Category Archives: Constitution

DOJ Wants You To Know That Insulting Islam Means You Might Have Broken Civil Rights Laws

Has anyone at the DOJ, especially the leadership, actually read the Constitution and the part about Free Speech? (Judicial Watch) In its latest effort to protect followers of Islam in the U.S. the Obama Justice Department warns against using social media to spread information considered inflammatory against Muslims, threatening that it could constitute a violation […]

The Lois Lerner State Of Oppression

Rich Lowry provides an opinion piece over at The Politico on the real problem with Big Government, entitled The Lois Lerner State It is appropriate that the worst scandal of the Obama administration— the IRS targeting of conservatives — is a scandal of administrators and bureaucrats, of otherwise faceless people endowed with immense power over […]

6 Year Old Given Detention And Forced To Apologize After “Traumatizing” Other Kids With Gun

The only one traumatized in this whole affair is the 6 year old, who was the recipient of unhinged anti-gun behavior by adults who care little for the mental affairs of children (The Blaze) A 6-year-old kindergarten student in Massachusetts is accused of causing a “disturbance” and “traumatizing” other students by bringing a very tiny […]

Dick Durbin: Should Bloggers And Tweeters Be Shielded Like Journalists?

Loathsome Senator Dick Durbin (D-Il), who at one time compared the military members at Guantanamo Bay detention facility to Nazis, isn’t quite ready to call for a special council regarding the DOJ’s investigations into journalists, as he said during an appearance on Fox News Sunday. And (Daily Caller) “But here is the bottom line — […]

NY Times: Obama Admin Cast Wide Net In Leaker Cases

How big a net? This big (NY Times) Even before the F.B.I. conducted 550 interviews of officials and seized the phone records of Associated Press reporters in a leak investigation connected to a 2012 article about a Yemen bomb plot, agents had sought the same reporters’ sources for two other articles about terrorism. In a […]

Issa: Lois Lerner Waived Her 5th Amendment Rights

As Orin Kerr points out, there is a lot of back and forth and varying opinions as to this matter, but not from Darrell Issa (Politico) Lois Lerner might win the legal battle but she’s prolonging the political war. Instead of simply taking the scorn of lawmakers for a day, repeatedly invoking the Fifth Amendment […]

Milbank: “Government Makes Criminals Of Reporters”

It’s nice to see reporters and professional opinion writers employed by media outlets finally understanding the lawlessness of this administration. It’s a shame that it took a flagrant abuse of the 1st Amendment to some of their own, “which it seems is the only way these days to get the jaded, Obama loving media off […]

Gov. Cuomo Attempted To Silence Sheriffs Over Gun Law

Is it any wonder Conservatives worry about tyrannical government? (Times Union) The sheriffs thought they were being summoned to the Capitol to discuss ideas for changes to New York’s gun control law, the SAFE Act. Instead, Gov. Andrew Cuomo told them to keep quiet. In January, the New York State Sheriffs’ Association wrote Cuomo with […]

NY Times Publishes Op-Ed Supporting The Justice Dept. Going After Reporters

Most in the press are taking a position similar to Brit Hume’s (Mediaite) “That places this administration in the position of saying normal news gathering activities are criminal. That is chilling.” Juan Williams, who likes to tick off both sides, said something earlier on Fox News about 20 minutes ago. Others are saying similar things. […]

Colorado Sheriffs File Federal Lawsuit Over Gun Laws

Nice to know that some in law enforcement will not bow to the pressure and will support the 2nd Amendment Rights of law abiding citizens (Fox News) Colorado sheriffs upset with gun restrictions adopted in the aftermath of last year’s mass shootings filed a federal lawsuit Friday, challenging the regulations as unconstitutional. The lawsuit involves […]

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