U.S. Constitution on Townhall

• Tea Party Terrorists Thu Aug 4
  Cal Thomas
  "We call them patriots. And those patriots just might force the vice president and his boss out of a job next November. That is their right. They have it in their power." ... more
• Who Benefits From All The Obama Spending Sprees? Sun Jul 17
  Austin Hill
  “Did you hear about the new ‘Obama Happy Meal Deal?’” a friend posted on Facebook earlier this week. “You order whatever you want and as much as you want, and the person in line behind you has to pay for it….LOL!” ... more
• Cut, Cap and Balance: The Only Debt Ceiling Plan That Could Save AAA Bond Rating Fri Jul 15
  Colin Hanna
  The President insists on tax increases, and the Republicans insist on no tax increases. The House Majority Leader insists on cuts greater than any debt ceiling increase, and the House Minority Leader insists on no entitlement changes. ... more
• Character Development Thu Jul 14
  Jackie Gingrich Cushman
  I'm not sure how it started, but at some point over the past year, when my children begin to relate some hardship in their lives -- tough tests, tough teacher or coach -- I began responding that they should think of the obstacle as "character development" rather than as an insurmountable challenge. ... more
• Constitutional Conservatism Ready for Prime Time Wed Jul 6
  Ken Blackwell
  Liberal pundits are panicking over constitutional conservatism. They shouldn’t, because every child—whether the parents are liberal or conservative—will benefit from constitutional conservatism’s ascendency. ... more
• Time's Orwellian Story on U.S. Constitution Refuted Sat Jul 2
  Ken Blackwell
  Time magazine’s cover story shows the U.S. Constitution and asks, “Does it still matter?” Reading this story, we kept waiting for Emmanuel Goldstein to show up for the Two Minutes of Hate. It was difficult to discern whether we were reading Time, or Orwells’ 1984. ... more
• American Mosques: Jihad's Incubators Tue Jun 7
  Frank Gaffney
  How’s this for a wake-up call: America’s most cherished civil liberties and the Constitution that enshrines them are actually enabling Muslim Brotherhood operatives and other Islamists who have the declared mission of destroying our freedoms and government “from within…by [our] hands.” ... more
• Profile in Courage Defending Marriage: Paul Clement Tue Apr 26
  Ken Klukowski
  A major law firm has caved to pressure from militant homosexual activists, and one of America’s top Supreme Court lawyers resigned from that firm rather than abandon principle. That lawyer is former U.S. Solicitor General Paul Clement, and this is a story that everyone who values the rule of law needs to understand. ... more
• Another Obama Constitutional Grab in the Works Thu Apr 14
  Brad O'Leary
  President Barack Obama, the confiscator-in-chief of your constitutional rights is at it again. As we’ve come to expect, when President Obama tramples on the Constitution it’s usually under the guise of some noble cause. ... more
• Expand Voters’ Rights to Recall Politicians Thu Apr 7
  Howard Rich
  With American politicians still refusing to substantively address the looming consequences of their fiscal irresponsibility, it only makes sense that voters are feeling frustrated and powerless. ... more
• Continuing Stubborn Ignorance Wed Mar 16
  Walter E. Williams
  How can academics, politicians, news media people and ordinary citizens get away with statements such as "Reagan's budget deficits," "Clinton's budget surplus," "Bush's budget deficits and tax cuts" or "Obama's tax increases"? ... more
• Income Equality: Why Doesn't the Left Hate the Lottery? Tue Mar 15
  John C. Goodman
  I can't think of any single act of government that creates more inequality than the lottery—at least per dollar raised and spent. ... more
• Social Security: Why America Can and Should Allow Private Accounts Thu Mar 10
  Howard Rich
  The Social Security debate is no different than the debate over any other government program – there are just a lot more zeroes involved. ... more
• Death for Innovation Tue Mar 8
  Phyllis Schlafly
  The Democratic Senate is itching to pass a bill that will mean death for innovation, which is the backbone of American economic growth. Sen. Patrick Leahy's, D-Vt., bill, S. 23, is called patent reform, but it's not reform -- it will kill innovation by litigation. ... more
• A Warning About Things to Come Tue Feb 22
  Phyllis Schlafly
  A national convention to amend the U.S. Constitution would become the media event of the century, with 24/7 TV coverage, giving us every reason to anticipate that "Organizing for America" would flood the process of electing delegates and then demonstrate to hurl demands on their deliberations. ... more
• Free Trade With Protectionist China Cheats America Tue Feb 15
  Phyllis Schlafly
  It looks like the Russians fooled us again in nuclear treaty negotiations. After President Obama bamboozled the Senate into a hurry-up ratification of his New START Treaty, Russia impudently rejected the Sen. McCain "understanding" that we don't have to abide by the preamble's language limiting the U.S. from building anti-missile defenses. ... more
• New York’s Publicity Hound Mayor Thu Feb 10
  Brian Birdnow
  In a press conference last week New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg congratulated himself on having masterminded a sting operation wherein he sent undercover NYC agents to a gun show in Tucson, Arizona. ... more
• Appeasing the Gods in Hawaii Fri Jan 28
  Robert Knight
  In the state where pagan natives once threw people off cliffs to placate the gods, the Hawaiian state Senate has voted to end the practice of opening its sessions with prayer. ... more
• Altered States... of the Union Mon Jan 24
  Rich Galen
  The President is scheduled to deliver the State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives at 9 o'clock tomorrow night. ... more
• Thirty-Eight Years and 50 Million Thu Jan 20
  Cal Thomas
  In 1865, the Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery, rendering the three-fifths clause moot, but some House members wanted to read the original article to counter the argument of "original intent" with their own argument that the Constitution is a "living document." ... more
• Social Conservatives' Self-Defeating CPAC Strategy Thu Jan 20
  Kevin Miller
  On the heels of an extensive victory at the ballot box in November, conservatives can't stay united past January. ... more
• To Save the States, Let 'Em Declare Bankruptcy Sat Jan 15
  Dick Morris and Eileen McGann
  Facing huge budget difficulties, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has been showing other states how to survive -- namely, by taking on the government-employee unions. ... more
• Power of Prayer Thu Jan 13
  Jackie Gingrich Cushman
  Stuck at home, we have seen a lot of our neighbors, and it has reminded me of the importance of community -- real community. ... more
• A Very Modest Proposal: A Tax on Liberalism Mon Jan 10
  Brian Birdnow
  The New Year, 2011, opened last week and in Washington D.C. the Republican Party celebrated the beginning of the new annum and the new decade by watching John Boehner, one of their own, take the oath of office as Speaker of the House of Representatives. ... more
• The Constitution, Yes, But There's More Mon Jan 10
  Star Parker
  I salute the Republicans of the 112th Congress for their initiative to restore the U.S. Constitution to its legitimate place of prominence in our public discourse. ... more
• Contempt of Constitution Sun Jan 9
  David Stokes
  Do all those who seem to be so enamored of a so-called “Living Constitution” really want the document to live—or are they actually trying to kill it off as a relevant part of our national life? ... more

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