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Three Noteworthy Cases on 9th Circuit Docket

By |2023-05-20T09:41:30-04:00July 17th, 2007|

The Honolulu Advertizer has picked up my latest Op-Ed. Here it is:

Three noteworthy cases on 9th Circuit docket

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals is proving itself once again to be a powerhouse among the circuits. And based on some of the cases that it will decide this year it might actually edge out the D.C. Circuit as the most influential circuit court in the nation.

With its headquarters in San Francisco, the 9th Circuit is the largest of the 13 courts of appeals, and this term there’s a lot happening. Three of the cases awaiting final disposition by the 9th Circuit are quite noteworthy. And depending […]

Bainbridge Council Acts Like 5-Year-Olds about Pledge

By |2023-05-20T09:41:31-04:00July 16th, 2007|

The Kitsap Sun ran a delightful, and also distressing, article on July 11 on the inability of the Bainbridge Island Council and Mayor to decide whether to say, or not say, the Pledge of Allegiance at the beginning of their meetings. Most readers might think that is not a difficult question, but in the People’s Republic of Washington State, it is.

A new member of the Council, who is an Air Force veteran from the Vietnam War, raised the issue. Other members of the Council objected, some because they resent the Pledge and consider it false in its claims. The Mayor tried to […]

Mosque and State are Fine – Just Shut Down the Church and State

By |2023-05-20T09:41:32-04:00July 16th, 2007|

Investors Business Daily ran an editorial entitled, “Jihad in Schools,” on July 9. It describes a program in a San Diego public school for setting aside 15 minutes a day for Somali Muslim students to pray at Carver Elementary School. And it has added Arabic to its teaching. And it has segregated boys from girls in classrooms. And it has banned pork and other non-Islamic foods from its lunchroom.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations defends this program. What is interesting is the position of the ACLU on this. Whenever Judeo-Christian actions, or even single words, are at issue, the ACLU […]

Illegal Aliens Sue for $100 a Day for Jail Time

By |2023-05-20T09:41:32-04:00July 16th, 2007|

News Channel 5 in Nashville, TN, published an article on its website on 10 July about illegal aliens suing local officials for illegally arresting them. They are claiming $100 a day for their incarceration until they are thrown out of the US in their suit against the Maury County Sheriffs’ Office, and the Sheriff himself.

Nowhere does the article describe these as “illegal” immigrants. But they would not be in jail, awaiting deportation, if their status were legal.

The illegals were arrested during a raid conducted by the Sheriff and immigration officers at a mobile home park near Nashville. They were searching […]

THE DAILY BLADE: When A Patient's Rights Stop Where A Healthcare Provider's Rights Begin

By |2023-05-20T09:41:33-04:00July 12th, 2007|

The ACRU and former attorney general and ACRU Policy Board member Ed Meese are cited in a July 11 article at the Daily Blade: “When A Patient’s Rights Stop Where A Healthcare Provider’s Rights Begin.”

One correction though, as this is the second time a newspaper has gotten this wrong: The ACRU is not proposing a “compromise” solution; we are simply defending the right of the defendant and citing the facts of what she did do. She actually was much more accommodating to the would-be patient than she needed to be.

Ken Blackwell: The Supreme Court Giveth, the Supreme Court Taketh Away

By |2023-05-20T09:41:35-04:00July 7th, 2007|

The Supreme Court teeters on a knife's edge regarding lawsuits against faith expression in the public square. So, conservatives better redouble their efforts to restore a court faithful to our Founders' vision, or lose all that has been gained in recent decisions after the 2008 presidential sweepstakes.

Religious Rights of Students Affirmed in NJ & TX from Citizenlink.com

By |2023-05-20T09:41:36-04:00July 6th, 2007|

“A New Jersey school’s decision to allow Christian students to enjoy the same free speech rights as other students could be the beginning of a nationwide trend to protect students’ rights. Northern Highlands Regional High School had blocked a Christian club from participating in the Day of Truth, a day for Christian students to express their views on homosexuality, but backed down after being contacted by the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF)…”

Read the Full Report Here

Jefferson and Madison Reminisce on the Meaning of the Declaration of Independence

By |2023-05-20T09:41:37-04:00July 4th, 2007|

Thomas Jefferson, letter to Samuel Adams Wells, May 12, 1821:

The Declaration of Independence… [is the] declaratory charter of our rights, and the rights of man.

Thomas Jefferson, letter to John Adams, September 12, 1821:

[T]he flames kindled on the 4 of July 1776, have spread over too much of the globe to be extinguished by the feeble engines of despotism; on the contrary, they will consume these engines and all who work them.

James Madison, letter to Thomas Jefferson, February 8, 1825:

On the distinctive principles of the Government …of the U. States, the best […]

An Open Letter to Senator Specter

By |2023-05-20T09:41:37-04:00July 3rd, 2007|

Dear Senator Specter,

I am writing to you as the Ranking Republican on the Judiciary Committee. It’s useless to write to Chairman Patrick Leahy, because his views are the same as a minority of the Supreme Court Justices — whatever outcome in any case benefits the Democratic Party is fine with him, regardless of what that does to or with the US Constitution.

You, at least, say that you are interested in accurate analysis of the constitutional issues presented. I’ve read a couple of your books and I must say that your scholarship, except in the area of Scottish law, leaves a great deal to be desired.

But, […]

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