There are several ways to amend our Constitution.
The most common way requires two-thirds of the Senate and the House of Representatives to approve an amendment, and three-quarters of state legislatures to subsequently ratify it.
Of the 11,000 amendments proposed...
To too many Americans, Free Speech is largely reduced to a weak argument belted in a strong voice when all other excuses fail to justify airing whatever they feel strongly about at that moment.
Several scholars...
Last month, Donald Trump instilled fear in thousands after announcing mass Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids and round-ups of undocumented Americans.
Then in a classic reality show-style bait and switch to appear bi-partisan, he abruptly...
I didn't know what to feel last month seeing Wikileaks founder Julian Assange being hauled out of the Ecuadorian embassy in London like a recalcitrant child misbehaving at a county fair.
After all, this is the guy...
"Religious freedom."
It doesn't sound so bad, does it?
Who would be opposed to it?
In fact, the First Amendment makes it clear we have a tacit freedom of religion when its states:
"Congress shall make no law respecting...
As Democrats begin to reclaim seats, and Republicans resign their positions like rats fleeing a sinking ship, it's looking as though the prospect of turning Congress back over the Democrats next year is increasingly likely.
Another good...
“The president of the United States is not well.”
Thus begins Vox writer Ezra Klein's article, "Incoherent, authoritarian, uninformed: Trump’s New York Times interview is a scary read," published last week after President Donald Trump stunned us once again...
Apparently simply reporting the news today can get someone a criminal conspiracy charge.
That is according to D.C. Superior Court Judge Lynn Leibovitz, who presided over the recent "J20" case.
On January 20, 2017, during Donald Trump's inauguration, 194 people...
Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed 231 to 198 the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017, allowing concealed carry permit holders to transport their weapons across state lines.
As a result, rifts are forming between legislators in even solidly...
A month ago, Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) called the White House an “adult daycare center.”
Before that, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called President Donald Trump a “f***ing moron.”
He, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, and Treasury Secretary Steve...
The trial has begun for six defendants accused of rioting during President Donald Trump’s inauguration.
They are Michelle Macchio, 26, of Naples, Fla.; Jennifer Armento, 38, of Philadelphia; Christina Simmons, 20, of Cockeysville, Md.; Alexei Wood, 37, of San...
There is so much going on already this week for which we progressives should be thankful.
But if you're able to tear yourself away from Paul Manafort's indictment, here is something else to look forward to.
Thanks...
In a couple of weeks, nine people will be charged for their alleged involvement in the “J20″--January 20--incidents on inauguration day in which protesters smashed windows, fired off projectiles, and set cars on fire.
But those six...
The state of Texas is promising residents of Dickinson funds to help them recover from the disastrous effects of last month's hurricane Harvey.
But there's a caveat.
In exchange for relief, residents must vow never to speak out...
Could last week's deadly terror attack in Las Vegas actually be the thing that finally breaks the elephant's back?
Thanks to the gun lobby, Congress did nothing meaningful to curb our gun violence after the 2012...
Attorney General Jeff Sessions was at Georgetown Law School this week to give a scheduled talk on campus free speech, and boy did the students and faculty there have opinions about that. In an homage...
In the digital age, everyone has the ability to have an opinion. Freedom of Speech is one of the most important pillars of the collection of rights we have as American citizens. Our first President...
There is a nefarious force out there actively working to rob you of your right to vote, speak freely, and rest comfortably under sacrosanct constitutional protections we typically take for granted.
That force has a name--ALEC.
ALEC is...
Boycott Israel, go to prison.
You read that right.
If a bill introduced on March 23 goes through the legislative process, and President Donald Trump signs it, the federal government would then have full authority to prosecute...
The Supreme Court is once again stepping in to determine whether an electoral procedure as old as the republic violates the Constitution.
Monday, the nation's highest court announced it will begin looking into gerrymandered election maps for evidence of discrimination...
