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The ‘Red Flags’ Surrounding Red Flag Laws

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In the wake of two recent mass shootings, calls for the enactment of Red Flag laws have risen exponentially. It’s perfectly understandable that so many want to do something, anything, to help prevent future tragedies such as the ones that took place in El Paso and Dayton. But blind enactment of Red Flag laws is not the appropriate response.

Red Flag laws are effectively prevention laws that allow law enforcement and family members to petition a court to have an individual’s firearms temporarily confiscated if the person is believed to pose a danger to themselves or others.Continue Reading

Civic Nationalism and the Inclusion of All Americans

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Following two separate instances of heinous mass shootings, CNN’s Jake Tapper spent the morning on Aug. 4 asking various presidential candidates about white nationalism.

Specifically, Tapper asked both Robert “Beto” O’Rourke and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) if they believe that President Donald Trump is a white nationalist. Unsurprisingly, both candidates answered in the affirmative.

Tapper, who had previously supervised the CNN Parkland Town Hall that celebrated disgraced Broward County, Florida, Sheriff Scott Israel, also had recently provided a platform on his show, “The Lead with Jake Tapper,” for self-described white nationalist Richard Spencer, who was publicly declaring his opposition to President Trump.

The intent behind Tapper’s questions to O’Rourke and Sanders seems clear—an attempt to conflate the term “nationalist” with “supremacist”—assisted by the inclusion of race into his phrasing. On its face, Tapper’s question, inference, and timing were disturbing, in light of the immediacy of the shootings.Continue Reading

A Constitution Worthy of Our Thankfulness

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We were gifted the greatest of documents so many years ago when our Founding Fathers created the Constitution of the United States.

A mere 4,400 words long—7,600, including the amendments—and just four simple pages, it’s the oldest—and shortest—written constitution in the world.

And yet, nothing more important than the creation of those four pages has occurred in our history as a nation.Continue Reading

The Unexpected FBI Background of Christine Ford’s Friend

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On Oct. 2, 2018, Senator Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter to the attorneys for Christine Blasey Ford—who has publicly accused Judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her while in high school—with a request for material evidence in three specific areas. The first request pertained to “notes from therapy sessions in which Dr. Ford discussed the alleged assault.”

In his letter, Grassley noted that some of these notes have already been provided to The Washington Post, thereby invalidating Ford’s attorneys’ claims of “private, highly sensitive information” as the reason for not providing the evidence.Continue Reading

Jeff Flake’s Capitulation, Democrat Delay Tactics, and the Strategic Addition of Lawyer Bromwich

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During Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings, Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have repeatedly called for an FBI Investigation of events surrounding Dr. Ford’s claim that she was sexually assaulted by Kavanaugh when they were both in high school.

Judge Kavanaugh has already been through six FBI background investigations, including one for his nomination to the Supreme Court. The others occurred as Kavanaugh was appointed to previous significant positions.Continue Reading

An Unexpected Voice (Sort of)

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Boy, you all want power. God, I hope you never get it. I hope the American people can see through this sham. – Lindsey Graham to Democrat Senators – September 27, 2018

During Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing, Lindsey Graham gave a voice to what many were thinking.Continue Reading

Supreme Issues – A Repost & A Reminder

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Note: This a repost from October 16, 2017. It remains relevant on this historic day.

There is one over-arching issue that I’ve been almost singularly focused on.

The Supreme Court.

This institution shapes our national character more than any other – and its presence is felt far past any president’s time in office.Continue Reading

July 4th – Celebrating Our Declaration of Independence

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– Excerpts from President Calvin Coolidge’s 150th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence Speech – July 5 1926

There is something beyond the establishment of a new nation, great as that event would be, in the Declaration of Independence which has ever since caused it to be regarded as one of the great charters that not only was to liberate America but was everywhere to ennoble humanity.Continue Reading