A friendly Reminder

Should foster parents see Department of Children and Families as partners or adversaries? Can an otherwise excellent candidate for foster children be denied the chance because of their religious beliefs? When the state takes responsibility for children, can they place politics above their welfare? Studies show that the best outcomes for children is when they live in a home with their married parents. If the world were perfect, then all children would have that chance. The wor

Is social media the new public square? Can government actors block access to government information by putting it on a private account? Should government officials be allow to post official business on their private social media accounts? Social media has become so much a part of our everyday lives that we often don’t think about how we use it. This has led to what appears to be a large percentage of Americans developing what can at best be described as some “interesting idea

Author: Gracie Wood O LORD, heal our land Let mercy flow from Your outstretched hand Let peace descend at Your command We wait for the glory of the Son of Man  We shall seek Your face That Your presence may be found in this place We shall not harden our hearts when we hear Your voice But at the Father’s correction we shall rejoice   What is our people, O LORD, our King that You would find pleasure in our offering We do not have anything worthy to bring But Your delight is in

Two hundred and thirty-six years ago on September 17, 1787, the Constitution for the United States was signed and sent to the states for ratification. When asked what type of government they had given us, Benjamin Franklin famously said, “A republic, if you can keep it.” We’ve created the Patriots Program at the Constitution Study to help people keep the republic we were entrusted with some 236 years ago. Yesterday, September 17, 2023, was the 236th anniversary of the signin

Who has the final decision about the education of your children, you, or the state? Can state entities deprive parents of their right to opt their children out of objectionable curriculum. When government schools act in loco parentis , are they acting as tyrants? Who is in charge of your children? That has been a perennial question that has grown in importance over the last few years. When I was a child, it was understood that, with rare exceptions, parents were in charge of

Author: Paul Garner Can we talk about consent for a few minutes?  A few years ago during the trial of Henry Weinstein the #MeToo move grew up as more women came forward claiming that they too were assaulted by Weinstein. Again during the hearings for confirmation of Justice Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, the #MeToo movement grew in sympathy with the woman Kavanaugh was accused as assaulting back in college. It came about that these accusations were false but it inspired more

People have rights, but do computers? When you create something, you have the exclusive right over it for a period of time. These are called copyrights and patents. Does a computer program have the right to copyright its creations? With the release of ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence (AI) applications, there has been a lot of speculation and downright assertions about our future. With over 30 years of experience in Information Technology (IT), I have more than a pass

If you thought that the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health case had put the question of abortion to bed, you were wrong. Activists are attempting to amend the constitution of several states to protect abortion. Would such amendments to state constitutions violate the Constitution of the United States? Since last year’s Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned the court’s precedent in Roe v. Wade, there has been a flurry of work on both si

What powers does the Constitution delegate to the legislative branch of government? Most of the powers delegated to Congress are found in Article I, Section 8, but not all of them. How can we complain about our representatives in Congress not staying within the limits of the Constitution if we keep electing them to do so? I encourage people to ask questions. I believe there are only two “stupid” questions in the world: The one you don’t ask and the one you ask three times. Qu

Can one preliminary injunction really make a difference for Freedom of Speech and Press? With all the evidence that the Biden Administration have been working to censor the American people through social media, what does Judge Doughty’s preliminary injunction mean for our rights? Which do you think is worse, the number of examples of illegal activity or the number of administration officials who are implicated? I don’t think I’m exaggerating today that Judge Terry Doughty did

What powers are vested in the federal courts? Why did Alexander Hamilton refer to the judiciary as the least able to harm our rights? What does the Constitution say about the supremacy of Supreme Court opinions? In this third installment of the three-part series on the branches of government, we look at the role of the third and weakest branch. At least that’s what our Founding Fathers thought. What is the role of the federal judiciary? What is the extent of their powers, how