By Michael Bastasch A federal judge recently ruled in favor of environmental activists suing the government for not doing enough to fight global warming. The judge denied motions to dismiss claims by activists that global warming violated their constitutional rights. Not only did Judge Thomas Coffin reject federal government arguments to dismiss the lawsuit brought by…
Rachel Stoltzfoos The tech community voiced trepidation at a draft bill introduced Thursday in the Senate that would require companies like Apple to make all of their user data accessible to the government. In sweeping terms, the draft bill stipulates all creators or providers of communication services, such as iPhones or WhatsApp, must be able to…
by Lina Bryce Both Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton agree that there is no constitutional protection for the unborn. Recently, Sanders emphasized this amidst a small skirmish between the two candidates as to who is more “pro-choice.” In this past Sunday’s interview on ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos, Sanders was asked if there should be “any restrictions” at all…
By Julie Borowski Cosmopolitan has released a cringeworthy video of four women confronting their boyfriends about their guns: “It’s this extremely powerful death machine,” one girlfriend says. I know, I know. Some readers are rolling their eyes and saying, “Who cares what Cosmo thinks about guns?!” Yeah, but, it’s one of the most read magazines…
“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all” By Casey Bennett [dropcap size=small]I[/dropcap]t was the year 1776 when American colonists declared independence from Britain and set the stage for war with one…
Last week, Libertarian Party presidential candidate John McAfee took a gigantic step in defending Apple’s decision to refuse to hack into the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone. Speaking with Business Insider, John McAfee claimed that the government is violating the 13th Amendment if it forces Apple to create a backdoor for the phone. McAfee’s legal team claims that…
According to The Free Thought Project, citizens of Kansas can no longer be forced to take a DUI test by cops. Selections from the full report is below: On Friday, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled the state’s DUI testing refusal law unconstitutional, setting a remarkable precedent concerning forced testing of those suspected of driving under…
That was not a misprint – according to Realtime Politics, Trump implied recently at a rally that this would be a way to silence bad press. States the report: During an insane speech at a rally in Ft. Worth, Texas, Trump said he wants to “open up our libel laws so when [reporters] write purposely…
Representative Ted Lieu (D-CA) has called on the FBI to withdraw their demands for Apple to break into the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters. In a letter addressed to FBI Director James Comey, Lieu suggested, “We should all take a breath and talk to each other, rather than use a lawsuit to circumvent…
Is Canadian-born Ted Cruz constitutionally eligible to be president? The Constitution says, “No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President…” There are smart people on both sides of the issue. Ilya Shapiro,…