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Monthly Archives: March 2018
OBERGEFELL v. HODGES: An Example of the Very Real Tendency of the Federal Courts to Render Unconstitutional Opinions
Photo credit: Photo is from FreakingNews.com) by Diane Rufino, March 26, 2018 We are all used to the accusations that a certain Executive Action is unconstitutional or a federal law is unconstitutional, and we are used to challenges to them … Continue reading
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Tagged Diane Rufino, federal courts, federal judiciary, gay marriage opinion, judicial activism, liberal justices, Obergefell, Obergefell dissent, Obergefell v. Hodges, progressive judges, progressive justices, progressives judges, Supreme Court, Thomas Jefferson, unconstitutional, unconstitutional court decisions, unconstitutional court opinions, unconstitutional judicial opinions
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STORIES ARE GOLD: A Movie Review of “Woman in Gold”
By Diane Rufino, March 26, 2018 There are many personal stories throughout history that teach us the depths of tragedies, triumphs, war, innovation, and discovery. We learn about events in history books and but we see them as black and … Continue reading
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Tagged Adele Bloch-Bauer, Anne-Marie O'Connor, annexation of Austria, anschluss, anti-semitic laws, attorney Schoenberg, Band of Brothers, Diane Rufino, Diary of Anne Frank, Ferdinand Bloch-Bauer, Gustav Klimt, Helen Mirren, holocaust, In the Heart of the Sea, Jews, Klimt painting, Maria Altmann, movie review, Nazi Germany, nazi regime, Nuremburg Laws, Oscar Schindler, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer, Republic of Austria v. Altmann, Ryan Reynolds, Saving Private Ryan, Woman in Gold
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OBERGEFELL v. HODGES: The Scathing Dissent by Chief Justice John Roberts Explains Why the Majority Opinion Was an Abuse of Judicial Power under the US Constitution
by Diane Rufino, March 16, 2018 “If you are among the many Americans—of whatever sexual orientation—who favor expanding same-sex marriage, by all means celebrate today’s decision. Celebrate the achievement of a desired goal. Celebrate the opportunity for a new expression … Continue reading
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Tagged activist court, Article III, Chief Justice John Marshall, Chief Justice John Roberts, conservative judges, Constitution, Diane Rufino, federal judiciary, gay marriage, John Marshall, judical tyranny, judicial activism, judicial overreach, judicial review, Justice Alito, Justice Scalia, Justice Thomas, liberal judges, living breathing document, Marbury v. Madison, McCulloch v Maryland, Obergefell, Obergefell decision, Obergefell dissent, Obergefell v. Hodges, originalism, progressive judges, strict construction, Supreme Court, Thomas Jefferson, unconstitutional, unconstitutional decisions, unconstitutional opinions, unconstitutional supreme court decisions
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Ignoring the Facts, Americans Still Believe They Live in a Free Country
by Diane Rufino, March 22, 2018 How many times have you said to someone “We live in a free country?” How many times have you commented “Thank God we live in a free country.” How many times have you heard … Continue reading
Why the Cherokees Sided with the Confederacy in 1861
** Excerpted from Leonard “Mike” Scruggs’ book, THE UN-CIVIL WAR: Shattering the Historical Myths; (Chapter 8: “The Cherokee Declaration of Independence”) Most Americans have been propagandized rather than educated on the causes of the War Between the States (aka, The … Continue reading
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Tagged Cherokee, Cherokee declaration of 1861, Cherokee Declaration of Independence, Cherokee nation, Civil War, confederacy, Declaration of Independence, Diane Rufino, Leonard M. Scruggs, Lincoln, Lincoln's constitutional violations, Mike Scruggs, northern aggression, The Un-Civil War, war between the states, war of northern aggresssion, war to prevent southern independence
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Phillips v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission: Will the Supreme Court Leave the First Amendment Intact?
Photo: Take by Diane Rufino on December 5, 2017, of Jack Phillips and his attorney, Kristin Waggoner, outside the Supreme Court building after Oral Arguments. by Diane Rufino, March 9, 2018 We’ve all heard of the case of the … Continue reading
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Tagged ADF, Alliance Defending Freedom, cake artist, Christian baker, Colonel Noel Francisco, Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act, compelled speech, compelled speech doctrine, custom wedding cakes, David Cole, deeply-held religious beliefs, Diane Rufino, discrimination, expression, expressive speech, first amendment, Frederick Yarger, Free Exercise, free expression, free speech, freedom of expression, freedom of religion, gay marriage, gay rights, Jack Phillips, Justice Kennedy, Kristin Waggoner, Masterpiece Cakeshop, Obergefell, Obergefell v. Hodges, oral arguments, Phillips v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, religious liberty, Ryan T. Anderson, same-sex marriage, Supreme Court, traditional marriage, wedding cakes
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