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What Does the Supreme Court's Health Care Decision Mean?
With its decision on the Affordable Care Act, the Supreme Court has left it to Congress to uphold the Constitution and its limitations on the power of the federal government. It is now imperative that Congress repeal the entire Obamacare statute. The president and his partisan allies in Congress rammed through the legislative process a law that gives federal agencies virtually unlimited power to govern health care in the United States.
Hannity and Colmes Edwin Meese
SEAN HANNITY: I’m Sean Hannity. Joining us now Ed Meese is with us from the Reagan administration. Thanks for being with us. EDWIN MEESE: Thank you. Good to be with you again. SEAN HANNITY: Do you know this judge? MEESE: I know him well. I think the President is to be commended for his outstanding appointment. An outstanding nomination. HANNITY: It seems he followed through on his process. One issue that we haven't gotten to yet, he has not really weighed in on a lot of disputed social issues.
An Amnesty by Any Other Name...
In the debate over immigration, "amnesty" has become something of a dirty word. Some opponents of the immigration bill being debated in the Senate assert that it would grant amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants. Supporters claim it would do no such thing. Instead, they say, it lays out a road map by which illegal aliens can earn citizenship. Perhaps I can shed some light.
The Most Despicable Form of Vote Fraud
This column is co-authored with Ken Blackwell. We celebrate patriotic senior citizens and the invaluable contributions they have made to the financial strength and fundamental freedoms we enjoy as Americans. In turn, we must take every action to ensure the integrity and intent of our seniors’ political choices at a time when they are at risk to be targets of vote fraud.
Clarence and Ginni Thomas embody integrity in public service
By Ken Blackwell and Edwin Meese III, Op-ed contributor | Monday, March 07, 2022 U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas arrives for the ceremonial swearing in of Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on October 08, 2018.
Clarence and Ginni Thomas Embody Integrity in Public Service
Justice Clarence Thomas and wife Ginni take a photo during the Christmas season. (Photo credit: Facebook/Ginni Lamp Thomas) The militant Left is attacking the principled public service of Justice Clarence Thomas again, this time by targeting his wife Ginni in a malicious attempt to delegitimize Supreme Court decisions that are faithful to the original meaning of the Constitution. The Left has targeted Clarence all his career.
Opinion | The Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health will determine whether the originalist legal movement was a success - The Washington Post
Edwin Meese III served as U.S. attorney general from 1985 to 1988. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear a case that asks the justices to return the issue of abortion where it belongs, to the people. But it is not simply the future of abortion that is at stake in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health. The court’s answer will also determine whether the dominant conservative legal project of the past 40 years, to restore neutral principles to constitutional interpretation, has been a success.
Edwin Meese III: A Legacy of Commitment and Service to America and the Law
John G. Malcolm: Welcome, everybody, to our virtual Joseph Story Lecture. My name is John Malcolm. I’m the Vice President of the Institute for Constitutional Government, but more germane for this event is that I’m also the Director of the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies. Because we are in the midst of a pandemic and these are unusual times, I am interviewing General Meese here in his home. Ed, I have to tell you, this is a particular pleasure for me. I remember when we first met.
EDWIN MEESE III: The crucial difference between protests and riots
I’ve been active in law enforcement for more than 50 years. During that time, I’ve seen numerous protests. I’ve also seen far too many riots. There’s a difference. Orderly protest is part of our American tradition. It is an exercise of our constitutional rights of free speech and peaceable assembly. It is one way we the people can make our voices heard, our views known to those in power. But rioting, looting, destroying property and attacking fellow Americans have no place in orderly protest.
Commentary: The crucial difference between protests and riots
I've been active in law enforcement for more than 50 years. During that time, I've seen numerous protests. I've also seen far too many riots. There's a difference. Orderly protest is part of our American tradition. It is an exercise of our constitutional rights of free speech and peaceable assembly. It is one way we the people can make our voices heard, our views known to those in power. But rioting, looting, destroying property and attacking fellow Americans have no place in orderly protest.
Commentary: There’s a crucial difference between protests, riots
By Edwin Meese III, The Heritage Foundation I’ve been active in law enforcement for more than 50 years. During that time, I’ve seen numerous protests. I’ve also seen far too many riots. There’s a difference. Orderly protest is part of our American tradition. It is an exercise of our constitutional rights of free speech and peaceable assembly. It is one way we the people can make our voices heard, our views known to those in power.
The crucial difference between protests and riots
I’ve been active in law enforcement for more than 50 years. During that time, I’ve seen numerous protests. I’ve also seen far too many riots. There’s a difference. Orderly protest is part of our American tradition. It is an exercise of our constitutional rights of free speech and peaceable assembly. It is one way we the people can make our voices heard, our views known to those in power. kAmqFE C:@E:?8[ =@@E:?8[ 56DEC@J:?8 AC@A6CEJ 2?5 2EE24<:?8 76==@H p>6C:42?D 92G6 ?@ A=246 :?
Commentary: The crucial difference between protests and riots
I've been active in law enforcement for more than 50 years. During that time, I've seen numerous protests. I've also seen far too many riots. There's a difference. Orderly protest is part of our American tradition. It is an exercise of our constitutional rights of free speech and peaceable assembly. It is one way we the people can make our voices heard, our views known to those in power. But rioting, looting, destroying property and attacking fellow Americans have no place in orderly protest.
Commentary: The crucial difference between protests and riots
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Commentary: The crucial difference between protests and riots
I’ve been active in law enforcement for more than 50 years. During that time, I’ve seen numerous protests. I’ve also seen far too many riots. There’s a difference. Orderly protest is part of our American tradition. It is an exercise of our constitutional rights of free speech and peaceable assembly. It is one way we the people can make our voices heard, our views known to those in power. kAmqFE C:@E:?8[ =@@E:?8[ 56DEC@J:?8 AC@A6CEJ 2?5 2EE24<:?8 76==@H p>6C:42?D 92G6 ?@ A=246 :?
Mob Violence Must Not Be Tolerated. Hold Accountable and Punish the Wrongdoers.
I’ve been active in law enforcement for more than 50 years. During that time, I’ve seen numerous protests. I’ve also seen far too many riots. There’s a difference. Orderly protest is part of our American tradition. It is an exercise of our constitutional rights of free speech and peaceable assembly. It is one way we the people can make our voices heard, our views known to those in power. But rioting, looting, destroying property, and attacking fellow Americans have no place in orderly protest.
Opinion | Lawyers Cast a Stone at William Barr
Whatever the outcome of a case, then-Attorney General Robert H. Jackson observed in 1940, “the government . . . has really won if justice has been done.” It’s worth keeping that truth in mind as we consider the dispute over Attorney General William Barr and Roger Stone. Judge Amy Berman Jackson last week sentenced Mr. Stone to 40 months in prison—a term within the range Mr. Barr had suggested when he overruled prosecutors who recommended a term of seven to nine years.
Reagan at CPAC: Collection of Speeches at Annual Conservative Conference
Former President Ronald Reagan in 1991 (Gary Cameron/Reuters) An excerpt from a new book, a remarkable collection of commentaries on his speeches there Reagan at CPAC is a remarkable collection of commentaries on the speeches of President Ronald Reagan at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, and it provides for current and future generations a review of his exceptional impact on conservatism in America.
Reagan at CPAC
Reagan at CPAC is a remarkable collection of commentaries on the speeches of President Ronald Reagan at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, and it provides for current and future generations a review of his exceptional impact on conservatism in America. I appreciate this opportunity to offer a few reflections on those speeches and their continuing relevance today.
OPINION EXCHANGE | By any measure, Jeff Sessions has done a standout job as attorney general
Serving as U.S. attorney general is the honor and the challenge of a lifetime. We are three former attorneys general who served in Republican administrations — from different backgrounds, with different perspectives and who took different actions while in office. But we share the view that Jeff Sessions, who resigned at President Donald Trump’s request on Wednesday, has been an outstanding attorney general. Each of us has known Sessions over many years.
Jeff Sessions can look back on a job well done
Serving as U.S. attorney general is the honor and the challenge of a lifetime. We are three former attorneys general who served in Republican administrations — from different backgrounds, with different perspectives and who took different actions while in office. But we share the view that Jeff Sessions, who resigned at President Donald Trump’s request on Wednesday, has been an outstanding attorney general. Each of us has known Sessions over many years.
William P. Barr, Edwin Meese III and Michael B. Mukasey: Jeff Sessions can look back on a job well done
Serving as U.S. attorney general is the honor and the challenge of a lifetime. We are three former attorneys general who served in Republican administrations – from different backgrounds, with different perspectives and who took different actions while in office. But we share the view that Jeff Sessions, who resigned at President Donald Trump’s request on Wednesday, has been an outstanding attorney general. Each of us has known Sessions over many years.
Opinion: Jeff Sessions can look back on a job well done
Serving as U.S. attorney general is the honor and the challenge of a lifetime. We are three former attorneys general who served in Republican administrations - from different backgrounds, with different perspectives and who took different actions while in office. But we share the view that Jeff Sessions, who resigned at President Donald Trump's request on Wednesday, has been an outstanding attorney general. Each of us has known Sessions over many years.
Opinion: Jeff Sessions can look back on a job well done
Serving as U.S. attorney general is the honor and the challenge of a lifetime. We are three former attorneys general who served in Republican administrations - from different backgrounds, with different perspectives and who took different actions while in office. But we share the view that Jeff Sessions, who resigned at President Donald Trump's request on Wednesday, has been an outstanding attorney general. Each of us has known Sessions over many years.
Sessions can look back on a job well done
Serving as U.S. attorney general is the honor and the challenge of a lifetime. We are three former attorneys general who served in Republican administrations — from different backgrounds, with different perspectives and who took different actions while in office. But we share the view that Jeff Sessions, who resigned at President Donald Trump’s request on Wednesday, has been an outstanding attorney general. Each of us has known Sessions over many years.
Your View by 3 former attorneys general: We salute Jeff Sessions, who achieved all four of his goals
Serving as U.S. attorney general is the honor and the challenge of a lifetime. We are three former attorneys general who served in Republican administrations — from different backgrounds, with different perspectives and who took different actions while in office. But we share the view that Jeff Sessions, who resigned at President Donald Trump's request on Wednesday, has been an outstanding attorney general. Each of us has known Sessions over many years.
Jeff Sessions can look back on a job well done
Jeff Sessions can look back on a job well done Serving as U.S. attorney general is the honor and the challenge of a lifetime. We are three former attorneys general who served in Republican administrations - from different backgrounds, with different perspectives and who took different actions while in office. But we share the view that Jeff Sessions, who resigned at President Donald Trump's request on Wednesday, has been an outstanding attorney general.
Opinion | We are former attorneys general. We salute Jeff Sessions.
November 7, 2018 William P. Barr was attorney general from 1991 to 1993. Edwin Meese III was attorney general from 1985 to 1988. Michael B. Mukasey was U.S. attorney general from 2007 to 2009. Serving as U.S. attorney general is the honor and the challenge of a lifetime. We are three former attorneys general who served in Republican administrations — from different backgrounds, with different perspectives and who took different actions while in office.
The success of a government depends on the 'hearts of the citizens'
ANALYSIS/OPINION:We live in difficult times that “try men’s souls,” as Thomas Paine famously put it during the Revolutionary War. “The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country,” he warned.However, then most Americans responded by pledging their lives, property and even “sacred honor” to the cause of independence. From their sacrifice emerged the United States of America, and what became an extraordinary history of an exceptional country.
Why Congress and the president, not federal judges, must command the military
ANALYSIS/OPINION:Ratification of the U.S. Constitution in June 1788 ushered in a radical notion: The people of the United States would be governed by the rule of law instead of the edicts of monarchs or magistrates.For over 225 years, the U.S. Constitution has served us well, but some federal judges seem to have misplaced their copies.
Trump Can Help Overcome Identity Politics
Identity politics—the artificial segmentation of Americans into antagonistic groups organized along often imagined ethnic, racial and sexual categories—is tearing America apart. President Trump can do something about it. Government played a key role in creating these identities.
Jeff Sessions is the most underrated member of the Trump administration
The Attorney General has returned law and order to the Department of Justice — and the United States. On the anniversary of President Trump’s inauguration and in the days leading up to his first State of the Union address, observers have rightfully pointed out the important accomplishments of his administration so far, including deregulation, tax reform and the appointment of exceptional judges to the federal bench.
The Latest ‘Hate’ Smear Target Is a Civil-Rights Group
I have personally known the ADF’s founder, Alan Sears, and its president, Mike Farris, for decades. Each has committed his life to fighting for justice, the rule of law, and a better future for all Americans. When I was attorney general in the 1980s, Alan worked for the Commission on Pornography, fighting for stronger laws against obscenity while protecting the First Amendment. Mike is a pastor, the founder of Patrick Henry College, and an extraordinary litigator.
Meese & Shackleford: How lawyers plan to stifle speech and faith
The American Bar Association is one of the few organizations that provide recommendations for judicial candidates - and in today's Washington Times two key attorneys opine about the ABA's latest ethics rules change - one that could change basic constitutional freedoms of speech, religion and association: Last week the American Bar Association (ABA) changed its model ethics rules for lawyers, prohibiting attorneys from engaging in speech or being a member of any organization — even churches —...
Free speech and faith will be stifled by American Bar Association
ANALYSIS/OPINION:Last week the American Bar Association (ABA) changed its model ethics rules for lawyers, prohibiting attorneys from engaging in speech or being a member of any organization — even churches — that holds traditional views on marriage, sexuality and other issues.
Republicans are right: The People must have a voice in choosing next Supreme Court Justice
Democrats seem intent on trying to make the late Justice Antonin Scalia’s vacant seat on the Supreme Court a political issue to use against Republicans. What they really should do is join with Republicans in agreement with the position they, themselves have taken in the past: let the people decide the next justice with their votes for the next president – no matter who wins.
National Review Online
In the course of his ongoing crusade for Medicaid expansion, Ohio governor John Kasich has suggested that Ronald Reagan, Saint Peter, and God Himself all would support his plan to accept Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion. While we do not have special insight into the mind of the Almighty or His divine agents, we do know something about Ronald Reagan.
Why the Supreme Court should strike down Obamacare subsidies: Column
A president can't change the interpretation of laws when he doesn't get his desired result Two questions will dictate not only the future of healthcare, but also the balance of power between Washington, D.C., and the states, and the separation of powers between the federal branches. One concerns state sovereignty, the other the heckler's veto. When justices heard arguments regarding the Affordable Care Act (ACA, or Obamacare) in King v.
The left’s war on Indiana
A national firestorm has erupted over an Indiana law that, in all essentials, mirrors the legal standard protecting religious liberty in all federal courts and 31 state courts. Why? The answer, unfortunately, is “the culture war” – and, contrary to media portrayals, conservatives aren’t the aggressors here. Who favors coercion in this debate? Who opposes tolerance and pluralism? The answer to both questions: activists on the left.
Indiana law Religious Freedom Restoration Act
A national firestorm has erupted over an Indiana law that, in all essentials, mirrors the legal standard protecting religious liberty in all federal courts and 31 state courts. Why? The answer, unfortunately, is “the culture war” — and, contrary to media portrayals, conservatives aren’t the aggressors here. Who favors coercion in this debate? Who opposes tolerance and pluralism? The answer to both questions: activists on the left.
Religious-liberty protections promote tolerance
A national firestorm has erupted over an Indiana law that, in all essentials, mirrors the legal standard protecting religious liberty in all federal courts and 31 state courts. Why? The answer, unfortunately, is “the culture war” — and, contrary to media portrayals, conservatives aren’t the aggressors here. Who favors coercion in this debate? Who opposes tolerance and pluralism? The answer to both questions: activists on the left.
Meese, Blackwell: How to fraud-proof elections
Reforms to make voting more convenient have opened up opportunities to game system. Once upon a time, Americans got together on Election Day, went to the polls, and chose our leaders. Voting on the same day helped bind us together as self-governing citizens in a free republic. It even felt like a national holiday — Independence Day without the fireworks. Except for those traveling or who are infirm and who can use absentee ballots, Election Day puts everyone in the same boat.
Opinion | Stacking the Deck Against Proposition 8 (Published 2010)
Washington THE much-anticipated trial to determine the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 8 is scheduled to begin this morning in the case of Perry v. Schwarzenegger. What’s at stake in this case, filed in federal district court in San Francisco on behalf of two gay couples, is not just the right of California voters to reaffirm the definition of marriage as only between a man and a woman, but also whether marriage may be otherwise defined in any state.
Partisanship Is Their Principle
The drawn-out fight waged on Capitol Hill over many of President Bush's judicial nominees goes beyond the usual charges of rank partisanship. It comes down to a question that concerns our very form of government. Simply put: Will we have an independent federal judiciary - as the Constitution provides - or not? Certain senators have made every effort to deprive President Bush of his power to appoint judges with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Law of the Sea Treaty No Better Today Than During Reagan Years
President Ronald Reagan so strongly opposed the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea that he didn't just not sign the treaty. He very publicly refused to sign it. He also dismissed the State Department staff that helped negotiate it. And in case anyone didn't get the message, he sent special envoy Donald Rumsfeld on a globe-trotting mission to explain his opposition and urge other nations to follow suit.
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