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ACRU's Liberty U. Brief: ObamaCare Violates Religious Freedom

By |2013-03-07T07:32:30-05:00March 7th, 2013|

WASHINGTON (March 6) – In an amicus brief filed at the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, the American Civil Rights Union (ACRU) argues that the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act’s (PPACA) employer and individual mandates are unconstitutional burdens on religious freedom. It is the ACRU’s ninth federal court brief challenging ObamaCare.

Authored by ACRU General Counsel Peter Ferrara in Liberty University v Timothy Geithner, the brief’s key arguments are:

  • “The Supreme Court … found the PPACA’s individual mandate to be without authorization under the Commerce Clause and the Necessary and Proper Clause. This Court should find the same for the employer […]

The Coming Sequester Lies

By |2013-03-06T10:21:37-05:00March 6th, 2013|

This column by ACRU General Counsel and Senior Fellow for the Carleson Center for Public Policy (CCPP) Peter Ferrara was published March 6, 2013 on The American Spectator website.

Almost a week since the dreaded sequester went into effect, and look out your window. To quote President Obama the day after Obamacare was passed, the sun is still shining, the birds are still chirping, and the earth is still spinning on its axis.

Of course, Obamacare still does not go into effect for another year now. But the sequester has already been in effect for five days. Unlike the sequester, when Obamacare goes into effect, […]

Mandated Wages and Discrimination

By |2013-03-06T10:08:06-05:00March 6th, 2013|

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

Let’s work through an example. Suppose 100 yards of fence could be built using one of two techniques. You could hire three low-skilled workers for $15 each, or you could hire one high-skilled worker for $40. Either way, you get the same 100 yards of fence built. If you sought maximum profits, which production technique would you employ? I’m guessing that you’d hire one high-skilled worker and pay him $40 rather than hire three low-skilled workers for $15 each. Your […]

A Minority View: Higher Minimum Wage

By |2013-02-27T17:03:06-05:00February 27th, 2013|

This column by ACRU Policy Board Member and Professor of Economics Dr. Walter E. Williams was published February 27, 2013 on Townhall.com.

In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama proposed raising the minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $9 an hour. That would be almost a 25 percent increase. Let’s look at the president’s proposal, but before doing so, let’s ask some other economic questions.

Are people responsive to changes in price? For example, if the price of cars rose by 25 percent, would people purchase as many cars? Supposing housing prices rose by 25 percent, what […]

America's Three Greatest Presidents

By |2020-04-23T21:57:07-04:00February 27th, 2013|

This column by ACRU General Counsel and Senior Fellow for the Carleson Center for Public Policy (CCPP) Peter Ferrara was published February 27, 2013 on The American Spectator website.

Turns out the shortest month on the calendar is actually the most significant for American history. For our three greatest Presidents were all born in February.

George Washington

Born on February, 22, 1732, George Washington displayed a character that continues to define our nation. The General of the victorious army that defeated the most powerful nation on earth at the time, he could have led a march on the Congress and declared himself the King, […]

Joe Doe Loses His Fight with the 10 Commandments

By |2013-02-25T10:37:25-05:00February 25th, 2013|

This column by ACRU Senior Fellow Robert Knight was published February 25, 2013 on The Washington Times website.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has lost its six-year campaign to tear down a Ten Commandments monument at the Dixie County, Florida, courthouse.

They’ve even lost their usual extortion money for harassing a community.

The case fell apart after the plaintiff, an anonymous North Carolina man who had planned to come to Dixie County to live in his RV, decided not to move there after all.

Senior U.S. District Judge Maurice M. Paul dismissed the case without prejudice on Feb. […]

As the Economy Recesses, Obama's Global Warming Delusions Are Truly Cruel

By |2013-02-22T12:50:02-05:00February 22nd, 2013|

This column by ACRU General Counsel and Senior Fellow for the Carleson Center for Public Policy (CCPP) Peter Ferrara was published February 22, 2013 on Forbes.com.

President Obama issued this threat to the American people in his 2013 State of the Union Address (SOTU): “But for the sake of our children and our future, we must do more to combat climate change….Now, the good news is, we can make meaningful progress on this issue while driving strong economic growth….But if Congress doesn’t act soon to protect future generations, I will.”

Obama cited as support for his threatened global warming regulatory jihad, […]

Sequester Hysterics

By |2013-02-21T13:49:41-05:00February 21st, 2013|

This column by ACRU General Counsel and Senior Fellow for the Carleson Center for Public Policy (CCPP) Peter Ferrara was published February 20, 2013 on The American Spectator website.

President Obama told America yesterday morning that if the sequester goes through on March 1,

It will eviscerate job-creating investments in education and energy and medical research…. Emergency responders like the ones who are here today — their ability to help communities respond to and recover from disasters will be degraded. Border Patrol agents will see their hours reduced. FBI agents will be furloughed. Federal prosecutors will have to close cases and let criminals go. Air […]

The Next Citizens United? SCOTUS Takes First Amendment Challenge to Campaign Finance Law

By |2020-04-23T21:50:21-04:00February 20th, 2013|

This column by ACRU Senior Legal Analyst Ken Klukowski was published February 19, 2013 on Breitbart.com.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in what could be the next Citizens United, considering whether a central part of the nation’s foundational federal campaign-finance law violates the First Amendment.

In 1971, Congress passed the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA). After the national trauma of Watergate (which has nothing to do with Marco Rubio), Congress vastly expanded FECA in 1974, creating the modern campaign-finance system governing federal campaigns.

Several provisions of FECA were challenged in constitutional grounds. In Buckley v. Valeo, the Supreme Court […]

Lars Larson: MO Gun Control Proposal Raises Constitutional Problems

By |2020-04-23T21:53:58-04:00February 17th, 2013|

This column by ACRU Senior Legal Analyst Ken Klukowski was published February 16, 2013 on Breitbart.com.

Missouri Democrats are trying to join New York, California, and Illinois as states that oppose gun rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. National talk-radio host Lars Larson–who is not a lawyer–understands the relevant provisions of the Constitution better than many lawyers I know.

One television personality referred to the proposed Missouri ban as going after assault weapons and guns with assault-weapon features. That’s half-right: there is no such thing as an assault weapon; it’s not a class of firearms. It’s a made-up term by anti-gun politicians to scare ordinary […]

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