Tag Archives: First Amendment

Paxton Argues For Free Speech, Against Texas Agency

When Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton shows up in the news, usually he’s suing on behalf of the State of Texas. This time, however, he’s weighing in on the other side of a lawsuit, backing Michael Quinn Sullivan in his … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for October 4, 2024

A crippling dock strike gets the can kicked past election day, Hurricane Helene wrecks havoc on the highlands, illegal alien crime flourishes, two bombing plots aimed at “diversity” are thwarted, Texas A&M ditches woke classes, more Diddy dirt, and Japanese … Continue reading →

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UT Demonstrates It’s Not Columbia, Arrests Pro-Hamas Protestors

If you follow news on conservative blogs, you’ve probably read about antisemitic riots roiling liberal campuses like Columbia, where Jewish students have been assaulted or threatened by Hamas supporters who loudly proclaim their desire to “destroy Zionists” throughout the world. … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for June 9, 2023

Welcome to the Friday LinkSwarm! This week: Too much Facebook/Instagram/pedophile news, and not enough songs about buildings and food.  Funny how the indictment against Trump dropped just as evidence surfaced that Biden had taken $5 million in bribes from … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for July 23, 2021

Greetings, and welcome to another Friday LinkSwarm! Mostly new links this time around, but some settling of contents may occur… “Republicans Are Making It Easier to Vote and Harder to Cheat.” The Republican National Committee (RNC) is invested in a … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Strikes Down California’s Church Service Ban

Evidently Americans do continue to enjoy some modest minimum of freedom of religion, as the Supreme Court just struck down California’s ban on indoor church services: Late Friday evening, the Supreme Court, in South Bay United Pentecostal Church v. Newsom, … Continue reading →

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Pat Condell on the Anti-American Dream

It seems that he’s not at all impressed with our social media “betters”:

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ACLU Finds Clue, Backs NRA On Banks

This qualifies as news because it’s actually novel: The official view of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) remains that the Second Amendment protects a “collective right rather than an individual right.” But the organization nevertheless is helping the National … Continue reading →

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Freedom of Religion 1, Social Justice Warriors 0

In a broadly-shared 7-2 opinion on narrow technical grounds, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the christian baker in the Masterpiece Cakeshop “gay wedding cake” case. Let’s look at the text of the decision itself: That consideration was compromised, … Continue reading →

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There Is No Hate Speech. Only Zuul.

Today the Supreme Court unanimously reaffirmed what conservatives, libertarians and honest liberals have been arguing for some time now: when it comes to the First Amendment, there’s no “hate speech” exemption: From today’s opinion by Justice Samuel Alito (for four … Continue reading →

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