After Bill Maher’s guest Charles Cooke made an uninformed statement on the greatness of the American Revolution and the Constitution, Joy Reid schools him.
Liberal Crushes Racist Conservative On Bill Maher’s ‘Real Time’ (VIDEO)
by Egberto Willies •
Tag Archive for Constitution
Missouri GOP Fears National Gun Registry, Votes To End Issuing Driver’s Licenses In Response
by Rika Christensen •
The Missouri Senate voted to eliminate all funding for the state’s driver’s license bureau on Monday due to concerns about its keeping records of concealed-carry holders.
Is Facebook’s Decision To Shut Down Gun Shop’s Page Unconstitutional? Shop Owner Thinks So
by Rika Christensen •
A Pennsylvania gun shop had its Facebook page taken down because it was promoting a giveaway for an AR-15 and assorted ammunition and magazines.
‘Resolution Is Dead’ – North Carolina House Speaker Rejects GOP Attempt To Declare State Religion
by Lorraine Devon Wilke •
‘The issue they are raising is settled by constitutional law. They are trying to turn the clock back on the First Amendment.’ – constitutional professor Michael Gerhardt
Will Marriage Equality Make Christianity Illegal? Fox News Contributors Think So (VIDEO)
by Elisabeth Parker •
The latest wave of anti-equality, anti-gay hysteria from the Christian right, and what their persecution complex is REALLY about.
Five Potential Rulings From The Supreme Court On Marriage Equality (VIDEO)
by Elisabeth Parker •
‘It’s that shift in public opinion that really gives gay rights advocates hope,’ a reporter observes amongst the crowds shivering outside the U.S. Supreme Court Building.
North Dakota House To Vote On Personhood Bill Banning All Abortion, Even After Rape
by Stephen D. Foster Jr. •
A showdown between anti-abortion religious fanatics and the Constitution is on the horizon in the North Dakota House.
Judge Strikes Down Missouri Law Exempting Religious Employers From Providing Contraception Coverage
by Stephen D. Foster Jr. •
Judge Fleissig’s ruling is a victory for women in Missouri who want to make their own reproductive health decisions.
Mississippi Governor Signs Bill Forcing Public Schools To Give Students Open Forum To Push Religious Views On Others
by Stephen D. Foster Jr. •
The law dictates that school administrators interrupt the business of educating our kids to allow students to openly preach religious beliefs regardless of what other students may or may not believe.
Iowa Republicans Aim To Eliminate Youth Vote By Refusing To Teach Them How
by Rika Christensen •
If Iowa Republicans have their way, the state will no longer require schools to teach voting statutes and procedures in high school government classes.
Federal Judge Strikes Down Idaho 20 Week Abortion Ban As Unconstitutional
by Stephen D. Foster Jr. •
The right to have an abortion is safe in Idaho for the time being. Only time will tell if women in other conservative states will be able to say the same.
Arizona GOP Measure Would Allow Citizens To Ignore Federal Laws
by Stephen D. Foster Jr. •
Republican attempts to nullify federal authority revive the issue of state’s rights, an issue that has been settled since the end of the Civil War.
Arkansas Republicans Pass Two Anti-Abortion Bills, Including One Banning Abortion After 12 Weeks
by Stephen D. Foster Jr. •
Arkansas Republicans seem to be more focused on eliminating a woman’s right to choose than they are on anything else.
Chuck Grassley Thinks Native Americans Incapable Of Conducting A Fair Trial
by T. Steelman •
Chuck Grassley has a sad. You see, he’d like to vote for the Violence Against Women Act but, doggone it, he just can’t.
Arkansas Republicans Attempt To Publicly Fund Religious Preschools
by Justin Acuff •
Arkansas Republicans have a new idea for making the funding of religious institutions by the government constitutional, claiming that if you say it doesn’t violate the Constitution, it magically doesn’t.
Indiana GOP Seeks To Overturn Federal Government
by Stephen D. Foster Jr. •
The Indiana GOP seek to hold a new Constitutional Convention, to overturn the federal government’s ability to function.
Yet Another Sheriff Claims To Be A Constitutional Expert Who Won’t Enforce Gun Law
by Wendy Gittleson •
When it comes to guns and Obamacare, everyone, it seems, is a constitutional scholar – except, of course, for the actual constitutional scholar who currently resides in the White House.
Texas Bill Follows Wyoming’s Lead In Gun Control – Arrest the Feds
by Wendi Petit •
It sounds like a great movie, but do taxpayers support such a move and are state officials willing to arrest federal agents?
Justice Scalia ‘Too Liberal’ For Larry Pratt, Director Of Gun Owners Of America
by Justin Acuff •
Larry Pratt, the director of Gun Owners of America, told host Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday that Scalia is ‘too liberal’ and that ‘Scalia was not speaking from a constitutional perspective.’
Birthers Make One Final, Desperate Push To Keep Obama From Taking Office
by Rika Christensen •
They insist on a literal, originalist interpretation of the Constitution, which, as previously noted, does not define ‘natural born’ in any way, shape or form.