Amid the turmoil and bickering throughout the country, it is important to keep an eye on legislation being proposed both in your own state and in Washington D.C. One such bill on the federal level is H.R. 127, sponsored by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX). The bill calls for the U.S Attorney General to establish a licensing and registration system that would require gun owners to inform the government of the “make, model, and serial number” of every firearm they own. The list would be made available to federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, as well as the U.S.…
Author: Isaac Hadam
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito recently came under fire for comments he made at the Federalist Society’s National Lawyers Convention. Alito expressed concern on several topics during the speech, including the effect that COVID lockdowns are having on personal liberty, threats by some U.S. Senators to pack the Supreme Court and the intensified attacks he sees on freedom of speech and freedom of religion. Talking about religious liberty, Alito said, “For many today, religious liberty is not a cherished freedom…The question we face is whether our society will be inclusive enough to tolerate people with unpopular religious beliefs.” In discussing…
The recent death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg certainly sent massive political shockwaves throughout the country, as did President Trump’s nomination of Ginsburg’s replacement, U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Amy Coney Barrett. Barrett’s appointment has left many calling foul on the treatment of Judge Merrick Garland in 2016 and demanding there be no confirmation until after the election. This criticism overlooks the clear historical precedent of the Presidency and the Senate. When both are controlled by the same political party, they confirm Supreme Court justices during an election year. However, that isn’t even what I want to…