A friendly Reminder

Will Indiana Be Broken by Law? by Jake MacAulay At the foundation of every social order is a concept of law, government and individual rights. For most of the history of our country this foundation was the Bible — the Word of God — including both the Old and New Testaments. All of the original 13 states expressed in their Constitutions that the Christian Faith was the foundation of law. And the laws of each of those states were designed to secure the protection of its exercis

Is the Supreme Court the God of Marriage? by Jake MacAulay As you read or watch my column this week I will be at the United States Supreme Court with my Pastor and family to show my support of God-ordained marriage between one man and one woman. We at Institute on the Constitution also participated in the case currently before the Supreme Court with an Amicus Brief that respectfully warned the court of the certainty of God’s judgment upon a society that would attempt to redef

Do TSA's Threat-Spotting Tips Threaten The Fourth Amendment? by Jake MacAulay Have you ever thought about who could be a potential threat in an airport? Well, according to the Transportation Security Administration that’s pretty much anyone who’s breathing.The TSA has kept its Screening of Passengers by Observation Techniques, or SPOT, checklist out of the public eye for quite a while, but on Friday The Intercept published the 92-point checklist after a disgruntled TSA source

Can Obama Serve Another Term? by Jake MacAulay I have heard from time to time that there are people in America who believe Obama is going to try to run for another term as President. I could see the theory flames being stoked this weekend as Obama invoked the “cut it out” gesture, slicing his hand in front of his neck while a small crowd at a Princeton basketball game cheered, “Four more years! Four more years!” The last president to embark on a third term was the philanderer

Is Dr. Carson Making Believe? by Jake MacAulay Since I released my column last week titled “ Just What are Gay Rights?”  I have received a lot of feedback. Especially since a day later Dr. Ben Carson made a clarification of his Gay Rights statements. The good doctor said on Facebook, “While I remain opposed to same-sex marriage, I have and will continue to support recognition of same-sex civil unions. I have and will continue full recognition of same-sex marriage in state jur

So Just What Are Gay Rights? by Jake MacAulay Recently I had the opportunity to speak at a conference with Dr. Ben Carson, a possible Presidential candidate, and I had a chance to learn more about him and his views. Dr. Carson was the leading pediatric neurosurgeon in the world – he was not just able to perform brain surgery but was gifted with the skills that earned him international acclaim.   He is a powerful and knowledgeable speaker who clearly articulates a strong pro-m

Billionaires and Billions of Food Stamps by Jake MacAulay Forbes.com reported this week that, “A record 290 newcomers joined the Forbes billionaires list in the last year as world markets defied international turmoil. While wars, diseases and currency crises made headlines, tycoons from every continent but Antarctica managed to mint new 10-figure fortunes.”     The United States ranked second, contributing 57 new billionaires. Who is the most famous rookie on the billionaire

Edward Snowden Wins Oscar, Loses Country by Jake MacAulay Director Laura Poitras accepts the award for best documentary for her film & Citizen four at the 2015 Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica. Edward Snowden was recently recognized for his heroic Patriotism again as Citizenfour, the film chronicling the events surrounding his heroic and historic revelation of U.S. government wrongdoing, and received critical acclaim including an Oscar. As you may recall, Snowde

Chief Justice Roy Moore Defends The American View - Will You? by Jake MacAulay CNN’s Chris Cuomo made the following statement in a recent interview with Roy Moore, the elected Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court:   “Our rights do not come from God, your Honor, and you know that. They come from man... That’s your faith, that’s my faith, but that’s not our country. Our laws come from collective agreement and compromise.”   Perhaps it would do Mr. Cuomo well to quote his

Is America Waging War on Law? by Jake MacAulay “America! America! God shed His grace on thee And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea!”   Does this song describe the America we live in currently, where preachers like Dr. Kent Hovind are being held in prison? Creation scientist Dr. Hovind, often referred to as “Dr. Dino” due to his passion for dinosaurs, has been behind bars in 20 different prisons for over eight years so far — and could remain there for the

The Man with the Pen and Phone "Weighs in on Deflate-a-Bowl" by Jake MacAulay I know many of you still recall the deflated New England Patriots footballs and how important that is to patriotism. When Barack Obama was asked if it was cheating, the president said, “If you break the rules then you break the rules.”   Apparently our current Executive Branch and concurring Congress takes this same mentality. Congressmen are the ones who write the check to underwrite executive poli

Has History Channel Gone Pop? by Jake MacAulay Starting my commentary this week has been tremendously difficult. I am torn because in just one week ABC reporter George Stephanopoulos stated he was “struck by the final line” of Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal’s speech in which he proclaimed, “our God wins,” followed by the History Channel airing its Sons of Liberty program which even film critic Thomas Verenna concludes is merely “…highly-entertaining historical fiction.” Over