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Dec 05 2019
News
'Bible-Believing' TX Justice of the Peace in Trouble for Declining to Perform Same-Sex Marriages
McLennan County Justice of the Peace Dianne Hensley, a devout Christian, has received a public warning by Texas' State Commission on Judicial Conduct for refusing to perform same-sex marriages.
The Waco Tribune-Herald reports Hensley, who has been in office for the last five years, has said that, as a "Bible-believing" Christian, her conscience prohibited her from doing same-sex
CBNMay 13 2020
Opinion
‘Stephen Miller should die’ is a bad look for the media — and a gift to Trump
The so-called “newsy” bit read: “And while I am generally loathe [sic] to wish physical harm on those I disagree with, and while I do wish Katie a speedy recovery, I’m comfortable shedding whatever objectivity I have here to say I desperately hope Stephen Miller contracts covid-19.”
It was a piece entitled, just to hammer the bluntness, “I Will Personally Be Thrilled If Stephen Miller
S.E. CuppDec 29 2015
Opinion
Piereson: Is political polarization really so bad?
Political polarization is a serious problem for the United States because it impedes steps necessary to solve mounting national problems. These problems include rising levels of government debt; illegal immigration; spending on entitlement programs; the deterioration of America’s roads, bridges, railways and airports; the impending failure of employee pension systems; and lackluster economic
Austin American-StatesmanMar 20 2013
News
CNN Asked Rand Paul About Abortion Exceptions: This Is How He Answered
Republican Senator Rand Paul boldly declared last week when he introduced the Life at Conception Act that human life begins at the moment of conception and therefore is entitled to legal protection. However during an interview on Tuesday with CNNs Wolf Blitzer the Kentucky senator seemed to soften...
The BlazeOct 30 2019
News
Senate GOP in bind on impeachment
Senate Republicans, with 22 seats up for reelection and their majority up for grabs in 2020, are in a bind over how to defend President Trump from the House impeachment push.
They realize their political fortunes and policy goals are tied to the president, but they also know their best shot at keeping control of the Senate hinges on senators preserving their independent brands.
The HillApr 13 2020
Background
Women's rights
Women's rights are the rights and entitlements claimed for women and girls worldwide, and which formed the basis for the women's rights movement in the 19th century and feminist movement during the 20th century. In some countries, these rights are institutionalized or supported by law, local custom, and behavior, whereas in others they are ignored and suppressed. They differ from broader
WikipediaNov 25 2012
News
Sen. Dick Durbin: Medicare, Medicaid Fair Game in Talks to Avoid Fiscal Cliff
“From my side of the table, bring entitlement reform into the conversation, Durbin said on “This Week with George Stephanopoulos. “Social Security  set aside ¦ doesnt add to the deficit. But when it comes to Medicare and Medicaid, protect the integrity of the program, but give it solvency for more and more years.
ABC News (Online)Jul 18 2016
Opinion
The misguided ferocity of the anti-gun left
The American system of justice relies on core principles based on a fundamental understanding of natural law. First, the Constitution exists to restrain government from encroaching on the rights of its sovereign citizens. Second, each citizen retains those civil rights unless a jury of their peers convicts them of violating the law. Third, each citizen is entitled to due process and a
The Week - NewsDec 30 2015
Opinion
Starnes: 10 Stories That Fired Up America in 2015
It was a year filled with micro-aggressions and gender neutral pronouns.
Bruce became Caitlyn. Black Lives Mattered. And the Baby Jesus got banned.
The Greatest Generation has given way to the Perpetually Offended Generation – young Americans who suffer epic meltdowns at the mere hint of criticism. Young Americans who feel entitled to take what you earned
TownhallOct 20 2021
Opinion
The Supreme Court floats a startling expansion to police immunity from the law
The Supreme Court handed down a brief opinion on Monday holding that a California police officer is immune from a lawsuit alleging he used excessive force while helping arrest an armed suspect.
Though the Court’s decision in Rivas-Villegas v. Cortesluna is fairly straightforward — the justices held that Officer Daniel Rivas-Villegas “did not violate clearly established law” when he
Vox