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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Constitutional rights are God-given

Whatever happened to our God-given, inalienable rights to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness"? How can our wonderful members of Congress create one set of laws for themselves and another for the rest of us? Apparently, because we accept it. Published March 12, 2014

Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. talks to reporters as she leaves the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 11, 2014, after saying that the CIA's improper search of a stand-alone computer network established for Congress has been referred to the Justice Department. The issue stems from the investigation into allegations of CIA abuse in a Bush-era detention and interrogation program. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

EDITORIAL: Feinstein late to the party on misbehaving spies

Ask CIA Director John O. Brennan "Who watches the watchers?" and his answer will be "Nobody." Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Tuesday applied a hot hand to the seat of the spy agency's pants after catching it snooping on the Senate. Published March 11, 2014

Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn. speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference annual meeting in National Harbor, Md., Saturday, March 8, 2014. Saturday marks the third and final day of the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, which brings together prospective presidential candidates, conservative opinion leaders and tea party activists from coast to coast. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

EDITORIAL: The new Democratic gay litmus test

Liberals are making "bullying" one of their latest celebrated causes. The USA Network's "I Won't Stand For" promos use actors, athletes and politicians to send "a powerful message" that it won't stand for bullying. Would that it were so. Published March 11, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Obama should’ve seen Ukraine coming

Unfortunately, we've just been welcomed to the new cold war. It's apparent that the new strategy for White House operations and policymaking on international diplomacy has just changed from critical snickering and eye-rolling at the foolishness and incompetence to serious business in which innocent people's lives are at stake. Published March 11, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Certain issues belong to voters

In his speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference, Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, made predictable calls to "defend the Constitution" ("Rand Paul urges conservatives to fight with him for liberty." Published March 10, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Stop wasting money on United Nations

Clifford D. May's "Obama's new world disorder" hits the proverbial nail on the head. Namely, the naivete (or is it pure incompetence?) of President Obama and the failure of the "international community" have made this world a very dangerous place. Published March 10, 2014

Gov. Terry McAuliffe speaks during a presentation at Green Applications on Friday, March 7, 2014 in Gordonsville, Va. Graphic art company Green Applications is planning to open a facility in Orange County, creating more than 320 jobs. McAuliffe announced Friday that the company plans to invest $9.75 million to establish its first Virginia operation in Gordonsville. Officials say the company will design, screen print, produce and distribute graphic art on heat transfers and apparel. (AP Photo/The Daily Progress, Ryan M. Kelly)

EDITORIAL: Relief from ‘homeowners association nightmares’

The federal government has no equal in imposing intrusive, burdensome and annoying laws. State governments are usually more accommodating, because they're closer to the governed, and the federal government has usurped so much of the authority over everything. Published March 10, 2014

Rep. Trey Gowdy (right), South Carolina Republican

EDITORIAL: Enforce the Law Act aims to hold Obama accountable

The Founders described the "long train of abuses" at the hands of a king that triggered the need for a change, in the form of a Declaration of Independence. Runaway governance is back, and President Obama is the conductor. Published March 10, 2014

High school senior Rachel Canning, 18, left, talks with her father, Sean Canning, during a break in proceedings, in Morris County Superior Court in Morristown, N.J., Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Rachel Canning is suing her parents for financial support and college tuition after she claims they threw her out of the home. (AP Photo/Daily Record, Bob Karp, Pool)

EDITORIAL: Lawyers encouraging pursuit of jackpot justice

Frivolous lawsuits are the bread and butter of a tort lawyer's diet. When a jury awarded a woman $2.9 million after she spilled a cup of coffee on herself at a McDonald's, greedy lawyers and litigants salivated at the prospect of finding a similar jackpot. Published March 7, 2014

FILE - In this Oct. 27, 1993 file photo, then First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton applauds after President Clinton spoke in Statuary Hall on Capitol Hill, Washington. A court battle over the role of Hillary Rodham Clinton in a health care task force affirmed the status of First Lady as official in the United States, when a federal appeals panel ruled in 1993 that the president’s spouse is “a de facto officer or employee” of the government. France’s unmarried president - and the reported love triangle involving the companion he installed into the Elysee palace and a French actress supposedly down the street - have led the country into a delicate debate over whether it needs a first lady at all. Many countries lack official status for the spouse or companion of a leader, turning up some complicated situations, even when the public is willing to turn a blind eye. (AP Photo/Dennis Cook, File)

EDITORIAL: Restaurants’ Obamacare surcharge tough to swallow

Free-market economist Milton Friedman popularized the folk saying "There's no such thing as a free lunch," taking it as the title for a book. Forty years on, it's taking on a new meaning with restaurants across the country telling customers there will be an unappetizing "Obamacare surcharge" on their bills. Published March 7, 2014