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Written by Bruce Walker
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Monday, 16 November 2009 08:43 |
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 The Center for Constitutional Rights announced on Thursday that it would be filing a federal lawsuit on behalf of ACORN in an attempt to prevent Congress from voting to defund the scandal-ridden organization. In addition to a petition to stop Congress from exercising its appropriation power, the lawsuit would seek a temporary restraining order against Congress to halt the already enacted defunding. Jules Lobel, an attorney with the Center said “It’s not the job of Congress to be the judge, jury, and executioner. We have due process in this country, and our Constitution forbids lawmakers from singling out a person or group for punishment without a fair investigation and trial.”
The Center for Constitutional Rights has a very interesting view of the Constitution itself. The political decision of Congress to appropriate monies or enact laws is not controlled by due process of laws (which is a judicial issue) but rather with adherence to the Constitution. The appropriation power itself is in Article I and this power is limited to certain enumerated powers (none of which remotely deal with the activities of ACORN) and to those laws and appropriations which are necessary and proper to the limited enumerated powers.
What sorts of things does ACORN do with tax dollars? It uses its federal funds to fight foreclosures, which is to say that it takes tax dollars from all of us and uses those dollars to take sides in civil foreclosure actions against the mortgage holders. The reason for courts is to make sure that civil actions like foreclosures follow the law and that the rights of private parties are protected from abuse. ACORN determines that because one party is the defendant in a foreclosure action and another party is the plaintiff than the defendant is entitled to legal advocacy at the taxpayer’s expense.
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Written by Art Thompson
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Friday, 13 November 2009 14:00 |
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 Much has been written about the swine flu epidemic and the use of the vaccine. Frankly, there is a lot to be desired on both sides of the argument as to whether to “give it a shot.”
There are two principles that stand out that need to be emphasized: First, mandatory injections are a violation of the First Amendment protection of the right to Freedom of Religion. Second, if a national government healthcare system is established, not only can the First Amendment be violated, but so can the rest of the Constitution as well, not only as a result of domestic policy but also as a consequence of the entangling agreements that we are involved in with the United Nations.
There are several religious denominations in our country that do not believe in medical treatment, at least not to the level that most citizens’ make use of the medical profession. These include Christian Scientists, Seventh Day Adventists, and Jehovah Witnesses. For the government to force the issue of receiving flu shots ― or any other mandated treatment ― forces the recipient of these sects to engage in practices that are contrary to their closely held religious beliefs.
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Written by Alex Newman
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Friday, 13 November 2009 13:25 |
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 A variety of Mexican groups along the U.S. border are making international headlines by clamoring for United Nations “peacekeeping” troops to come crack down on the violence plaguing the region.
The Mexican military has already deployed almost 10,000 federal troops and special police in Ciudad Juarez, but the murder, extortion and kidnapping continues. Over 2,000 killings have rocked the city of about 1.4 million people just this year, giving it one of the highest murder rates in the world. Tortured bodies are frequently dumped in the streets.
The situation has become so dire that an estimated 6,000 businesses have already closed or moved out of the city. Regular people report being in fear for their lives simply walking down the street.
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Written by Selwyn Duke
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Friday, 13 November 2009 12:00 |
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 When a leader is confronted with an obvious case of Jihad and can only think to defend diversity, it is plain that we are a nation adrift.
In the dystopian movie “Idiocracy,” a futuristic America has declined to a point at which abject ignorance is the norm. It is so bad that there is crop failure because the nation is watering its food plants with a sports drink called “Brawndo.” And when the wisdom of this practice is questioned, people reflexively parrot the drink’s advertising slogan, “Brawndo’s got what plants crave. It’s got electrolytes!” Of course, no one even knows what electrolytes are, but people love slogans — especially dumbed-down people.
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