William Orville Douglas died JANUARY 19, 1980. He was a Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court for 36 years, after having taught law at Yale and Columbia University. In the 1952 case of Zorach v. Clauson, Justice Douglas wrote: “The First Amendment, however, does not say that in every and all respects there shall be [...]
Archive for January, 2011
23 Jan
Faith in the Anaugural Address
via: American Minute w/Bill Federer The 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1933, changed the date of Presidential Inaugurations from March 4th to JANUARY 20th.
22 Jan
Lincoln’s Legacy at 200
via: Patriot Post This was originally posted February 13, 2009, but it deserves another read. I will warn you, like me, you might find it difficult to read because of our affection for Abraham Lincoln. However, after reading this it might answer many question you may have had. “If there be any among us who [...]
22 Jan
Robert E. Lee
via: Patriot Post Today we take a moment to remember the birth anniversary of Robert E. Lee (1807-1870), one of the greatest military commanders in American history. He was also a great man of faith who gave his all for the cause of liberty and states’ rights. There were many honorable men of the Confederate [...]
22 Jan
Reasonable and Logical Observations
“Often, in politics, it doesn’t matter what the facts are. What matters is how well you make your case to the voting public.” –economist Thomas Sowell “[T]he prime feature of political decision-making is that it’s a zero-sum game. One person’s gain is of necessity another person’s loss. As such, political allocation of resources is conflict-enhancing, [...]
21 Jan
We Need More Political Rhetoric, Not Less
via: americanthinker.com The Rodeo Clown Posse was led out of Tucson in a cloud of dust with a hay-burning frenzy by Arizona’s Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik. Close in tow were hyper-boiling politicians and the usual lefty print and TV media cowboys such as Rep. James Clyburn, columnist Paul Krugman, TV antagonista Chris Matthews, and [...]
18 Jan
Can’t Blame Sarah Palin? Just “Blame the Guns”
via: cfif.org The campaign to scapegoat Sarah Palin for Saturday’s murders in Tucson collapsed quicker than Michael Moore after a flight of stairs. Whom, then, to blame? Simple: “Blame the Guns.” Those aren’t our words, nor is that our own synopsis of the politicized response to the deranged murders. Preposterously, that was actually the title [...]
18 Jan
Woman Sues School District in which Father Sits on Board
via: cfif.org A former fifth-grade multimedia teacher filed a federal lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Allentown, Pennsylvania, claiming that school officials disregarded her learning disability when they terminated her for not obtaining her state teaching certification. Michele Vulcano Hall was hired in 2008 and told she had two to three years to obtain her [...]
18 Jan
Thieves Downfall: Snow Tracks
via: cfif.org Alabama doesn’t see a lot of snow, so its residents aren’t too familiar with snow angels, snow shovels and snow prints. That’s likely the case with two alleged burglary bandits. Earlier this week, detectives in Sheffield, Alabama, responded to a break-in at the Chevron Convenience store. Reportedly missing from the store were 56 [...]
