Tag: constitutional rights

California’s Vaccine Mandates Are ‘Medical Tyranny,’ Says UCLA Doctor

It is a “violation of ethics” that one physician should decide whether 40 million Americans in California get vaccinated against COVID-19 according to Dr. Christopher Rake, an anesthesiologist at the UCLA Medical Center. As has been the case with numerous states across America, California’s Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued a mandate in early August stating that health…


Minnesota Surgeon Fired After Speaking Against Mask Mandates at School Board Meeting

A veteran surgeon in Minnesota has lost his job after he advocated at a school board meeting parents’ right to opt their children out of mask mandates. Hundreds of people on Monday rallied in Fergus Falls, a west-central Minnesota town, in support of Dr. Jeffrey Horak, who has worked at local Lake Region Healthcare for…


With COVID Restrictions Challenged, Indiana Governor Asks State Supreme Court to Strike Down Law Empowering Legislature

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb is asking the Indiana Supreme Court to review a lower court ruling that upheld limits on the governor’s emergency powers. The appeal comes as President Joe Biden, the U.S. Congress, governors, state legislatures, mayors, and local lawmakers across the United States battle over their proper respective roles in dealing with the CCP…


Ohio Senate Passes Bill That Would Ban Gun Seizures During Emergencies

The Ohio Senate has passed legislation that would bar the government from seizing guns during emergencies, moving the bill to the state House of Representatives. Senate Bill 185 was approved 23-7 by the Republican-controlled state Senate late last week. The legislation (pdf) would insert provisions into state law that supporters say would guarantee people’s Second…


Biden Plays Chicken With Semitruck Drivers

American truckers don’t like taking orders. But the Biden administration has increased pressure on them to take the vaccine—willing or unwilling. All through the pandemic, truckers endured hardships to keep America’s infrastructure running. They waited in line for hours in sight of bathrooms they weren’t allowed to use. On the road, some died alone of…


Vaccine Mandate Threatens Major Trucking Disruption, Industry Insiders Say

American truckers don’t like taking orders. But the Biden administration has increased pressure on them to take the vaccine—willing or unwilling. All through the pandemic, truckers endured hardships to keep America’s infrastructure running. They waited in line for hours in sight of bathrooms they weren’t allowed to use. On the road, some died alone of…


Illinois Supreme Court Rules Unconstitutional Tax on Guns and Ammo

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled on Oct. 21 that two taxes on guns and ammunition in Cook County violate the state’s constitution because they affect law-abiding citizens’ Second Amendment right to acquire firearms for self-defense. Supreme Court Justice Mary Jane Theis wrote in a 6–0 decision that the taxes violate the constitution’s uniformity clause, while…


Federal Judge in South Carolina Denies Restraining Order to Block Vaccine Mandates

A federal judge has denied a restraining order on Thursday that would have blocked vaccine mandates for up to 125 city employees in South Carolina. Tom Fernandez and his firm Fernandez Law represented the plaintiffs, 100 of whom are first responders who filed a lawsuit against the cities of Charleston and North Charleston, Charleston County,…


Arizona AG Requests Temporary Restraining Order in Bid to End Biden’s Vaccine Mandates

Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich filed an amended complaint Friday in an effort to end President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates. Brnovich asked the U.S. District Court in Arizona to grant a temporary restraining order and nationwide preliminary injunction as soon as possible to protect workers forced to take the COVID-19 vaccine or be fired. “Once…


Gabrielle Clark: My Son Is Not an Oppressor Just Because He Looks White

“You can’t just tell people, ‘Well, you’re a racist because you’re a white,’ or ‘You’re a victim because you’re black.’ That is completely and totally asinine.” In this episode, we sit down with Gabrielle Clark, a Nevada mom who is suing her son’s school. She says a sociology class forced her biracial son to identify…