http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/constitution-news/ en-us Mon, 6 Jul 2009 19:06:21 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286690/posts Saskatchewan marriage commissioners should be allowed to refuse to perform same-sex unions if it violates their religious beliefs, the state government says. The province's Saskatchewan Party government is seeking a legal opinion on whether its proposed legislation is in compliance with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported Monday. Provincial Justice Minister and Attorney General Don Morgan told the CBC the state government will propose two options to the court -- one that would allow existing marriage commissions to refuse to perform same-sex marriages and another in which a religious exemption would be granted to... UPI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286690/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 19:06:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286688/posts July 06, 2009 Sarah Palin: The Best is Yet to Come By J.R. Dunn The response to Sarah Palin's surprise resignation last Friday clearly reveals the limitations of the American political class, right, left, or what have you. There's an old academic joke, probably apocryphal, about Count Metternich, Austria's foreign minister during the Napoleonic era. While attending the Congress of Vienna, Metternich is sleeping off a banquet when one of his aides bursts in at three in the morning. "Your excellency! Count Nesselrode, the Russian ambassador, just died." Metternich jerks awake. "Died, you say? What a terrible thing! I was... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286688/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 19:04:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286678/posts Welcome To The Sean Hannity Show Thread! All Posters And Lurkers Are WELCOME! The Show Thread Between EL Rushbo And TGO'S Lounge. Be The First To Post And Win A Sean Hannity Show Thread High Power Blender. Listen To Sean Do Comentary, Talk To Guests And Take Calls From YOU! :)=^..^= The Sean Hannity Show http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286678/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 18:51:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286669/posts Politics: The former Stuart Smalley becomes the 60th Democrat in the U.S. Senate, thanks to the community organizers at Acorn and the little-known Secretary of State Project. Is the system being rigged? Incumbent Republican Norm Coleman conceded defeat in the mother of all recounts in Minnesota's U.S. Senate race after the state's Supreme Court unanimously rejected his lawsuit. Arguably, his seat may have been lost the day in 2006 when Democrat Mark Ritchie defeated two-term incumbent Republican Mary Kiffmeyer to become Minnesota secretary of state. It was Ritchie who orchestrated the recount that gave Democratic challenger Franken a lead some... IBD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286669/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 18:44:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286633/posts Just about every American, from the time they're 6 or so, learns that Mount Vernon is Founding Father George Washington's home. They draw pictures of the grand farmhouse in art class. Study it in history. File onto buses and reverently visit the hallowed ground along the Potomac River. And right now, that's Mount Vernon's problem. There's just too much George, according to some international culture experts, who are considering whether the historic estate belongs on the United Nations' list of World Heritage sites. A group advising the U.S. government on getting American sites onto the prestigious list initially rejected Mount... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286633/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 18:05:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286629/posts There is a point in tournament poker where one player doesn't have the chips to play out the next raise, but they have great cards, so they call "all in." At that point, nobody can raise them and the hand gets played out -- either to a game changing win or a total loss for the person who made the call. It appears Sarah Palin decided she and her family could no longer deal with the thousand cuts, so she is "all in." Palin may well decide to stay home and make macaroni and cheese for the kids, but history... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286629/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 18:01:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286626/posts ...Here are lessons of the Sarah Palin experience, for any aspiring politician who shares her background and her sex. Your children will go through the tabloid wringer. Your religion will be mocked and misrepresented. Your political record will be distorted, to better parody your family and your faith. (And no, gentle reader, Palin did not insist on abstinence-only sex education, slash funds for special-needs children or inject creationism into public schools.) Male commentators will attack you for parading your children. Female commentators will attack you for not staying home with them. You’ll be sneered at for how you talk and... NYT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286626/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 18:00:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286622/posts Study: Abortion Has More Negative Parenting Impact Than Other Pregnancy Loss - A new review of studies examining various types of prenatal loss and the effects on subsequent parenting has concluded that abortion may be "particularly damaging to the parenting process." The article, published in Current Women's Health Reviews, looked at already published studies on miscarriage, induced abortion and adoption. http://www.LifeNews.com/nat5193.html LifeNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286622/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 17:54:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286619/posts It was a most unusual Fourth of July holiday. While we, the American people, were celebrating the passage of the Declaration of Independence on the Fourth of July, 1776, our only nationally-elected leaders, the President and Vice-President, seem to have forgotten its meaning. American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286619/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 17:51:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286600/posts In my family I am an island, the lone conservative and sole person to ever vote Republican. This has resulted in few political discussions coming up in my presence. However, the other day while speaking to my mother — a devout leftist who regularly refers to the hosts of [1] MSLSD by their first names — the beltway sledge seeped into our conversation. I could not resist expressing disgust over the bizarre cult that has formed around our shallow and foppish president, Barack Obama. I wondered aloud why leftists seem uniformly incapable of criticizing any of their co-religionists. My mother... Pajamas Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286600/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 17:14:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286592/posts Imagine a city where all the major economic planks of the statist or "progressive" platform have been enacted: * A "living wage" ordinance, far above the federal minimum wage, for all public employees and private contractors. * A school system that spends significantly more per pupil than the national average. * A powerful school employee union that militantly defends the exceptional pay, benefits and job security it has won for its members. * A powerful government employee union that does the same for its members. * A tax system that aggressively redistributes income from businesses and the wealthy to the... Mackinac Center for Public Policy http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286592/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 17:07:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286548/posts Bipartisan Amdt Expected Tuesday to Stop Obama's Tax-Funded Abortions in DC Washington, DC -- Lawmakers from both political parties are working together to offer an amendment to a Congressional spending bill that includes President Barack Obama's request to fund abortions in the nation's capital. A House committee is expected to vote on the amendment on Tuesday. See http://www.LifeNews.com/nat5191.html ACTION ALERT: Calls needed ASAP to stop tax-funded abortions. Click link above for more. LifeNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286548/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 16:13:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286506/posts I have just received the American Community Survey form from the Census Bureau. This is the replacement for the 2010 long form and is being given randomly to a certain number of households. My knee jerk reaction was to chuck it and wait for my official Census Form to come in order to only give my name, rank, and serial number. However, I started looking at what my answers to the questions would be (ie. Caucasian, US citizen, Suburban driving, self-employed professional, non-grandchild rearing, enabled not disabled) and started to think maybe my lifestyle needs to be counted. What do... Til I am the last man standing http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286506/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 15:10:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286484/posts Why Catholics Should Oppose Sotomayor The confirmation of nominee Sonia Sotomayor as a Supreme Court justice is almost a certainty. She's a woman, a Hispanic, and the pick of a popular president who leads the party that controls the Senate. Democratic leadership in the Senate is determined to complete hearings before the Judiciary Committee and get a confirmation vote before Congress adjourns in August. Thus far, Republicans have not voiced much opposition to the nomination, perhaps thinking it better to save their ammunition for an easier battle. It's a mistake, however, to allow such a nominee to take a seat... insidecatholic.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286484/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 14:34:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286481/posts WASHINGTON — Whether it's over health care, climate change or most other big Washington battles this year, Congress keeps debating the same underlying issue: Is the federal government getting too big and intrusive? The subject bitterly divides Republicans from Democrats, and the public's mood seems ambivalent. Polls show public majorities think the government's rapidly growing cost is worrisome. Most want better health care and curbs on global warming — but they're wary of giving government too much power to do either. McCrappy Newspapers-Pioneer Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286481/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 14:28:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286472/posts OUR OPINION: President Obama promised transparency but often sides with secrecy As a candidate for president, Sen. Barack Obama vowed to run an open government. He reiterated that pledge on Inauguration Day: ''Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency,'' he said. Nearly six months later, advocates of open government are still waiting for the president to fulfill this promise. Compared to the Bush presidency, this administration is doing better. But what President Obama has done, compared to what he said he would do, are two different things, thanks in part to the unequivocal language... Miami Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286472/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 14:15:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286468/posts The Rochester NY Independence Day Tea Party was held on Friday, July 3, 2009 at Ontario Beach Park in the Rochester waterfront of Lake Ontario, a place that is known as Charlotte. Most people were given this day off as a Holiday and the organizers, We Surround Rochester, the Campaign for Freedom, the Campaign for America and RochesterConservative.com, thought that having it in the evening, from 6pm-9pm, would be a great way of starting out the Independence Day weekend... RochesterConservative.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286468/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 14:10:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286459/posts WASHINGTON, DC – Defying some of his fellow conservative Christian critics, one of the most prominent religious leaders in the country told several thousand American Muslims on Saturday that "the two largest faiths on the planet" must work together to combat stereotypes and solve global problems. "Some problems are so big you have to team tackle them," evangelical megachurch pastor Rick Warren addressed the annual convention of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA). Warren said Muslims and Christians should be partners in working to end what he calls "the five global giants" of war, poverty, corruption, disease, and illiteracy.... One News Now http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286459/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 13:52:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286458/posts The widely claimed number of uninsured Americans is dishonest and misleading. A study released by the Employment Policies Institute (EPI) on June 23, 2009 shows that 43 percent of the claimed 47 million uninsured Americans can afford medical insurance and elect to remain “voluntarily uninsured.” At least 18 million of the uninsured are under the age of 35 and earn more than enough to purchase health insurance that would cost less than $100 per month. Many of the uninsured qualify for health care coverage through SCHIP, Medicaid or other existing government programs but for whatever reason, about 11 million simply... Crossville Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286458/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 13:49:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286454/posts A European filmmaker is warning the U.S. about the disastrous cost of cap and trade. The U.S. House last week passed the Waxman-Markey Energy Bill, otherwise known as "cap and trade." The legislation seeks to limit the emission of carbon dioxide from conventional power plants and seeks to produce more power from wind and solar. Opponents of the measure argued that implementation of cap and trade would destroy the American economy and dramatically increase energy costs for the average American -- something then-presidential candidate Barack Obama stated clearly while on the campaign trail in late 2008. "Under my plan of... One News Now http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286454/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 13:47:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286444/posts State Sovereignty Movement Website Many of you have asked for a central location to stay up to date with state sovereignty bills. While the idea of centralizing information and/or control over a movement of this kind seems to fly in the face of the principles of decentralization that the Tenth Amendment Center stands for, we have gladly succumbed to popular demand with this informational post.We’ll do our best to keep this post updated when new bills are introduced. If you feel something is missing from the list, please don’t hesitate to contact us to let us know. It’s essential that... State Sovereignty Movement Website http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286444/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 13:27:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286440/posts Sarah Palin learned a lot of things in her time as John McCain's running mate -- about the savagery of the media; about the duplicity of politicos; about her own gifts as a politician. But she did not learn the most important lesson of 2008: no drama. The passing months show how right Barack Obama's critics, starting with Hillary Clinton, were about his inexperience. But his supreme overconfidence prevents the caution humility would suggest. The waves are well over the bow of the ship of state now, yet Obama's White House seems to change course almost hourly. What hasn't happened... DC Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286440/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 13:20:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286432/posts Hundreds of emails from Hondurans flooded my in-box last week after I reported on the military's arrest of President Manuel Zelaya, as ordered by the Supreme Court, and his subsequent banishment from the country. Mr. Zelaya's violations of the rule of law in recent months were numerous. But the tipping point came 10 days ago, when he led a violent mob that stormed a military base to seize and distribute Venezuelan-printed ballots for an illegal referendum. All but a handful of my letters pleaded for international understanding of the threat to the constitutional democracy that Mr. Zelaya presented. One phrase... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286432/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 13:06:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286422/posts Poor little liberals. Some racist, right wing, Republican hater actually had the audacity to compare the beloved President Obama to Adolph Hitler. This is so upsetting, I have a box of tissues standing by right here on my desk. According to JaxPoliticsOnline.com: numerous signs that were prominently displayed at the gathering, including two that featured Barack Obama in Nazi garb. One sign, in fact, had altered Obama's appearance to resemble Hitler. Other signs compared ACORN, the community organizing group accused of voter registration irregularities, with the SS-the Nazi organization responsible for enacting the Holocaust and the group responsible for most... Bob Parks: Black & Right http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286422/posts#comment Mon, 6 Jul 2009 12:44:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2286395/posts Sound Off Connecticut is a popular conservative/libertarian call in talk show hosted by Jim Vicevich weekday mornings from 9 a.m. to noon ET. 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