Results for: dissent from supreme power
Oman Talks: Why Tehran Will Not Yield — and Why the West Must Not Blink
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From the Iranians, there will be cautious language, diplomatic platitudes, and earnest claims that progress is possible. … Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei’s defiant tone is not posturing, it is necessity. … Iran understands power, not persuasion.…
Blood Is the Last Currency of Iran's Failing Theocracy
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For half a century the Islamic Republic of Iran has clung to power by smoke and mirrors, basing their medieval tyranny on ideology, … rejection of the supreme leader’s authority itself. … an external enemy, but from the hearts and minds of its own people.…
Neither Shah Nor Supreme Leader: Can Iran's Theocracy Survive a Nation in Revolt?
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The regime has long tried to portray dissent as sporadic, leaderless, or foreign-inspired. Yet the pattern is now undeniable. … The aim is to shift the axis of conflict away from "people versus regime" and toward a manufactured "battle of alternatives." … Neither Shah nor Supreme Leader. Only liberty and equality.…
Ban the Hangman's Regime From the World Cup
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On December 15, 2025, prison authorities informed him that the regime’s Supreme Court had rejected his request for a retrial. … Today, Iran’s rulers use executions to maintain power. … Ban Iran from the World Cup and make it unmistakably clear that the age of appeasing the hangman is over.…
The Deadly Lie That 'Words Are Violence' Threatens to Destroy America’s Republic
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From Nero to Hitler and Stalin, tyrants universally resort to labelling their opponents' speech as dangerous or harmful to the state … In other words, they will gladly support the silencing of dissent "for the public good." … Supreme Court. Richard is also the founder of Richard Harris Ministries, where he teaches the Word of God.…
The Silent Erasure: The Iranian Regime’s Assault on Memory and Justice
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In the shadowy corridors of power in Tehran, a sinister campaign is unfolding, one that not only seeks to silence dissent but aims … Such authorization can only have come from the highest authorities. … Over decades, the regime has systematically desecrated or destroyed burial sites of victims from the 1980s across Iran, from Khavaran…
Sotomayor's Death Penalty Dissent Does More Harm Than Good
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exculpatory DNA evidence and made false statements during the Duke lacrosse case, I realized I did not want the state to have such power … Boyd appealed the manner of his execution to the Supreme Court, arguing he wanted to die by firing squad instead. … Here's more from Reuters:The Supreme Court's conservative majority had denied a petition by Boyd, who has spent three decades…
Of Course Trump Can Fire White House Appointees — That’s How the Constitution Works
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It only became controversial when a Republican is in charge.The Supreme Court recently confirmed that President Trump has every right … of nameless regulators — they designed one where voters elect a president to make decisions and take responsibility for them.The Supreme … to demand rebates from the drug companies, driving down the overall cost of medicines.No one’s saying the PBM industry is perfect;…
'No Kings' for Thee, but Not for Me
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It’s not that they don’t want any kings or supreme rulers. … From Roe v. Wade and Griswold v. … The Left loves its kings when they are in power. Only when they see political power slipping away do they cry “No Kings!…
The 'No Kings' Rally Proves That the Left Still Doesn’t Understand Freedom
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Real kings would silence dissent. … Kings weaponize the law to silence dissent and maintain power. That is exactly what has been done to Trump for years. … Kimmel clearly learned nothing from his past suspension, and Colbert didn’t learn a thing from his own cancellation.And where are the…
Though Decades Removed From His Execution, a Free Iran Will Be My Father’s Legacy
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In the summer of 1988 alone, approximately 30,000 political prisoners were put to death following the implementation of a fatwa from … then-Supreme Leader Ruhollah Khomeini, which expressly targeted the MEK and declared their opposition to the theocratic system as … These are not criminals; they are voices of dissent, symbols of resistance, and children of a nation yearning to breathe free.…
Appeals Court Ruling Keeps Cook on the Job...for Now
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to block Cook from attending. … Circuit Court of Appeals is unlikely to be the last word on the matter, given the anticipated Supreme Court action. … Brilliant dissent from Judge Katsas in Cook vs. Trump, showing how utterly absurd this decision is.…
Charlie Kirk’s Assassination and the Rising Tide of Left-Wing Political Violence
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Charlie was a believer in God, and he recognized — as the Founders did — that liberty comes from Him, not from government. … He believed in persuasion, in debate, in the power of truth to win the day. … It reminds us that freedom is under attack, not only from policies and bureaucracies, but from bullets fired by those who hate God…
Amy Coney Barrett Was Just Asked About Those Jabs She Took at Jackson in Trump v. CASA Opinion
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CASA, where she delivered a stinging rebuke of the dissent from Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.In the 6-3 decision that gave the president … from orbit. … "We just disagreed about the scope of judicial power," she explained. "I attack ideas. I don't attack people."…
Court Blocks Deportations Under Alien Enemies Act...the Dissenting Opinion Is Gold
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members.The 2-1 decision handed down Tuesday night from the 5th U.S. … using other lawful means to remove foreign terrorists from the United States.Until the Supreme Court rules on the case, the appellate … Far from it.…
Record-Breaking Victories for Trump at SCOTUS
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Supreme Court. … has resulted in a string of rulings in favor of Trump by a 6-3 majority at the SCOTUS.Each time there has been a strongly worded dissent … The Federal education bureaucracy is not working,” Trump added.Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor complained in her lengthy dissent on…
Supreme Court Hands Trump White House a Major Win, and Slaps Down Justice Jackson Again
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ruling that prevented the government from reorganizing its workforce. … the Trump administration from conducting mass layoffs across the federal bureaucracy, for now. … ..Jackson is the ONLY dissent.…
That Is a Brutal Footnote in the Supreme Court's Ruling on Birthright Citizenship
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While it doesn’t address the issue of birthright citizenship per se, it did strike down the national injunction power that district … judges have been abusing since the outset of the second Trump presidency.SCOTUSblog set up the issue:Whether the Supreme Court should … JUSTICE JACKSON would do well to heed her own admonition: “[E]veryone, from the President on down, is bound by law.” Ibid.…
Sunny Hostin Called Israel’s Strike on Iran ‘Illegal.’ It Didn’t Go Over Well
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another country." pic.twitter.com/UFCJpv2TI4— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) June 18, 2025She compared Israel’s strike to a foreign power … Sunny Hostin, after getting pushback even from her progressive co-hosts, decided to try and save face by claiming "Criticism … The President felt strongly enough to demand an "UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER" from Iran and threaten the Supreme Leader.…
Iran's Bakers Rising in Fury
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Bakers and their staff were outraged that frequent power outages were causing their dough to spoil, ruining production, while promised … One state-controlled daily newspaper, Etemad, stated on May 19: “From a social perspective, power outages have pushed public dissatisfaction … Regarding the frequent power cuts and widespread blackouts, I warn that this has exhausted people’s patience.…
Further Reflection (And a Contrarian View) on South Africa
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Larger cities have started running out of water, and power outages have become the norm. … Rather than inviting a neocolonial backlash, however, South Africa should learn from the United States. … Our constitutional commitments to natural law, natural right, divine providence's supreme role, biblical truth in our nation’s founding…
SCOTUS Hands Trump Another Victory, This Time on Firing Independent Agency Leaders
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Supreme Court handed the Trump administration another victory. … whether members from independent federal agencies can be fired. … to continue exercising the executive power than a wrongfully removed officer faces from being unable to perform her statutory duty…
Shattering the Left’s Iron Fist!
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When the Left gains even a sliver of power, their instinct isn’t to govern—it’s to control. … Banned her from floor debate. Blocked her right to vote on legislation. … When identity politics is weaponized to muzzle dissent.…
SCOTUS Justice Alito Issues Brilliant Dissent in Response to Order Temporarily Halting Gang Deportations
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The Supreme Court issued an order on Saturday temporarily blocking the Trump administration from deporting 50 illegal immigrants … from the violent Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang. … The Supreme Court likely violated its own rule, Alito said.…
Mahmoud Khalil and the Red-Green Assault on American Sovereignty
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You would never know that, of course, from the media's incessant focus on the Khalil saga. … And as Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia noted in his 2001 dissent in Zadvydas v. … Rather, they seek to "free" him -- and all of us -- from the shackles of Western civilization itself.…