(cnsnews.com) Claims by a top Senate Democrat that the Clinton administration’s warrantless surveillance of suspected spies and terrorists was different from what the Bush administration has employed are being contradicted by a former Justice Department official who served under President Bill Clinton.
Read Full Story: Former Clinton Official Contradicts Leahy on Spying — 12/23/2005
Former Clinton Official Contradicts Leahy on Spying
Posted Friday, December 23rd, 2005 by JustinSupreme Knight Hails Court Nominee
Posted Wednesday, November 2nd, 2005 by JustinJudge Alito “Truly Excellent Choice,” Says Anderson
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No Web Tax Yet
Posted Tuesday, October 4th, 2005 by Justin(eweek.com) Opinion: A widely misunderstood Oct. 1 deadline set by a group of states calling themselves the Streamlined Sales And Use Tax Project is making some e-commerce players worried. But the move actually has little to do with the Web and a lot to do with Halloween.
Read Full Story: No Web Tax Yet
Internet Sales Tax on the Horizon
Posted Tuesday, October 4th, 2005 by JustinMandatory sales tax on Internet purchases isn’t here… yet.
(eweek.com) The Streamlined Sales Tax Project may sound to some like the states are getting ready to start charging state sales tax on all e-commerce purchases, but the reality isn’t that simple.
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The Architecture of a Smear
Posted Wednesday, September 28th, 2005 by Justin
(family.org) What you don’t know about the campaign to end public prayers at the Air Force Academy, and what you can do to protect the military from future attacks on faith.
Read Full Story: Citizen Magazine Feature - The Architecture of a Smear
Obama wants watchdog for relief spending
Posted Wednesday, September 14th, 2005 by Justin(chicagotribune.com) Sens. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) are introducing legislation Wednesday to appoint a watchdog to oversee the federal spending in the effort to restore and rebuild the Gulf Coast.
Read Full Story: Chicago Tribune | Spending monitor urged
Constituent ‘Violated’ by Durbin Change on Abortion
Posted Thursday, August 18th, 2005 by Justin(cnsnews.com) Sen. Richard Durbin will vote against Supreme Court nominee John Roberts in the Senate Judiciary Committee if Roberts disagrees with the Illinois Democrat’s view that the U.S. Constitution guarantees a right to abortion. But that vote would directly contradict Durbin’s beliefs as expressed in a 1989 letter to a constituent.
The recipient of that letter, Frank Tureskis, says he feels “violated” by Durbin’s abandonment of the right-to-life position. He lived in Springfield, Ill., when Durbin was running for the U.S. House of Representatives in 1981.
Read Full Story: Constituent ‘Violated’ by Durbin Change on Abortion — 08/18/2005
Bush: Intelligent Design Should Be Taught
Posted Tuesday, August 2nd, 2005 by Justin(chicagotribune.com) President Bush said Monday he believes schools should discuss “intelligent design” alongside evolution when teaching students about the creation of life.
Read Full Story: Chicago Tribune | Bush: Intelligent Design Should Be Taught
Conservatives Complain of Stealth Religious Litmus Test
Posted Tuesday, July 26th, 2005 by Justin(cnsnews.com) Some conservatives see sure signs that Senate Democrats are planning to consider Judge John Roberts’ religious beliefs as part of his confirmation process. Roberts has been described as a devout Roman Catholic.
The Family Research Council points to a recent Los Angeles Times op-ed by George Washington University Law Professor Jonathan Turley, in which Turley said Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) has asked Judge John Roberts, “what he would do if the law required a ruling that his church considers immoral.”
“Unfortunately, Senator Durbin has chosen to ignore the Constitution and is seeking to impose a religious litmus test on Judge John Roberts,” said Family Research Council President Tony Perkins.
Read Full Story: Conservatives Complain of Stealth Religious Litmus Test — 07/26/2005
Law bars violent game sales to children
Posted Tuesday, July 26th, 2005 by Justin(chicagotribune.com) Before an audience of schoolchildren from Aurora, Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Monday made Illinois the only state in the nation to prohibit the sale or rental of violent or sexually explicit video games to minors.
Read Full Story: Chicago Tribune | Law bars violent game sales to children
House, Senate OK Daylight-Saving Extension
Posted Friday, July 22nd, 2005 by Justin(chicagotribune.com) An agreement was reached Thursday to extend daylight-saving time in an effort to conserve energy, but not to the extent the House approved in April.
House and Senate negotiators on an energy bill agreed to begin daylight-saving time three weeks earlier, on the second Sunday in March, and extend it by one week to the first Sunday in November. The House bill would have added a month in the spring and another in the fall.
Read Full Story: Chicago Tribune | House, Senate OK Daylight-Saving Extension
Judge John Roberts, Jr is Catholic
Posted Wednesday, July 20th, 2005 by Justin
(culturalcatholic.com) Catholic Judge John Roberts, 50, of the U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, was nominated by President George Bush to the United States Supreme Court. Justice Antonin Scalia, Justice Anthony Kennedy, and Justice Clarence Thomas are the three of the nine Supreme Court justices who are also Catholic.
A Look at the Background on Judge John Roberts, Jr.
Posted Wednesday, July 20th, 2005 by Justin
(aclj.org) John Roberts, Jr. is an exceptional choice for Associate Justice to the Supreme Court of the United States. He is well qualified to serve on the nation’s highest court.
Read Full Story: A Look at the Background on Judge John Roberts, Jr.