A Supreme Court Win for Liberty

With our big government seemingly growing bigger all the time, we celebrate every victory that affords individuals personal freedom and liberties.

Just this week, the Supreme Court decided in favor of the individual and religious liberty.  In Arizona, state taxpayers had challenged a state program that allows tax credits to those who contribute to school tuition organizations (STOs), which provide scholarships to private and religious schools.  In a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court found that these taxpayers had no standing, and that, essentially, individuals have the right to contribute their money to the organizations they want to help.  In the decision, Justice Kennedy explained:

“[C]ontributions result from the decisions of private taxpayers regarding their own funds.  Private citizens create private STOs; STOs choose beneficiary schools; and taxpayers then contribute to STOs.  While the State, at the outset, affords the opportunity to create and contribute to an STO, the tax credit system is implemented by private action and with no state intervention…”

We celebrate this victory of freedom and personal liberty, and we are proud to have written the brief on the issue where the case was won!

Planned Parenthood Shows Its True Colors in Undercover Sting

In a shocking undercover video released by Live Action this week, a Planned Parenthood clinic manager helps a supposed pimp and his prostitute (working undercover) with complications arising from their child sex trafficking business.

This clinic manager not only seems to be at ease with what is clearly being described as an illegal sex trafficking group involving underage children, but she also offers advice about how to cover up the young girls’ ages; which abortion clinic to go to so they will not be scrutinized; and how to receive a discount on contraception by claiming that the young girls are “students” – all to make everything look as legit as possible.  In one final sickening act, the manager advises on how young girls can still make money right after having an abortion (“Waist up, or just be that extra action walking by” to advertise sex to potential clients.)

This is despicable on its own, but the larger wrong is that Planned Parenthood receives over $300 million of our taxpayer money on a yearly basis!

Please spread this video to all of your friends and family so more people will be educated about the harm that this government-funded organization is doing.

View the video here: http://liveaction.org/traffick

Obamacare Ruled Unconstitutional

Last Monday, January 31, Judge Roger Vinson of the U.S. District Court in Florida ruled that President Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act – commonly referred to as Obamacare – is unconstitutional. According to the Judge, the individual mandate that all Americans must buy health insurance is invalid, and he stated, “Because the individual mandate is unconstitutional and not severable, the entire Act must be declared void."

This case involved state attorneys from a total of 26 states – over half of our country!  This decision proves that we the people still have a say in what is right for our country and that Congress cannot violate the principles of our Constitution.  Our Founding Fathers established the fact that big government is not better, and we citizens must have the freedom to direct our personal lives and matters.

This case will likely be taken to the U.S. Supreme Court, and we will stay tuned to see if this high court will uphold the Constitution and limit the overextending reach of Congressional power.

Mt. Soledad Cross Declared Unconstitutional by Ninth Circuit

In yet another shocking decision from the Ninth Circuit court of Appeals, the court ruled that the Mt. Soledad cross, a San Diego monument to our Nation’s veterans and a poignant war memorial, is unconstitutional.  Advocates has submitted substantial briefing in support of the constitutionality of the war memorial, and will continue to do so should this decision be reconsidered by the United States Supreme Court!  With deep gratitude to those who have sacrificed the ultimate prince with their lives to defend our freedom, we are hopeful that the monument will continue to stand as a beacon of light and an expression of gratitude.  The Court’s preposterous interpretation of the First Amendment in this decision should not be permitted to stand.