Posts Tagged ‘Constitution’
A t-shirt for the gun toting ladies (and those that should be)
Some food for thought today – Which one would you prefer to be? Stand up for your Second Amendment rights!
House of Representatives to try a novel idea – Reading the U.S. Constitution
Yesterday marked an extraordinarily happy day in the House of Representatives, not so much because Republicans took control but because it signified the end of the reign of Nancy Pelosi. To celebrate this momentous occasion the House is going to do something that it has never done before – reading the Constitution. The image to [...]
Colorado Amendments 62 & 63 – The ‘personhood’ and states’ rights issues
Two amendments on Colorado voters’ ballots in 2010 will garner a great deal of attention due to their conservative roots. The so-called ‘personhood’ amendment once again brings to the forefront the ongoing debate about abortion. Amendment 63 seeks to make a very important assertion of states’ rights under the U.S. Constitution. Amendment 62 – Application [...]
Obama forgets God in citing the Declaration of Independence
There are certain written passages that most Americans know by heart and certainly portions of the Declaration of Independence are one of them. That document, penned by Thomas Jefferson and signed by 56 brave patriots, put down in words became the foundation of a new nation, one unlike any other seen in the course of [...]
Activist judges overturn Stolen Valor Act; Call it a violation of free speech
Wannabe veterans now have free reign to lie and claim military service and awards that they did not perform or receive thanks to two recent rulings by activist judges. Two cases, one in Colorado and one in California, were the first to challenge the Stolen Valor Act, a 2006 law meant to protect the honor [...]
One Nation Under God – A painting tackles the falsehood of the ‘separation of church and state’
Much damage to our nation has been caused under the auspices of the ‘separation of church and state’. That infamous phrase appears nowhere in our founding documents and has taken on a meaning completely contrary to the views of our Founding Fathers. The First Amendment of the Bill of Rights states, “Congress shall make no [...]
Quote of the day: Abraham Lincoln on the people, Congress and the courts
I saw this recently in a Denver Post opinion piece penned by Clear the Bench Colorado and thought it was very good and well worh publishing. We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution. ~ Abraham [...]
1st Amendment and 2nd Amendment
This came my way via email and I thought it was pretty funny. Click the read more link to view the picture.
Justice Scalia Talks to 60 Minutes
I am always fascinated with the Supreme Court and with the men and women who are justices. These people are the ultimate arbitrators of our society and they are the final word in any legal argument. When our nation was born, the court was not viewed as it is today – a co-equal branch of [...]
How could 50 states be wrong?
Somewhere along the way, the Federal Courts and the Supreme Court have misinterpreted the U.S. Constitution. How could fifty States be wrong? America's founders did not intend for there to be a separation of God and state, as shown by the fact that all 50 states acknowledge God in their state constitutions: Note my rant [...]