First Amendment on Townhall

• God Pees on Liberal Media and Tells Them It’s Just a Tea Party Thu May 16
  John Ransom
  Freedom of the press included the press freedom to obfuscate for and excuse Obama and Holder while the administration was suppressing those other parts of the First Amendment that apparently has nothing to do with the press at all: freedom of religion, freedom of speech, the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. ... more
• Holder: I Don't Really Know How Many Times We've Secretly Monitored Reporters Wed May 15
  Katie Pavlich
• Carney: White House Had No Idea Justice Department Was Secretly Monitoring Phones of Reporters Tue May 14
  Katie Pavlich
• Professors Compare Pro-Life Students to Lynch Mob Wed Apr 17
  Todd Starnes
  Pro-Life students at the University of Buffalo came under a fierce attack by a group of professors who compared them to a lynch mob. At least one professor was arrested after she launched a profanity-laced tirade directed toward the students. ... more
• Endangered: The Constitution Part 3 Sun Apr 7
  Mark Baisley
  If the Left were as purist about the second half of the First Amendment as they are with the first half, they would oppose taxpayer funding for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). ... more
• Walk a Hutterite Mile in Their Shoes Sat Apr 6
  Kathryn Lopez
  Have you noticed all the talk about the "inevitability" of same-sex marriage? ... more
• Public School Bans Cub Scout Pack Tue Apr 2
  Todd Starnes
  A federal civil rights complaint has been filed against the Salt Lake City School Board after a principal booted a Cub Scout pack from an elementary school. ... more
• Assault on Religious Liberty (Part 2) Tue Apr 2
  Chuck Norris
  Last week, I gave 12 examples of how religious liberty has been assaulted in just the past two years in the U.S. Here are about two dozen more instances just for good measure, as reported by the Family Research Council, the office of Rep. Randy Forbes, R-Va., and various media outlets. ... more
• University Compares Pro-Life Students to White Supremacists Mon Apr 1
  Todd Starnes
  The Student Government Association at Johns Hopkins University compared pro-life students to white supremacists and denied them official club status at the school. ... more
• Endangered: The Constitution Part 2 Sun Mar 31
  Mark Baisley
  A citizen is incapable of violating the First Amendment. As is evident with every one of the Bill of Rights, the First Amendment was never intended as a restriction on citizen behavior. It is a restriction on government alone. ... more
• Holy Week and Holy War (Part 1) Tue Mar 26
  Chuck Norris
  It's Holy Week, but what's not so holy is the assault on religious liberty in the U.S. ... more
• Philly Mayor Wants Mag Punished over Race Relations Story Mon Mar 18
  Todd Starnes
  The Philadelphia Human Relations Commission has launched an investigation at the request of the mayor after a well-known magazine published an essay that explored perspectives of white citizens on the issue of race relations. ... more
• Hoosier Daddy Mon Mar 18
  Mike Adams
  Over the course of the last twenty years, I have taught hundreds of cases highlighting constitutional violations in criminal investigations and adjudications. Some of the cases are so outrageous that it is hard to believe they actually happened in America. Until recently, I considered the 1964 juvenile adjudication of Gerald Gault to be unparalleled as a mockery of due process. ... more
• The Foresight of Justice Kennedy Sat Mar 16
  Brett Harvey
  Since the 1950s the Longview, Wash. City Council has opened its public meetings with prayer, as Congress has done for 239 years. But fear of a lawsuit from groups like the ALCU has caused the mayor to tell the local ministerial association that it is “not acceptable” for ministers who volunteer to give a Christian prayer that refers to Jesus. ... more
• Freedom of the Press-Control Sun Feb 10
  Jack Kerwick
  While teaching on Aristotle in my ethics class last week, I noted that he was a “teleologist.” A teleologist is simply one who thinks that everything in the world has an essential purpose that makes it the kind of thing that it is. ... more
• Will President Obama Sit Down With Me To Discuss the FairTax? Fri Feb 8
  Neal Boortz
  When someone says “First Amendment” you immediately think about your right to free speech, or perhaps freedom of religion. The First Amendment actually goes beyond that. For those of you who attended government schools, it’s time for a refresher. ... more
• As We Say Goodbye to Chris Kyle Fri Feb 8
  Mark Davis
  I will be at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Monday, and I know I will take many of you with me in spirit. ... more
• Doubling Down on Anti-Gun News Fri Feb 8
  Brent Bozell
  Everyone can imagine the horror of a madman shooting up an elementary school, especially the horror of losing your six-year-old in the melee. ... more
• PMs & J-School Students Wed Feb 6
  Rich Galen
  Yesterday I had the great opportunity to meet with, and do some teaching to, women Members of the Moroccan Parliament and, a little later in the day, the journalism school students who want to, one day, cover them. ... more
• America's Role in a Darkening Age Tue Jan 29
  Pat Buchanan
  When, in the 1950s, Nikita Khrushchev said, "We will bury you," and, "Your children will live under communism," Eisenhower's America scoffed. ... more
• The Most Important Amendment Mon Jan 28
  Rich Galen
  We all know the term "The Bill of Rights" which are the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution although few of us (including me) could name them. ... more
• The War Between the Amendments Thu Jan 17
  Victor Davis Hanson
  The horrific Newtown, Conn., mass shooting has unleashed a frenzy to pass new gun-control legislation. But the war over restricting firearms is not just between liberals and conservatives; it also pits the first two amendments to the U.S. Constitution against each other. ... more
• Why Are You Opposed To Ending Violence? Sun Jan 13
  Derek Hunter
  There’s an epidemic in this country, something that has or will affect all of us in our lives. And the government needs to act to protect us from those who may do us harm. This plague is particularly felt in schools. The children must be made safe. ... more
• Every Idea Is an Incitement Mon Jan 7
  Mike Adams
  Dear CRM 495 Students:Welcome back! It's hard to believe that Christmas break is over and that it's time to start a new semester. It's almost as hard as believing that one of your professors is actually sending you an email using the word "Christmas." But even the liberals agree that I am no ordinary professor. Please allow me to explain. ... more
• Wrong Answers for Mass Shootings Thu Dec 20
  Steve Chapman
  The film "Casablanca" has many famous lines, but none more immortal than Capt. Renault's order after seeing a Nazi officer shot by Humphrey Bogart's character, Rick Blaine: "Round up the usual suspects." He issues that command to give the impression he's trying to solve the crime. In the aftermath of the Newtown massacre, the Renault approach is alive and well. ... more

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