Ken Blackwell On Mancow
On Monday, March 30, 2009 at 7:35am ET, ACRU Senior Fellow Ken Blackwell will be on The Mancow Show. He will be discussing FreedomtoListen.org and SaveRadioFreeAmerica.org. Click here to find your local station.
Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America, Inc., Steve Trunk, et al. v. City of San Diego, et al.
The 29 foot high Latin cross atop Mt. Soledad in the San Diego suburbs has been under attack by the ACLU for 21 years now. But the cross still stands. The ACRU has joined in defense of the cross for the last 11 years. In 2005, the Congress took the cross and the land surrounding it by eminent domain, and registered it as an official federal veterans’ memorial. The ACLU sued again claiming that crosses even on federal veterans memorials are unconstitutional establishments of religion. The district court dismissed the suit, which has now been appealed to the 9th Circuit. On March 20, 2009, the ACRU filed […]
Ken Klukowski: Supreme Court Must Be Ready to Defend Conscience Clause from Obama
Barack Obama's administration has taken an extreme position on coercing doctors to participate in performing abortions even if those doctors are religiously-opposed to abortion. If this new policy becomes law, it would violate medical professionals' right to act in accordance with their conscience and violate a doctor's oath to do no harm. Should President Obama force this regulation through, the Supreme Court should strike it down.
Law Review: The Fairness Doctrine: A Solution in Search of a Problem, by Adrian Cronauer
“This Article examines the history of the Fairness Doctrine and the more common arguments offered in support of it. If the Fairness Doctrine, as interpreted by the Commission, upheld by the courts, and encouraged by Congress(note 1) were to be reinstituted, it would actually decrease the likelihood of public exposure to varying viewpoints by discouraging broadcasters from covering controversial issues. Furthermore, market forces are achieving the intended effect of the Fairness Doctrine without directly restraining broadcasters. Today’s media-rich environment and the concurrent evolution of individual media outlets catering to specific constituencies, has already allowed the “invisible hand” phenomenon to work in the marketplace of ideas, just as […]
Congressman Pence Signs "Freedom to Listen" Pledge
Congressman Mike Pence (R-IN) became an inaugural signer of the American Civil Rights Union's "Freedom to Listen" pledge on Monday, vowing to protect the First Amendment by standing against "any and all efforts to censor or in any way restrict the people's freedom to listen to the unfettered airing of political views of their choice on broadcast media or the Internet." The pledge is designed to unify support against efforts to restrict Americans' constitutional freedom to listen.
Jan LaRue: The Heckler in Chief and Venezuela's Media Mauler
What do President Barack Obama and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez have in common? Besides their socialist economic policies, they don't abide media critics well. The Obama White House has Rush Limbaugh, king of talk radio, in its crosshairs. When a president of the United States targets one media personality for criticism, those who live and breathe by the First Amendment should be aware they're on life-support. The executive branch can pull their plug via the FCC, which decides who gets or keeps a broadcast license.
John Armor to Discuss Terrorist "Discrimination"
On Monday, March 9, 2009, John Armor will be on the air to discuss the latest ACLU Outrage, ACLU Labels Defending the US against Terrorists, as “Discrimination”.
First, from 7:35-7:45am ET, John will be on WLOB Radio, 96.3FM and 1310AM to talk with “Ray and Ted Morning News LIVE and LOCAL!” Tune in if you are Portland, Maine area or listen live online.
Then at 10:00am ET, John will be on the “Midday with Mike” show on 700AM WLW, out of Cincinnati, OH, or listen live online.
Ken Klukowski: The Right to a Good Judge
This column originally appeared on Townhall.com on March 3, 2009.
There’s much commentary about civil rights and government power. But rights are only secure if a good judge is presiding over your case when you try to assert those rights. The process of confirming judges has been broken for years, and now Senate Republicans are asking for some bipartisan treatment to try to right the ship of America’s judiciary. President Obama should compel the Senate to keep the promise that Senator Harry Reid broke to his colleagues and the former president over the past two years about judges.
On Mar. 2, all Republicans in […]
Ken Klukowski: God Save America from Militant Atheists
On Feb. 23, a federal court will consider the latest attempt to secularize America, led by militant atheist lawyer Michael Newdow. His lawsuit, Newdow v. Roberts, seeks to purge all references to God from presidential inaugurations.
Peter Ferrara on The Sandy Rios Show
On Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 4:20pm ET, ACRU General Counsel Peter Ferrara will talk to Sandy Rios on 1160AM WYLL out of Chicago, IL. They will talk about the Durbin Amendment and FreedomtoListen.org. Tune in if you are in the Chicago area or listen live online.