ACRU Staff, Author at American Constitutional Rights Union

Obama's Insurance 'Fix' is Unconstitutional

By ACRU Staff|2013-11-18T13:22:11-05:00November 18th, 2013|

This column by ACRU Senior Legal Analyst Ken Klukowski was published November 14, 2013 on Breitbart.com.

Outlets are quoting Democratic operative Howard Dean saying of President Barack Obama suspending certain Obamacare requirements, “I wonder if he has the legal authority to do this.”

To remove all doubt: The Take Care Clause of the Constitution absolutely forbids any president from doing exactly what Obama did Thursday.

Obama said he would allow insurance companies to keep offering previously-offered insurance plans that Americans would like to keep. Nobody knows if this means all plans, or only some of them, and how the White House will make such […]

A 'Sorry' Excuse for a President

By ACRU Staff|2013-11-15T14:10:15-05:00November 15th, 2013|

This column by ACRU Senior Legal Analyst Jan LaRue was published November 15, 2013 on the American Thinker website.

President Obama is “sorry” that millions of Americans have had their health insurance plans cancelled despite his promises that ObamaCare would not cause this.

Is Obama sorry he’s been caught in multiple material lies about his disastrous namesake, or is it the “godly sorrow” of Scripture that “brings repentance” and rights wrongs?

Obama repeatedly has professed to be a Christian. His “pastor in chief”, Joshua DuBois, has a new book, The President’s Devotional, a compilation of devotions that he sent daily to Obama’s Blackberry since […]

Does Washington Know Best?

By ACRU Staff|2013-11-13T15:28:57-05:00November 13th, 2013|

This column by ACRU Policy Board Member and Professor of Economics Dr. Walter E. Williams was published November 13, 2013 on Townhall.com.

According to some estimates, there are more than 100 million traffic signals in the U.S., but whatever the number, how many of us would like Washington, in the name of public health and safety, to be in sole charge of their operation? Congress or a committee it authorizes would determine the position of traffic signals at intersections, the length of time the lights stay red, yellow and green, and what hours of the day they can be flashing red.

While you ponder that, […]

The Coming Revelation of the 'Global Warming' Fraud Resembles the Obamacare Lie

By ACRU Staff|2013-11-12T17:39:26-05:00November 12th, 2013|

This column by ACRU General Counsel Peter Ferrara was published November 12, 2013 on Forbes.com.

The second shoe is preparing to drop to shatter the world view of so-called Progressives. Coming, global revelations will demonstrate the fraud behind the theory of man-caused, catastrophic, global warming, just like the real world has shattered the falsehoods behind Obamacare.

That is because the underlying reason for both frauds was the same: to expand government power. Enablers went along with the fraud in both cases for the same underlying reason – political correctness. In both cases, going along with the cause for the assumed public good […]

The Anti-Cuccinelli Axis

By ACRU Staff|2020-04-23T21:57:05-04:00November 12th, 2013|

This column by ACRU General Counsel Peter Ferrara was published November 7, 2013 on the American Spectator website.

The roots of Ken Cuccinelli’s 2.5 point loss to ultrapartisan national Democrat and Hillary Clinton stalking horse Terry McAuliffe were planted by Republican incumbent Gov. Bob McDonnell.

McDonnell began with a damn good start on state fiscal issues, cutting back runaway state overspending to balance the budget with no tax increases. But he finished by throwing in with the crony capitalist Northern Virginia business establishment, which always wants more tax increases (on others) to finance still more road building. McDonnell consequently ended his […]

The Coming Obamacare Bailout

By ACRU Staff|2013-11-12T16:55:08-05:00November 12th, 2013|

This column by ACRU General Counsel Peter Ferrara was published November 5, 2013 on the American Spectator website.

Think back to the fall of 2008. Congress was asked to pass a $700 billion taxpayer bailout for Wall Street. We were told it had to be passed, or else the economy would collapse, perhaps into another Great Depression.

House conservatives voted it down. The stock market fell hundreds of points in response. In the ensuing panic, Congress went along and passed the bailout.

That bailout, and the insane, nearly $1 trillion “stimulus” bill passed just a few months later as Obama’s […]

Obama's Shameful Calculated Deception Deceives America Over Obamacare

By ACRU Staff|2013-11-12T15:59:25-05:00November 12th, 2013|

This column by ACRU General Counsel Peter Ferrara was published November 5, 2013 on Forbes.com.

Every one of the major promises Obama made to the American people regarding Obamacare has now been proven to be shamefully deceitful.

Do you remember, “If you like your health care plan, you will be able to keep your health care plan. Period. No one will take it away. No matter what.” All we have heard about as Obamacare has gone into effect is millions of Americans losing their health insurance.

Consider: Florida Blue announces termination of 300,000 policies, about 80 percent of its individual policies in the […]

Supreme Court Likely to Restore Freedom to Pray at Public Events

By ACRU Staff|2020-04-23T21:52:40-04:00November 11th, 2013|

This column by ACRU Senior Legal Analyst Ken Klukowski was published November 7, 2013 on Breitbart.com.

Those seeking the right to pray at government events consistent with their religious beliefs seem poised for a major victory after the Nov. 6 oral arguments before the Supreme Court in Town of Greece v. Galloway.

The plaintiffs in this lawsuit are asking the Supreme Court to declare that faith-specific content in public prayers (which they call “sectarian” prayers) violates the Constitution, and so government bodies must tell pastors, priests, rabbis, and anyone else giving prayers that they cannot express any belief with which other people of faith might […]

Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Public Prayer

By ACRU Staff|2020-04-23T21:57:06-04:00November 6th, 2013|

This column by ACRU Senior Legal Analyst Ken Klukowski was published November 5, 2013 on Breitbart.com.

When does the Constitution not allow religious speech or displays in the public square or at public events?

This week, the Supreme Court will hear a case on prayer at legislative events, but the actual arguments presented to the justices could apply to every aspect of American life where religious faith intersects public places and events.

This Wednesday, Nov. 6, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Town of Greece v. Galloway. Congress, states, and local governments nationwide open their meetings with an invocation. The Supreme Court calls […]

Congressionally Duped Americans

By ACRU Staff|2013-11-06T13:32:28-05:00November 6th, 2013|

This column by ACRU Policy Board Member and Professor of Economics Dr. Walter E. Williams was published November 6, 2013 on Townhall.com.

Last week’s column, “Is There a Way Out?”, generated quite a few responses, some a bit angry. Some people were offended by my reference to Social Security and Medicare as entitlements or handouts. They said that they worked for 45 years and paid into Social Security and Medicare and how dare I refer to the money they now receive as an entitlement. These people have been duped by Congress and shouldn’t be held totally accountable for such a belief. Let’s examine the plethora of […]

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