WE REALIZE THESE ARE PAST YEARS' HEADLINES, BUT IT IS NOW JUNE 2011, AND THEY ARE STILL RELEVANT.

National Day of Prayer Upheld
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
“Since the founding of the Republic, Congress has requested [our] Presidents to call on the citizens to pray.” Those are the first words in a very important decision on April 14th by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit. Judge Frank Easterbrook, one of the best jurists of our time, wrote that landmark ruling. He explained that every President except Thomas Jefferson has complied with these requests by Congress. Yet last year, a Jimmy Carter-appointed district court judge ruled that the National Day of Prayer is unconstitutional, and even issued an injunction against the President to stop him from proclaiming it. More...

Illegal Aliens Gain Congressional Representation
Thursday October 22, 2009
We all know that illegal aliens are not supposed to vote; you must be a U.S. citizen to vote in our elections. But there is a devious way that they can have significant influence on the makeup of...Go here for more

Traditional History Courses in Decline
Wednesday October 21, 2009
The teaching of history in schools and colleges has changed significantly since the 1960s. History courses now deemphasize great people and events, often ridiculing them as DWEMs. That stands for...More

Individuals have rights - states have powers
Tuesday, September 28, 2009

The NY Times reports that some states are considering measures that would preserve individual rights to make health care decisions. It writes:

“Approval of the measures, the lawmakers suggest, would set off a legal battle over the rights of states versus the reach of federal power ... “

The national print edition had this story on the front page with the headline, "Health Care Overhaul Stirs States' Rights Claims".

No, there are no states' rights claims. The quoted Republicans were advocating individual rights, not states's rights.

“All I’m trying to do is protect the individual’s right to make health care decisions,” said State Representative Tom Emmer, a Republican. “I just don’t want the government getting between my decisions with my doctors.”

The term "states' rights" is a liberal smear term.

Conservatives do not advocate states' rights. Under the conservative view, individuals have rights and states have powers.
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