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Distrusting Government

By |2020-04-23T21:53:57-04:00July 3rd, 2013|

This column by ACRU Policy Board Member and Professor of Economics Dr. Walter E. Williams was published July 3, 2013 on Townhall.com.

Recent opinion polls demonstrate a deepening distrust of the federal government. That’s not an altogether bad thing.

Our nation’s founders recognized that most human abuses are the result of government. As Thomas Paine said, “government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil.” Because of their fear of abuse, the Constitution’s framers sought to keep the federal government limited in its power. Their distrust of Congress is seen in the governing rules and language used throughout our […]

White House Violates Law with Obamacare Delay

By |2013-07-03T13:47:59-04:00July 3rd, 2013|

This column by ACRU Senior Legal Analyst Ken Klukowski was published July 2, 2013 on Breitbart.com.

Obama administration officials are illegally delaying enforcement of a central provision in the president’s namesake legislation in a desperate attempt to manipulate the 2014 midterm elections and swell the ranks of those who look to government for healthcare.

The White House is beginning to sense that when Americans realize the price of “free” healthcare, they’re likely to take swift vengeance on those responsible.

Section 1513 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA, better known as Obamacare) requires all large employers to provide health insurance for […]

ACRU: Supreme Court Gets It Right in Property Case

By |2013-06-28T13:43:10-04:00June 28th, 2013|

Ruling mirrors ACRU’s brief that Florida officials resorted to unconstitutional coercion against land owner.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 28) – The U.S. Supreme Court on June 25 in a 5-4 ruling smacked down Florida officials who tried to coerce a landowner into paying for improvements to a piece of property in order to obtain needed permits for an entirely unrelated parcel.

The Court essentially agreed with the argument made in the American Civil Rights Union’s amicus brief that the demand amounted to an unconstitutional “taking” of property that violates the Fifth Amendment.

The brief in Coy A. Koontz v. St. John’s River Water Management District, […]

Reconfirming the Constitution

By |2013-06-27T06:39:57-04:00June 27th, 2013|

This column by ACRU General Counsel and Senior Fellow for the Carleson Center for Welfare Reform (CCWR) Peter Ferrara was published June 26, 2013 on The American Spectator website.

Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act bans any “standard, practice, or procedure” that “results in a denial or abridgement of the right of any citizen… to vote on account of race or color.” After yesterday’s Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v. Holder, that is still the law in America, in every state in the country.

What was struck down yesterday was another component of the Voting Rights Act, embodied in Sections 4 and 5. […]

Bit by Bit Strategy

By |2013-06-26T21:50:48-04:00June 26th, 2013|

This column by ACRU Policy Board Member and Professor of Economics Dr. Walter E. Williams was published June 26, 2013 on Townhall.com.

There’s a move on to prohibit Washington’s football team from calling itself “Redskins,” even though a 2009 U.S. Supreme Court decision said that it has that right. Now the name change advocates are turning to the political arena and intimidation. The NCAA has already banned the University of North Dakota from calling its football team the “Fighting Sioux.”

This is the classic method of busybodies and tyrants; they start out with something trivial or small and then magnify and […]

Conservative Battle Plan after SCOTUS' AZ Election Law Ruling

By |2020-04-23T21:59:33-04:00June 21st, 2013|

This column by ACRU Senior Legal Analyst Ken Klukowski was published June 20, 2013 on Breitbart.com.

Conservatives are launching a multi-track strategy in the wake of the Supreme Court’s major election law case this week.

As Breitbart News reported Monday, the Supreme Court held in a 7-2 decision in Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council that states cannot add a requirement that voters prove they are U.S. citizens on a “Federal Form” created by federal law, unless the federal Election Assistance Commission (EAC) approves such state-specific requirements. The decision was written by conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, with fellow conservative Justices Clarence Thomas […]

Glenn Beck at Tea Party Rally: 'Stare Down the Bullies'

By |2013-06-21T06:44:29-04:00June 21st, 2013|

This column by ACRU Senior Fellow Robert Knight was published June 19, 2013 on the Tea Party Unity website.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 19, 2013) – At an “Audit the IRS” rally staged today in front of the U.S. Capitol, Glenn Beck told a crowd of about 10,000 to draw on their faith for courage in opposing tyrannical government.

My wife and I attended the event, which was held under cloudy skies on the lawn facing the mall.

“Stare down the bullies with the full armor of God,” Beck said to enthusiastic applause at the event, which was sponsored by Tea […]

Obama's Unaffordable Act

By |2013-06-20T13:54:02-04:00June 20th, 2013|

This column by ACRU General Counsel and Senior Fellow for the Carleson Center for Welfare Reform (CCWR) Peter Ferrara was published June 19, 2013 on The American Spectator website.

When he was campaigning for President in 2008, President Obama told the American people his health reform plan would reduce family health insurance premiums by $2,500 a year. But I knew then, and now we know he did too, that just the opposite would be true.

Earlier this month, on a campaign swing through California, President Obama said regarding the insurance company premium bids that are starting to come through on the Obamacare state Exchanges for […]

Unasked and Unanswered Questions

By |2020-04-23T21:57:06-04:00June 20th, 2013|

This column by ACRU Policy Board Member and Professor of Economics Dr. Walter E. Williams was published June 19, 2013 on Townhall.com.

Grutter v. Bollinger was the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the University of Michigan Law School’s racial admissions policy. Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, writing for the majority, said the U.S. Constitution “does not prohibit the Law School’s narrowly tailored use of race in admissions decisions to further a compelling interest in obtaining the educational benefits that flow from a diverse student body.” But what are the educational benefits of a diverse student body?

Intellectuals argue that diversity […]

States Can't Require Proof of Citizenship to Vote in Federal Elections

By |2013-06-18T06:00:47-04:00June 18th, 2013|

This column by ACRU Senior Legal Analyst Ken Klukowski was published June 17, 2013 on Breitbart.com.

The Supreme Court ruled today in Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council that federal law does not allow states the option of requiring voters to prove they are American citizens when they register to vote.

The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA, or “Motor Voter”) creates a standardized national system for registering to vote in federal elections. It allows for registration three ways: (1) in person, (2) when you get your driver’s license, or (3) by mail.

The Election Assistance […]

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