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EDITORIAL: Judges legislating ‘morality’ on same-sex marriage
Not so long ago the Constitution got respect. But now, not so much. President Obama is on his way to repealing the separation of powers, and the 10th Amendment is on life-support, ignored by federal judges who know better than the legislatures of Utah, Oklahoma, Kentucky and Virginia. Published February 14, 2014
EDITORIAL: Another good day for the Second Amendment
We live in strange times. Sometimes the recognition of the obvious becomes a cause for celebration. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, the most liberal appeals court in the nation, has declared that "the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." Published February 14, 2014
EDITORIAL: Just keep printing the money
The Great Snow of '14 freed Janet Yellen from her obligation to testify before Congress for a second day, and it's just as well. More talk would have been redundant. The gist of her tenure as chairman of the Federal Reserve, as she sees it, is clear. Published February 14, 2014
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A welcome gun rights victory in California
At long last, the usually buffoonish 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has decided to uphold the Constitution. Until now the constitutional right to bear arms has too often been barred to all but law enforcement and gangsters. Published February 14, 2014
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Ironic ID requirement for NAACP rally
Our politicians need to realize that having IDs is necessary in our world. Photo identification has been used for years. It is used when you buy furniture, cars, insurance and other items. It used to be used when we voted. Published February 14, 2014
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Founders foresaw flaw of majoritarian democracy
Of all the campaign promises made by President Obama, the most successful has been the one to "fundamentally change America." Published February 14, 2014
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: An unpalatable 2016 presidential ‘menu’
Come 2016, the politically starved American voters will have to admit that they made a gross error in judgment back in 2008. Their hope for "change" and their zeal to elect a minority candidate to the highest office in the land led them to have picked the wrong man for the job for all the wrong reasons. Published February 14, 2014
EDITORIAL: A rare victory for taxpayers
The president's stunning proclamation that he will ignore the Constitution's checks and balances to go it alone puts new pressure on the judiciary. In the tug of war between the three branches of government, it often falls to judges to take the pen out of the hand of an overeager executive. Published February 13, 2014
EDITORIAL: The war on St. Valentine
Ruining holidays has become the national sport of the self-righteous and the politically correct. Published February 13, 2014
EDITORIAL: Obamacare is falling apart
The Department of Health and Human Services has just updated the Obamacare enrollment figures, and it's clear that the scheme continues to unravel. Published February 13, 2014
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Education rotten to ‘Core’ in Maryland
Marylanders should demand to keep the public education of our children controlled and regulated by the parents, teachers and local and state educational authorities. The federal government is too far removed from our local needs and requirements. Published February 13, 2014
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The true dangers of amnesty for illegals
A recent Fox News poll on immigration reform reports that 68 percent of Americans support a path to citizenship for illegal aliens. Having spent more than 20 years in federal law enforcement with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration, I found it mind-boggling. Published February 13, 2014
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Government gums up U.S. engines
Congress and the Environmental Protection Agency, in their great wisdom, require that ethanol be added to every gallon of gas we buy. We have heard that the mixture is bad for car engines, particularly if the engines were built before 2000, as the ethanol retains moisture, which corrodes and causes rust in our engines. Published February 13, 2014
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Sex-themed posters are propaganda
What responsible parent would want their kids to see sexual messages? Kids don't need sex shoved at them, but that's just what the Hocker Grave Middle School in Kansas is doing to its students. Published February 13, 2014
EDITORIAL: Jackson Lee rewrites ‘Schoolhouse Rock’ on how bills become law
The words to "Schoolhouse Rock" might need an update if Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee is right. The campy animated shorts from the 1970s, among other things, helped children learn how laws are made. Published February 12, 2014
EDITORIAL: Blind in Benghazi
Mystery continues to swirl around the Obama administration's failure to respond to the terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya, but some questions are being answered. Published February 12, 2014
EDITORIAL: Debt-ceiling cowardice costs
Legislation is supposed to be messy. The give and take between political parties with a different vision for the country is supposed to yield consensus. Nobody ever walks away fully satisfied with the final product of compromise, but each side takes comfort in knowing it made an important contribution. Published February 12, 2014
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Delay shows shutdown fault Obama’s
It is so ironic that President Obama has invoked yet another mandate delay in this health care business. Recently, he had allowed the government to shut down because he would not grant a delay for which the Republicans in Congress had been advocating. Published February 12, 2014
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The ungrateful 99 percent
By what measure do we assess the attributes of our culture, our civilization, our way of life? There is no doubt that our way of life is changing — not with a bang, but with a whimper, insidiously and by our own hand, not by the hand of any foreign adversary. Published February 12, 2014
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Redskins name not what needs redress
Two members of our illustrious Congress, Sen. Maria Cantwell, Washington Democrat, and Rep. Tom Cole, Oklahoma Republican, are trying to get the Washington Redskins to change their team name after 90 years, lest the Indians of North America find the name offensive. Published February 12, 2014
