COMMENTARY AND OP-EDS
Congressional Research Service Report for Congress: Presidential Claims of Executive Authority: History, Law, Practice and Recent Developments
"Presidential claims of a right to preserve the confidentiality of information and documents in the face of legislative demands have figured prominently, though intermittently, in executive-congressional relations since at least 1792. Few such interbranch disputes over access to information have reached the courts for substantive resolution, the vast majority achieving resolution through political negotiation and accommodation. In fact, it was not until the Watergate-related lawsuits in the 1970's seeking access to President Nixon's tapes that the existence of a presidential confidentiality Authority was judicially established as a necessary derivative of the President's status in our constitutional scheme of separated powers.
ACRU Mentioned in Several Articles
On August 18th, the California Supreme Court ruled on Benitez v. North Coast. This case tests the Freedom of Religion Clause of the California Constitution on the issue of whether a physician has a constitutional right to refuse on religious grounds to perform a medical procedure for a patient because [...]
Peter Ferrara On Roger Hedgecock
Peter Ferrara will be on the Roger Hedgecock show Monday, August 18 at 8:05pm ET. He will be talking about the recent California insemination case. You can listen live in San Diego on 600AM KOGO or by going here.
John Armor: American history shows reform is possible
Most Americans don't know there was another U.S. government, before the Constitution was drafted. Simplified books and courses leave out the Articles of Confederation, the government of the U.S. for its first 11 years. There were several fatal defects in the Articles; one was its presidency.
John Armor with Mike McConnell on 700 WLW, 8/6
On Wednesday, August 6, John Armor will conduct a 20-30-minute radio interview at 10 a.m. eastern with 700WLW's Mike McConnell. The topic will be ACLU Outrages. Listen live at www.700wlw.com.
John Armor on KBYR's Eddie Burke Show, 8/6
On Wednesday, August 6, John Armor will discuss ACLU Outrages on Eddie Burke's show on KBYR (8:00-9:00 p.m. EST). Listen live at www.kbyr.com.
Horace Cooper on NCFR's "Point of View", 8/7
On Thursday, August 7 from 2:00-3:00 p.m., Horace Cooper is scheduled to appear on NCFR's "Point of View" show with Kerby Anderson. They will be discussing the Fairness Doctrine. Listen at https://www.pointofview.net/.
Horace Cooper on Talk Radio 101, 8/5
One Tuesday, August 5th, Horace Cooper is scheduled to appear on Burnie Thompson's show on Talk Radio 101 in Northwest Florida to discuss efforts to reinstate the Fairness Doctrine. (8:00-8:30 a.m. ET)
Horace Cooper on CBN's Newswatch 8/4
Horace Cooper will appear on the Christian Broadcasting Network's Newswatch TV show on Monday, August 4 to discuss efforts to reinstate the Fairness Doctrine. Click here to watch online.
John Armor on WRJZ in Knoxville, 8/4
On Monday August 4, John Armor will be discussing ACLU outrages on Bob Bell's WRJZ morning show in Knoxville, Tennessee. Tune in at 7:08am.
Horace Cooper on KTTH Seattle, 7/30
On Wednesday July 30, Horace Cooper will be featured on KTTH in Seattle, Washington. He will be discussing the Fairness Doctrine during David Boze's 3-6pm drive time program.
Horace Cooper on KLIK in Jefferson City, 7/30
On Wednesday July 30, Horace Cooper will be be appearing on Jay Kersting's morning show on KLIK in Jefferson City, MO. Tune in at 9:40am for this discussion on the Fairness Doctrine.
John Armor: Anybody Remember the Red Lion Case?
Led by Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, a phalanx of Democrats and liberal pressure groups are urging a return to "The Fairness Doctrine." What could be more American than "fairness"?
Peter Ferrara to debate ACLU in Chicago
On Thursday July 31st, ACRU General Counsel Peter Ferrara will be on WGN Radio debating Colleen Connell, Executive Director of the Illinois ACLU. The debate will take place on Milt Rosenberg's show from 10:00pm-12:00am ET. If you are in Chicago tune in. If you are outside Chicago, click here to [...]
Ken Blackwell: America Will Regret High Court's Decision
The Supreme Court's 5-4 opinion in Boumediene v. Bush will go down as one of the most egregiously-wrong decisions in history. Breaking 200 years of settled precedent, the Court has rewritten the Constitution's allocation of national security powers. In essence, the narrow majority attacked the actions of a Commander-in-Chief in time of war. It attacked the law as rewritten by Congress in response to a prior decision of this very Court. And. it attacked the Court by aggressively ignoring its own prior decisions. The "logic" of this case sets up a bare majority of the Justices as supreme over the President, the Congress, and even other decisions of the Court itself.
ACLU Attacks US Terrorist List
The ACLU has issued a press release decrying the addition of the one millionth name to the Terrorist Watch List of the Department of Homeland Security. It brought forward just two people who were inconvenienced by the list. It claimed that no terrorists have been caught by the list. It [...]
Sanctuary Insanity in San Francisco
It is perhaps not surprising that San Francisco has provided the ultimate example in civic madness of where the concept of "sanctuary city" can lead. After being caught flying "juvenile" drug dealers back to their home countries accompanied by city personnel, the City switched to dumping the drug dealers in [...]
Supreme Court Upholds Individual Right
The American Civil Rights Union, which filed amicus briefs in support of Heller at every stage of the case, called today's Supreme Court decision "a long overdue return to the Constitution."
US SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS HELLER
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the 2nd Amendment is an individual right and the DC handgun ban is unconstitutional.https://apnews.myway.com/article/20080626/D91HO0I00.htmlWe will have more as it is released.
Horace Cooper on Newswatch
On Wednesday, June 25, at 4:00pm ET, Horace Cooper will be on CBN's "Newswatch" talking about the upcoming DC v. Heller decision. Check your local listings for channel information.