us constitution

Is the Constituation a "living document?"

There are those who fully claim right to the constutional rights guaranteed the citizens of the USA in the Bill of Rights. I am one of those who does, maintianing those rights are mine and I don't...

I think governments should monitor and help fund alternative religions

Such as paganism and wicca. So they can be controlled and standardised to help people teach their wisdom to others.

US Constitution Discussion, Part 17: Amendment VI

Previous discussion part: US Constitution Discussion, Part 16: Amendment V Articles and Sections are offset by bold text; and underlined text has been modified, superseded, or repealed by...

Would you support the elimination of the Federal Reserve Corporation?

The Federal Reserve is a PRIVATELY OWNED Corporation! In 1913 the Congress approved (unconstitutionally) the transfer of the power of minting (printing and coining) money to this private corporation....

Separation of Church and State

I wanted to write an editorial about the importance of the separation of Church and State - many in America believe this to be a one-way protection, but I believe otherwise and here's why. When...

?Freedom in Academia? Essay Contest Deadline Approaching

Earlier this year, FIRE announced its first ever "Freedom in Academia" essay contest for high school seniors who plan to attend college in fall 2009. Throughout the fall, we have seen...

America's Third Republic?

In current argot, we have been operating under US Constitution, 2.0 since the Roosevelt era. Will the Obama Administration and the 112th Congress bring us US Constitution 3.0?

Thoughts on the Tuesday Thumping

How hope and change prevailed...Melanie Phillips summed up Tuesday's election at The Spectator:What this election tells us is that America voted for change because America is in the process of...

FIRE to Next President of the United States: End Speech Codes and Defend Free Speech on Campus

On this Election Day, FIRE would like to announce that it will be sending a letter to the next President of the United States asking him to defend and uphold freedom of speech at America's...

How many times has John McCain offered an inclusive message?

Obama gave a message of inclusion today, even mentioning gays. He's been doing that a lot lately, and I've noticed - mentioning my people. John McCain has not. At all. Yet the gay Republicans...

In New Jersey, Dennis Shulman can beat Rep. Scott Garrett, one of the worst of the worst in the GOP

Dennis Shulman is the Democratic candidate for Congress in New Jersey's 5th Congressional District. We wrote a post about Shulman last month and raised money for his campaign. Dennis will make...

Great Moments in Election-Year Blogging

No matter what happens in this year’s election, the conservative blogosphere deserves to win a collective Pulitzer Prize for its election-year coverage. While the mainstream media has given Americans...

GOP pulls ad money from crazy Bachmann and anti-gay Musgrave races

Don't let the flag hit you two on the way out.Two of the nastiest Republicans in the House, now in serious trouble. Hu-freaking-rray. Here's the latest on Bachmann, and here's Musgrave. A lot of...

Potent and Impotent

Regular readers may have noticed a lack of content in the last several months. No, we haven?t been shut down by local law enforcement. Nor have we been paid an enormous amount of hush money to pipe...