Faith and Justice

I am reviewing our new amicus brief to be filed within weeks challenging ObamaCare at the Supreme Court. I can tell you that this brief represents a clear and compelling argument: the individual mandate, which forces Americans to purchase health insurance under penalty of law, is unconstitutional. It violates the Constitution. I’m delighted to report…

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the ObamaCare case at the end of March. With arguments still two months away, speculation is already growing on what the court will do. There’s an interesting story in The Hill that suggests that backers of ObamaCare “have lost the high level of confidence they once displayed” that the…

As we celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., we celebrate not just a man but an entire movement. Dr. King spent his life’s work as a voice for the voiceless, standing up for the value and dignity of the individual. Dr. King understood – almost better than anyone – the importance of standing…

Can Congress require you to purchase health insurance? Is it constitutional for Congress to penalize you if you don’t? Those questions are at the core of legal challenges of ObamaCare, which the Supreme Court will consider in March. Our position is clear: the individual mandate is wrong. It is unconstitutional and violates the Commerce Clause…

Congress is once again focusing on the Attorney General Eric Holder and the Department of Justice concerning a scandal that is only likely to grow in scope. As you may recall, Congress has been trying to get to the bottom of what happened with Operation Fast & Furious, the deadly gun-walking program – weapons that…

It can only be described as a smokescreen to cover the actions of President Obama. The Department of Justice today released a memo backing President Obama’s disturbing “recess appointments” made earlier this month. The memo is dated January 6th, two days after the appointments occurred. Usually a President will solicit advice from the Justice Department in…

The appeal of our federal lawsuit targeting ObamaCare took another step forward as we filed our reply brief with the Supreme Court, once again, urging the high court to take our case. As you’ll recall, last month we formally asked the high court to take our case. Now we have filed what’s called a reply brief –…

In an unanimous decision, the Supreme Court today issued an important decision representing a tremendous victory for religious freedom. The high court concluded that courts should not intervene in the workings of churches. The Justices determined that the First Amendment protects the ability of churches and church schools to select their ministerial employees without government…

It’s an issue that has struck a constitutional chord with the American people and a growing number of members of Congress. The issue: President Obama’s overreach last week in making appointments to federal agencies – appointments that bypassed the Senate – appointments that violated the separation of powers. In just a few days, we have…

I wanted to let you know that we are continuing our evaluation of President Obama’s troubling appointments last week – appointments that we believe violated the Constitution. As you know, I presented a sound legal argument posted here underscoring the fact that the President not only acted arrogantly in bypassing Congress with these appointments, he…

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