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ACLU Outrage: Illinois Recall Proposal "Unconstitutional"

By ACRU Staff|2010-10-23T16:02:50-04:00October 23rd, 2010|

By ACRU Senior Fellow Robert Knight

Buckling under constituent heat to deal with corruption exemplified by the multiple-count indictment of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich (D), Illinois legislators gave final approval on Oct. 15 to put a recall of governors law on the November 2 ballot.

The ACLU is rattling its sword, warning that the measure would lead to expensive litigation, which is the ACLU’s standard way of pressuring public officials without even filing a lawsuit. Illinois ACLU Legal Director Harvey Grossman suggested the legislature start over with a new draft, according to the Associated Press. The recall law is expected to pass, however.

Recalling Senator Kent Conrad

By ACRU Staff|2010-10-20T19:33:08-04:00October 20th, 2010|

Tea Party organizers in North Dakota go to court today in their attempted recall of four-term Sen. Kent Conrad. Oral arguments were heard this morning in the North Dakota Supreme Court in the case of RecallND v. Jaegar arising out of the refusal by North Dakota Secretary of State Al Jaegar to begin the recall process upon the proper filing by The Committee to Recall Senator Conrad. The Committee is seeking a court order to allow the recall process to proceed.

The issue of recall of United States Senators is now before two state Supreme Courts, as oral argument was heard in May before the New […]

Angle Wins, Toomey Loses?

By ACRU Staff|2010-10-20T16:10:37-04:00October 20th, 2010|

ACRU General Counsel Peter Ferrara wrote this column appearing October 20, 2010 on The American Spectator website.

Harry Reid didn’t just vote for the failed, wasted, trillion dollar stimulus. As Senate Majority Leader, he led its enactment. And he didn’t just vote for President Obama’s record smashing federal spending, deficits, and debt. As Senate Majority Leader he led their enactment. And he didn’t just vote for the TARP bailouts. As Senate Majority Leader even then, he led their enactment.

And Harry Reid didn’t just support Obamacare. He, again, led its enactment.

Now in two weeks the voters of Nevada will have their chance to […]

Leftists, Progressives and Socialists

By ACRU Staff|2010-10-20T13:42:06-04:00October 20th, 2010|

ACRU Policy Board Member and Professor of Economics Walter E. Williams wrote this column appearing October 20, 2010 on Townhall.com.

One of the greatest sources of confusion and deception is the difference between leftists, progressives, socialists, communists and fascists. I thought about this as I caught a glimpse of the Oct. 2 “One Nation” march on Washington. The participants proudly marched with banners, signs and placards reading “Socialists,” “Ohio U Democratic Socialists,” “International Socialists Organization,” “Socialist Party USA,” “Build A Socialist Alternative” and other signs expressing support for socialism and communism. They had stands where they sold booklets under the titles of […]

How to Really Reform the U.N.

By ACRU Staff|2010-10-18T15:34:20-04:00October 18th, 2010|

ACRU Senior Fellow Ken Blackwell wrote this column appearing October 16, 2010, on The American Thinker website.

President Obama famously responded to a question about “American exceptionalism.” Asked by a reporter if he believed in it, Mr. Obama replied, “I believe in American exceptionalism, just as I suspect that the Brits believe in British exceptionalism and the Greeks believe in Greek exceptionalism.” It was as if he’d just gotten back from Lake Wobegon, where all the children are above average.

So if America’s exceptional and so are the Greeks and the Brits — and presumably, too, are the Bangladeshis and the […]

Make Them Agree to Kill the Death Tax

By ACRU Staff|2010-10-18T10:01:13-04:00October 18th, 2010|

ACRU Senior Fellow Robert Knight wrote this column appearing October 15, 2010 on The Washington Times website and in the print edition on October 18, 2010.

As election day approaches and many incumbents contemplate the death of their political careers, it’s a good time to remind them of their unfinished work in fending off a massive tax increase, and in particular, the death tax. In fact, they should be hounded about this at every campaign stop.

The death tax was reduced to zero in 2010, but will lurch from its grave on Jan. 1, 2011 and haunt small businesses worth $1 […]

The Political Suicide of President Obama

By ACRU Staff|2010-10-15T20:39:01-04:00October 15th, 2010|

ACRU Senior Fellow Ken Blackwell wrote this column appearing October 15, 2010, on The Patriot Post website.

Liberals sit down with the New York Times the way Catholics enter the confessional: To make a clean breast of their sins and to ask for absolution. Except that the Gray Lady offers no promise of confidentiality.

President Obama has given an interview to the Times Magazine that will appear in full only next Sunday. Already, however, his quoted remarks are causing a political earthquake. He confesses that he did not realize there was “no such thing as a shovel-ready project” when he asked […]

So Much Worse Than Carter

By ACRU Staff|2010-10-15T01:59:39-04:00October 15th, 2010|

ACRU General Counsel Peter Ferrara wrote this column appearing October 13, 2010 on The American Spectator website.

The most important fact to take from the September unemployment report released last week is that almost three years after the recession began the economy was still losing jobs! Almost 100,000 (95,000) additional jobs were lost last month from the economy overall. That makes 400,000 jobs lost since May. Moreover, in a regular annual benchmark revision to calibrate unemployment rates for updated data, the BLS reported a further 366,000 jobs lost for March. The total number of Americans unemployed stands at almost 15 million (14.8).

In addition, the […]

Illegal Alien Stumps Napolitano

By ACRU Staff|2010-10-11T14:56:45-04:00October 11th, 2010|

ACRU Senior Legal Analyst Jan LaRue wrote this column appearing October 11, 2010 on The American Thinker website.

If you thought Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano’s silly remarks and bungling couldn’t get any worse, you must have missed her performance on Fox’s O’Reilly Factor last Wednesday night.

The woman in charge of our immigration enforcement said she “doesn’t know” what to do about the country’s celebrity illegal alien, Nicky Diaz, former housekeeper for California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman. Hang on — it gets ditzier. Secretary Napolitano told Mr. O’Reilly that “obviously this is ultimately a matter for California voters to […]

What Can Rahm Be Thinking?

By ACRU Staff|2010-10-07T16:49:18-04:00October 7th, 2010|

ACRU Senior Fellow Ken Blackwell wrote this column appearing October 7, 2010, on the The Patriot Post website.

“Mr. Emanuel praised Mr. Obama as “the toughest leader any country could ask for in the toughest times any president has faced.” He fought back tears as he thanked his wife and three children, seated in the front row of the East Room for the farewell ceremony.”

That’s how the New York Times described Rahm Emanuel’s leave-taking as President Obama’s Chief of Staff. We all say nice things on such occasions. I have no idea whether Rahm Emanuel’s departure was his own […]