Social Issues

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, (R-Ky.), pictured, testify at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on "Examining a Constitutional Amendment to Restore Democracy to the American People" focusing on campaign finance on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, June 3, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), right, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, (R-Ky.), left, testify at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on "Examining a Constitutional Amendment to Restore Democracy to the American People" focusing on campaign finance on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, June 3, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), pictured, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, (R-Ky.) testify at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on "Examining a Constitutional Amendment to Restore Democracy to the American People" focusing on campaign finance on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, June 3, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), left, speaks with Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), right, before testifying with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, (R-Ky.) at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on "Examining a Constitutional Amendment to Restore Democracy to the American People" focusing on campaign finance on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, June 3, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), right, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, (R-Ky.), left, testify at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on "Examining a Constitutional Amendment to Restore Democracy to the American People" focusing on campaign finance on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, June 3, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) arrives to testify with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, (R-Ky.) at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on "Examining a Constitutional Amendment to Restore Democracy to the American People" focusing on campaign finance on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, June 3, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) arrives to testify with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, (R-Ky.) at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on "Examining a Constitutional Amendment to Restore Democracy to the American People" focusing on campaign finance on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, June 3, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Families caught crossing from Mexico look through a box of donated clothing at the Greyhound bus terminal in Phoenix. Administration officials said they are trying to find ways to meet the law, which calls for immigration officials to turn over the children to the Health and Human Services Department within 72 hours after they are apprehended. (Associated press)

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Illustration on threats to free speech by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman holds a bat during batting practice before a baseball game against the Miami Marlins at Nationals Park Wednesday, May 28, 2014, in Washington. Zimmerman is on the disabled list with a broken thumb, and was recently cleared to swing a bat. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)