via: thomasmore ANN ARBOR, MI – The Thomas More Law Center, a national public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, announced today that it has filed a friend of the court brief opposing the ACLU’s campaign to tear down another war memorial cross. At issue is a small cross originally erected on Sunrise [...]
Archive for June, 2009
19 Jun
ACLU Seeks to Tear Down Another War Memorial Cross; TMLC Files US Supreme Court Brief in Opposition
19 Jun
Lawsuit Filed Against City for Restricting Christian Ministry During Arab Festival
via: thomasmore ANN ARBOR, MI – For the last five years, Pastor George Saieg and scores of his volunteers have visited Dearborn, Michigan during its annual Dearborn Arab International Festival to pass out religious literature and discuss their Christian Faith. Pastor Saieg is a Sudanese Christian, and Founder and Director of the Arabic Christian Perspective [...]
18 Jun
Finally, the President denounces Iran elections (Oops, wrong President)
Sarkozy denounces ‘fraud’ in Iran elections French President Nicolas Sarkozy has questioned the legitimacy of Iran’s election, saying the “extent of the fraud” was “proportional to the violent reaction” there. Tehran has seen massive protests since Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the winner. AFP – French President Nicolas Sarkozy questioned the legitimacy of Iran’s presidential election [...]
18 Jun
The Axis of Censorship
via: Heritage Muzzling the freedom and independence of the press and restricting information flows are the tools of 21st century tyrannies, as well as of Cold War holdovers like Cuba. Whether in Tehran, Caracas, Havana, or Quito, silencing the independent press is essential for consolidating and holding power. Blaming domestic unrest on foreign demons, particularly [...]
18 Jun
Rural Broadband Stimulus not so Rural and not so Stimulating
via: Heritage ProPublica reports: A key stimulus program to bring Internet service to rural America may not be up to the job of spending its $2.5 billion in extra funding effectively, according to a report (PDF) released Monday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s inspector general. … Monday’s report found that the Rural Utilities Service [...]
18 Jun
Minimum Wage Kills Summer Jobs
via: Heritage News 14 Carolina reports: ALBEMARLE, N.C. — Minimum wage is set to rise in North Carolina next month but the effects are already being felt at summer camps around the state. The wage hike’s strain on some already tight budgets could mean fewer counselors to look after the children. “It is harder when [...]
18 Jun
Promoting Tourism by Taxing Tourists?
via: Heritage The Senate will soon vote on the Travel Promotion Act of 2009. The Act would create a government-run public relations campaign funded by a tax on international visitors. It is being touted as a way to increase travel to the United States. But the economic downturn has not just hit the United States—worldwide [...]
18 Jun
IMF Tax Recommendation Indicates Obama Tax Policy Off-Target
via: Heritage On June 15, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released a study suggesting national tax policies contributed to, but did not cause, the credit boom and bust that caused the global recession. The IMF noted that countries with income taxes tend to impose heavier tax burdens on equity than debt, thereby tilting the playing [...]
18 Jun
Cash for Clunkers Should be Called Cash for Auto Industry
via: Heritage After passing in the House, the stage is now set for a Senate vote to pass the “Cash for Clunkers” bill that would offer up to $4,500 to trade in a used vehicle for a new one. Although the idea sounds good on paper, we’ve outlined a number of problems with the bill: [...]
18 Jun
What is the Bigger Threat? Global Warming or Global Warming Legislation
via: Heritage Wednesda the White House released a report, Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States, finding that “[c]limate changes are underway in the United States and are projected to grow.” Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-CA) told The Hill, “The findings released today add urgency to the growing momentum [...]
