Results for: First Amendment

Senator Mike Lee Drops New National Constitutional Carry Bill
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/03/05/senator-mike-lee-drops-new-national-constitutional-carry-bill-n2199896
– carry permits, fees and criminal penalties for people who want to carry a firearm in public.Lee’s National Constitutional Carry Act, first … That's a plain reading of the Second Amendment, which in a sane world would be the only permitting required. … But that's not the world we live in, unfortunately.Read More: Veterans' New Second Amendment Victory: VA Halts Fiduciary-Based…
Fists Fly in NYC Park As Sickos Hold Vigil for the Murderous, Dead Ayatollah Khamenei
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/03/07/fists-fly-in-nyc-par…old-vigil-for-the-murderous-dead-ayatollah-khamenei-n2199948
– Islamic extremist in the city that saw over 3,000 die in the 9/11 tragedy was almost certainly going to provoke a reaction.We have a FirstAmendment that allows these Ayatollah acolytes to demonstrate, but that same amendment allows me to say that I find it disgusting.NYC…
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…
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.…
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.…
'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.…
Morning Minute: In the Shadow of History's Giants
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/03/02/morning-minute-n2199728
– No exceptions.Safety FIRST, America FIRST 🇺🇸 https://t.co/XvxVgC5PFp— Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) February 27, 2026Full Court … motions to dismiss (for lack of standing).The Supreme Court continues hearing oral argument on Monday, this time in a key Second Amendment … the possession of firearms by a person who "is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance," violates the Second Amendment
New: Trump DOJ Drops the Hammer on Anti-ICE Activists Who Invaded Minnesota Church
https://redstate.com/bonchie/2026/02/27/new-trump-doj-drops…on-anti-ice-activists-who-invaded-minnesota-church-n2199650
– That this was a "peaceful protest" and that the invaders had a "First Amendment right" to take over a worship service, block exits,…
5th Circuit: Texas Can Now Enforce Drag Show Law
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/02/27/5th-circuit-texas-can-now-enforce-drag-show-law-n2199646
– panel said only one plaintiff in the case had standing and sent the lawsuit back to the lower court to reevaluate the plaintiff’s FirstAmendment claim.The key point seems to rest in the term "sexually illicit content."…
NYC Mayor Hosts Anti-Israel Activist at Gracie Mansion Days After Oct. 7 Praise Controversy Hits
https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/03/10/nyc-mayor-hosts-an…ie-mansion-days-after-oct-7-praise-controversy-hits-n2200040
– “All of this for exercising his First Amendment rights in protesting the ongoing genocide in Palestine.”That framing turns a polarizing…
Morning Minute: America Is Winning...and the Dems Won't Stand for It
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/02/25/morning-minute-n2199546
– are going to remember exactly what they saw: a chamber full of Democratic lawmakers who, when asked point-blank to put Americans first … home to satisfy a debt to the government, and keeping the surplus value as a windfall, violates the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment … more than needed to satisfy a tax debt but sold for fraction of its real value constitutes an excessive fine under the Eighth Amendment
Shocking New Report: CFPB Adds $160-253 Per Loan in Consumer Costs
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/02/25/shocking-new-report-cfpb-adds-160-253-per-loan-in-consumer-costs-n2199577
– money that could be put to better use, or better still, not spent at all.I've been writing in opposition to this boondoggle since it first … That would take a long legal battle to prove, though, despite what seems to me to be the very clear wording of the Tenth Amendment.…
Appeals Court: Trump Now Allowed to Oust Public-Sector Unions
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/02/27/appeals-court-trump-now-allowed-to-defenestrate-public-sector-unions-n2199644
– reasons.Six unions representing about 800,000 federal civilian employees sued the administration last year, alleging violations of the FirstAmendment.…
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.…
To the Surprise of No One, U.S. Catholic Bishops Stake Out a Misguided Position on Birthright Citizenship
https://redstate.com/streiff/2026/02/27/to-the-surprise-of-n…out-a-misguided-position-on-birthright-citizenship-n2199638
– Supreme Court argument on that issue scheduled for April 1.One of President Trump's first acts was to sign the Executive Order titled … This claim is not supported by the debates on the Fourteenth Amendment and is a subject of abuse.BACKGROUND:Stopping Trump's Birthright … At its core, this case is not solely a question about citizenship status or the 14th Amendment.…
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.…
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…
Shiite Firebrands Now Predict Iran's Triumph in Prophetic Battle
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/03/02/shiite-firebrands-now-prophesy-irans-triumph-in-prophetic-battle-n2199744
–  Here's the great irony: Here in the United States, these people, these preachers of hatred and death, are sheltered by our FirstAmendment.…
'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!…
Following Charges, Officials Detail Terrorist Explosive and Rapid Timeline in NYC Bomb Plot
https://redstate.com/smoosieq/2026/03/09/following-charges-o…explosive-and-rapid-timeline-in-gracie-mansion-plot-n2200024
– “Our job is to ensure New Yorkers can exercise their First Amendment rights safely.”Officials said the investigation remains ongoing…
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 AmendmentFirst, here’s an example of Kentucky Ballistics’ work.…
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…
Seventh Circuit Takes a Blowtorch to Order Issued by Abusive, Anti-ICE Chicago Judge
https://redstate.com/streiff/2026/03/07/seventh-circuit-take…h-to-order-issued-by-abusive-anti-ice-chicago-judge-n2199974
– and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) violated their First … and Fourth Amendment rights by using tear gas and other chemical agents to break up protests without justification.…
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.…
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