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Senator Marco Rubio Not ‘Natural Born Citizen’

April 24th, 2012 · 41 Comments

As United States Senator Marco Rubio prepares to deliver what his office describes as a “major foreign policy speech” Wednesday at The Brookings Institution, it’s understandable that many Americans see this fresh, young conservative leader as a good choice to serve as Republican Mitt Romney’s running mate this fall.  Unfortunately, the Florida Republican of Cuban [...]

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The Day Justice Died in an Atlanta Courtroom

February 4th, 2012 · 2 Comments

By Paul R. Hollrah, Guest Blogger Historians might have viewed the events of Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, in Atlanta as one of the singular events of American history, along with landmark events such as Lincoln’s signing of the Emancipation Proclamation; Lee’s surrender at Appomattox; the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor; and the Supreme Court’s Brown [...]

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Father of Constitution Anticipated Questions From People Like the Managing Editor of TIME Magazine

July 6th, 2011 · 1 Comment

By Foster Friess, Guest Blogger In the July 4 cover story of Time Magazine, managing editor Richard Stengel declares that the “Constitution was born in a crisis.” The Framers could not possibly have envisioned modern life, he says, so their restrictions on the federal government are irrelevant. And then he makes the bold statement that [...]

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Nullification or Partition: The Choice is Ours

February 20th, 2011 · 1 Comment

By Paul R. Hollrah, Guest Blogger Listening to the news reports out of Washington, especially in the wake of Barack Obama’s weak-kneed  budget proposal, it is hard to escape the conclusion that the early decades of the 21st century in the U.S. will be characterized by one of two governing principles: nullification or partition. Thomas [...]

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Say It Isn’t So: Schwarzenegger for President? (Update)

January 31st, 2011 · 6 Comments

By Paul R. Hollrah, Guest Blogger For those who remain unconvinced that Barack Obama is a usurper, that he is ineligible to serve as president of the United States, it might be helpful to examine his qualifications side-by-side with the qualifications of three others whose eligibility has been questioned in modern times. Article II. Section [...]

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Halloween: A Teachable Moment About Socialism

October 4th, 2009 · 5 Comments

[Editor's Note: In a post published Oct. 24, 2008, I described what Halloween 2009 would be like for American children if Barack Obama became the nation's 44th president.  In light of the fact that the community organizer from Illinois went on to win the election, I've decided to republish an updated version of that post [...]

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Angry Crowd Slams Senator Claire McCaskill’s Support of ‘Obamacare’, Soldier Demands Apology

July 28th, 2009 · 5 Comments

Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) held a town hall meeting last night at Forest Park Community College in St. Louis.  The subject: Obamacare.  While hundreds of her upset constituents attended the meeting, the senator did not.  Instead, the loyal supporter of President Barack Obama opted instead to send a team of staffers in her place.  Coward! [...]

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