Tag: constitutional rights

War Over Constitution at the Heart of Our Country’s Division: Roger L. Simon

A war over the Constitution has brought divisions in America to a “truly unhealthy” level, according to Roger L. Simon, co-founder of PJ Media and a senior political analyst for The Epoch Times. “We have a war over the Constitution going on now. That’s probably the heart of the big split,” Simon told Joshua Phillip, host…


Texas Joins Multistate Coalition Seeking to Axe California’s ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban

Texas has joined a multistate coalition challenging California’s so-called “assault weapons” ban, which remains in effect after an appeals court put on hold a judge’s ruling that the Roberti-Roos Assault Weapons Control Act of 1989 (AWCA) violates the Second Amendment. Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General, said in a press release that the Lone Star state had…


Charlie Kirk: Tyrants Want to Overturn Our Constitutional Rights but People Hold Political Power

The constitutional rights of Americans are under assault from politically biased tyrants who want to use their power to restrict freedom of speech, according to Charlie Kirk, founder and president of conservative student group Turning Point USA, Whether it’s from Big Tech and big government working together on censorship, lockdowns restricting church services, or a slew of…


Charlie Kirk: Why Tyrants Want to Overturn Our Constitutional Rights

The constitutional rights of Americans are under assault from nearly all directions—whether it’s from Big Tech and big government working together on censorship, whether it’s lockdowns restricting church services, or whether it’s the slew of policies whittling away other freedoms written in the Bill of Rights. To learn more about this and what can be…


Wisconsin Senate Passes ‘Second Amendment Sanctuary’ Bill

Wisconsin’s GOP-led state Senate on Wednesday passed a measure to turn the state into a “Second Amendment sanctuary,” becoming the latest to do so amid a similar push from Republican state legislatures and governors around the country. The state Senate passed Assembly Bill 293 by a voice vote, sending a bill to Democrat Gov. Tony Evers’…


‘Zero Tolerance’ for Gun Dealers Who Break Law Under New 5-Point Plan: Biden

President Joe Biden on Wednesday unveiled new measures that he says will address gun violence and violent crime, promising to aggressively pursue gun dealers who willfully break the law and to boost federal funding for local law enforcement amid a rise in homicide rates in the country over the past year. The first agenda in…


Florida County Citizens Demand Bill of Rights Sanctuary Ordinance: ‘Have the Courage to Do What Is Right’

In a contentious three to two vote, the Collier County Board of County Commissioners (CCBOCC) agreed on June 22 to postpone the vote on a proposed ordinance that would establish Collier County as a Bill of Rights sanctuary. However, even after the county sheriff, one state representative, a United States congressman, and a parade of…


Critical Race Theory May Violate Civil Rights Act, the Constitution: Dr. Carol Swain

Critical Race Theory training, which pressures people not to say certain things, take a certain stance, or forces them into some segregated settings, may infringe on people’s constitutional rights and even violate civil rights laws, said Dr. Carol Swain, a former professor of political science and law at Princeton and Vanderbilt universities. The main tenet…


Missouri Police Chief Resigns Over New 2nd Amendment Bill

A police chief in a Missouri city has resigned over a new bill in the state that bars officers from enforcing or attempting to enforce federal laws that infringe on Second Amendment rights. Philip Dupuis, police chief of O’Fallon, said in a statement to news outlets that he understood the motivation behind the bill and…


Repeal of California’s ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban Blocked by 9th Circuit Court

A federal appeals court this week put on hold a judge’s ruling overturning California’s 32-year-old ban on so-called “assault weapons.” On Monday, a three-judge panel in the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay (pdf) of U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez’s June 4 order. It followed appeals from state officials on the decision,…