-amnesty-first-hannity-trump-n61395
– And as we saw when he threw the Second Amendment overboard after the Orlando shootings, Trump is easily led by what’s popular. … Who gave up first? Hannity is one of Trump’s top advice men and is now an official advisor. Was this his idea?…
The Alt-Right Gets its Marching Orders to Go After a Different Religious Minority
https://redstate.com/leon_h_wolf/2016/08/21/alt-right-gets-marching-orders-go-different-religious-minority-n61345
– more simple, as is often the case in politics, and it has nothing to do with religious freedom as practiced by Americans under the FirstAmendment of the U.S. … When I was in Congress I had a confrontation with former Utah Senator Robert Bennett over his sponsorship of an amendment to exempt…
Obama's Socially Engineered Military is Full of Anti-Christian Wusses
https://redstate.com/stridentconservative/2016/08/19/troops-working-eliminate-christianity-n61313
– He went on to accuse Major Lewis of “harboring and encouraging a totally abhorrent example of First Amendment civil rights violations … are two glaringly obvious conclusions to be made: The culmination of generations of touchy-feely education that focuses on “me-first
Here's What Was Missing from Trump's "Apology"
https://redstate.com/leon_h_wolf/2016/08/19/heres-missing-trumps-apology-n61306
– When he joked about one of the “second amendment people” taking care of Hillary, he denied that he was making a joke about one of them … Until then this particular apology tour is just as pathetic as Trump’s first ad buy.…
SCHADENFREUDE ALERT. Gawker.com To Shut Down Next Week
https://redstate.com/streiff/2016/08/18/schadenfreude-alert-gawker-com-shut-next-week-n61284
– It was petty and vindictive and demonstrates just how dangerous a wealthy guy with a grudge and monomania are to the First Amendment … While claiming First Amendment martyr status, Gawker stood out as an outlet that made a game out of destroying the lives of random,…
Watercooler 09/01/16; Can't grab the guns go for the ammunition; Just how difficult is it for government to obey the law ?; Even city governments go berserk
https://redstate.com/joliphant/2016/09/01/watercooler-090116…government-obey-law-even-city-governments-go-berserk-n61624
First there are over 10 billion bullets manufactured in the U.S. … Annually  : The Marketplace Second there’s approximately 8,000 deaths from criminal shootings : Gun Violence Archive The first … recently passed state laws and “is driven by a pernicious—and unconstitutional—profit incentive” that deprived Harjo of her 14th Amendment
OP-ED: Defending the Constitution and Semi-Automatic Firearms
https://redstate.com/williamweld/2016/08/31/op-ed-defending-constitution-semi-automatic-firearms-n61591
– Being a committed supporter of the Constitution means that I support the First Amendment, the Second Amendment, and the entire Bill … The rights to speech, association and the free exercise of religion guaranteed by the First Amendment are fundamental to our Republic … Indeed, the Second Amendment helps insure the First. Fortunately, in 2008, the U.S.…
Scary! More Taxes and Regulations Are on Your Colorado Ballot
https://redstate.com/tamrafarah/2016/09/15/shocking-taxes-regulations-ballot-n61910
First, The Terrifying Two found in Amendment 69 and 70.   … Government healthcare for all Coloradans through so-called ColoradoCare is on the ballot as Amendment 69. … Next is Amendment 70, a 44% minimum wage increase. This may sound helpful to low wage earners, but it’s not.…
This Is Your Brain on Trump
https://redstate.com/absentee/2016/09/15/brain-trump-n61891
– This first one is my personal favorite: This is your brain on Trump pic.twitter.com/lBytgYTaEi — Kevin Boyd (@kevinboyd1984) September … So, now that Trump has folded on the Second Amendment at least once, folded on immigration once (his signature issue!)…
If You’re Looking to Rent a Leftist Attorney General…
https://redstate.com/setonmotley/2016/09/14/youre-looking-rent-leftist-attorney-general-n61866
– He will launch insufferable Leftist Quixote campaigns first – and ask for campaign cash later. … Schneiderman and some of his co-awful cohorts wasted a year-plus attempting to eviscerate the First Amendment rights of oil company…
Illinois' Institutionalized Corruption
https://redstate.com/ulyssesarn/2016/09/08/illinois-institutionalized-corruption-n61752
– This story begins in 1991 when Frank Mautino first became a state Representative replacing his late father. … watchdog, those 20 or so Republican lawmakers, half of whom were the only ones to vote against Mautino being Auditor General in the first … Playing itself out to Speaker Michael Madigan, who gave Frank Mautino the Auditor General job in the first place, is that Mautino will…
Sean Hannity: Hey, Treason Is Pretty Noble If It Hurts Hillary Clinton
https://redstate.com/streiff/2016/09/07/sean-hannity-hey-treason-pretty-noble-hurts-hillary-clinton-n61715
– Wikileaks has—we specialize in bringing the First Amendment to the world, and we were always very surprised one of our biggest battles … So there’s, under Obama, an epidemic has developed of abusing national security laws to crack down on legitimate use of the First AmendmentAmendment.…
BOTH Candidates Have Stated They Support Taking Guns from Those On the Imperfect No-Fly List
https://redstate.com/brandon_morse/2016/09/26/candidates-stated-support-taking-guns-imperfect-fly-list-n62171
– During the presidential debate, both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump agreed that those on the no-fly list should lose their Second Amendment … forcing you to petition the government for your innocence and the return of a right that should have never been taken from you in the first
President of Charlotte NAACP Says It Doesn't Matter if Slain Man Had a Gun, But it Does
https://redstate.com/sweetie15/2016/09/23/president-charlotte-naacp-says-doesnt-matter-slain-man-gun-n62111
– Yes, the Second Amendment gives law abiding citizens the right to keep and bear arms. … I am a strong proponent of the Second Amendment and would deny no responsible citizen that right. … A respectful and wise gun owner would comply first, discuss permits and licenses after.…
Choose the Form of the Destructor
https://redstate.com/leon_h_wolf/2016/09/23/choose-form-destructor-n62088
– Trump thinks the President has the power to unilaterally rewrite both the First Amendment and the libel laws of all 50 states in one…
Watercooler 9/21 Open Thread: Party Platforms, Price Gouging on EpiPens, A Look Into the Past
https://redstate.com/diamondback/2016/09/21/watercooler-921-open-thread-n62049
– Here’s mine: Platform Plank: An up-or-down vote on all not-yet-passed “Liberty Amendments” within the first hundred days of each … Platform Plank: Except for violent criminals or the mentally incompetent, the Second Amendment protects an absolute individual right … federal budget, 1778; Garfield dies and Arthur becomes President, 1881; first underground nuke test, 1957 Tuesday, Sep 20: Battle…
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