ACRU Oped Archives

Media Availability: A Black Man’s Defense of the Constitution

By Allen West|2023-03-06T11:58:58-05:00March 7th, 2022|

In rebuttal to a recent story by journalist Elie Mystal referring to the United States Constitution as “trash,” American Constitutional Rights Union Executive Director Lt. Col. Allen West writes, “the situation in America is no longer about political parties. It is now about two very different philosophies of governance, constitutional conservatism and progressive socialism...Marxism. The crux of the matter comes down to the relationship between the individual citizen and the institution of government.”

The Psychology of Crisis Tyrants

By Tom McHale|2023-03-06T12:05:15-05:00October 26th, 2021|

The American Constitutional Rights Union defines a crisis tyrant as a leader who uses a crisis — like the COVID-19 pandemic — to justify and grease the skids of their tyrannical behavior. The “crisis” element adds a layer or two of “despicable” as the exercise of power comes on the backs of those enduring a crisis or tragedy.

ACRU’s Blackwell: The New York Times’ Ironic Coverage of the ‘Woke’ ACLU

By J. Kenneth Blackwell|2023-03-06T12:06:16-05:00June 25th, 2021|

Past famed ACLU attorneys are speaking out that the organization has caved to "cancel culture" and joined the censorious, authoritarian left. Since 2016, the ACLU has embraced the anti-Trump resistance with numerous campaigns, such as partisan efforts to accuse Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault and label all police officers as white supremacists.

Media Availability: Lori Roman, ACRU — Corporatism Will Snuff Out Individual Rights… Unless We Stop It

By ACRU Staff|2023-03-06T12:06:18-05:00June 9th, 2021|

American Constitutional Rights Union (ACRU) President Lori Roman has written an op ed which explains how, in the interest of promoting free markets, we might inadvertently be supporting corporatism, a form of economic totalitarianism where government and corporations collude to destroy individual rights.

ACRU’s Lori Roman: Corporatism Will Snuff Out Individual Rights Unless We Stop It

By Lori Roman|2023-03-06T12:06:19-05:00June 9th, 2021|

For too long, conservatives have blindly supported corporations. While trying to support “free markets” we might inadvertently be supporting corporatism, a form of economic totalitarianism where government and corporations collude to destroy individual rights.

ACRU Actions’s Blackwell: State legislators must defend citizens’ votes

By J. Kenneth Blackwell|2023-03-06T12:07:45-05:00November 28th, 2020|

Election protocols and vote integrity are the Constitutional purview of state legislators. As ACRU Action's Amb. Ken Blackwell notes, they must keep our votes secure, especially after liberal judges stole legislative power by green-lighting liberal anti-vote security lawsuits before the election.

ACRU Action’s Roman: In Leftist Land, Who Will Protect You?

By Lori Roman|2023-03-06T12:08:13-05:00September 24th, 2020|

For years, liberals have told Americans they do not need guns because the police have guns. But now many leftists advocate defunding police altogether. This brings serious public policy questions. In Leftist Land, who exactly would have guns? And who is responsible for protecting Americans?

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