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Congress Turns Tail on Libya
By: Jared M. Grifoni, Esq. Yesterday, Congress had the opportunity to assert its powers under the Constitution vis-à-vis its sole ability to declare war by bringing the resolution crafted by Rep. Dennis Kucinich to a full floor vote. The measure called for a complete end to U.S. involvement in Libya “not later than 15 days” after the adoption of the resolution. It would seem odd that the war-loving members of the GOP would allow this resolution … Read entire article »
Filed under: War
The Klan, the WBC, and the First Amendment
By: Jared M. Grifoni, Esq. A free speech battle royale of sorts occurred on Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery. The Westboro Baptist Church, well-known for its picketing of military funerals (with signs that state, “Thank God for dead soldiers,” “Thank God for IEDs,” et al.) and venomous anti-gay rhetoric, decided to stage a 3-person protest over what they felt was idolizing of the dead for unrighteous causes. The members of the Westboro Baptist Church were … Read entire article »
Filed under: Rights and Liberties
Rand Paul, Terrorist Enabler
By Jared M. Grifoni, Esq. We can thank Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) for being the inspiration behind this posts title. Yesterday, Reid accused Paul of enabling terrorism and putting American lives at risk which you can see here. Today, the Obama administration accused Senator Paul of “threatening national security” due to his actions. What possibly could Rand Paul (R-KY) have done to deserve being labeled in such a way? Did he receive campaign contributions … Read entire article »
Filed under: Big Government Party, Terrorism
Stay out of it, Mr. President (and Tea-Partiers too)
By: Jared M. Grifoni, Esq. Peace in the Middle East? It is an issue that has been discussed for ages that has involved every U.S. President since Richard Nixon, handfuls of Israeli Prime Ministers, many Arab players, and almost countless accords, memorandums, plans, protocols, initiatives, treaties and “solutions.” The media has hailed every new development along the way. Several Presidents have even made the peace issue the main focus of their terms in office because it … Read entire article »
Liberty is Lost on Michael Medved
By: Jared M. Grifoni, Esq. In Michael Medved’s recent article, he chastises Ron Paul for voicing his support for liberty without proviso in the recent Republican debate. Make no mistake that Medved does in fact love liberty. He loves the protection of his ability to write and publish his works (however misguided they may be) without first having to go through a state censor, he loves being able to worship and further practice his religion without … Read entire article »
Filed under: Big Government Party, Election 2012, War on Drugs
Herman Cain, Tea Party Hero?
By: Jared M. Grifoni, Esq. Earlier today, Herman Cain officially announced that he was running for President of the United States in 2012. There has been a lot of hype since the first Republican debate regarding the performance of Herman Cain. He received rave reviews from the Luntz group which for the purposes of this commentary we will assume to be accurate. Tea Party support for Cain seems to be increasing by the day. Cain certainly … Read entire article »
Filed under: Big Government Party, Election 2012