A case now before the Supreme Court proves why the Senate must defeat the United Nations Law of the Sea Treaty (known as LOST). The oral arguments heard this month by the justices didn't mention the treaty, but the parallels are powerful. The … [Read more...] about Supreme Court Case Proves
We Need Compassion For Our Border Guards
President George W. Bush pardoned 16 criminals including five drug dealers at Christmastime, but so far has refused to pardon the two U.S. Border Patrol agents who were trying to defend Americans against drug smugglers. It makes us wonder which side … [Read more...] about We Need Compassion For Our Border Guards
Laughing At Restraining Orders
Borrowing the title of a famous George Gershwin ditty, "they all laughed" when a Santa Fe, New Mexico family court judge granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) against TV talk show host David Letterman to protect a woman he had never … [Read more...] about Laughing At Restraining Orders
Time To Address Domestic Violence Abuses
The reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) was signed by President Bush in January without any public debate, but evidence is now surfacing which Congress should have examined before the law was passed. VAWA is a … [Read more...] about Time To Address Domestic Violence Abuses
Nearly Eight Years In Prison Without A Trial
"I want to go to trial on Monday; I've been locked up for nearly eight years,” Dr. Tom Sell declared. "The federal court has no evidence, they have no witnesses. I want my trial one week from today. I am not incompetent in any … [Read more...] about Nearly Eight Years In Prison Without A Trial
Thank You, William Rehnquist
William Rehnquist was the most unlikely of appointments to the U.S. Supreme Court. He had no experience as a judge, and his boss Richard Nixon would embarrassingly refer to him as "Renchburg." But after serving over 33 years on the Supreme … [Read more...] about Thank You, William Rehnquist
The Scam of Voting by Noncitizens and Felons
As the country appears so closely divided between the red and blue states, the Democrats are seeking odd-ball constituencies to enhance their numbers. They and their liberal-advocacy law firms and lobbyists have been working for months to get … [Read more...] about The Scam of Voting by Noncitizens and Felons
Save Our Policemen; Keep Out Criminal Aliens
It happened again last week. Another illegal alien criminal, with four previous felony convictions and who had been deported several times, snuck back into the United States and committed a cold-blooded crime. When Oceanside, California, police … [Read more...] about Save Our Policemen; Keep Out Criminal Aliens
Assault On Ashcroft Spikes Bipartisanship
In an era when we have endured so much scandal, so much embarrassingly improper behavior by high public officials, one might have reasonably predicted that Senator John Ashcroft would be the least controversial of all George W. Bush's Cabinet … [Read more...] about Assault On Ashcroft Spikes Bipartisanship
Winners and Losers In The Elian Face-Off
If anyone has any doubt which side of the Elian debate the media are on, that doubt was dispelled by the media's peculiar silence about the way the NBC crew assigned to supply video footage to the networks was roughed up, maced and forced to the … [Read more...] about Winners and Losers In The Elian Face-Off
