July 8, 2013

Must the Beat Go On?

By Richard Winchester
Get used to it. We're going to see more of this, unless.... Twice recently different branches of the federal government handed Americans who believe in border security and traditional values stinging defeats. First, the Senate passed legislation that will grant amnesty or a path-to-citizenship to millions of illegal immigrants without first securing America's porous borders. Then, by one-vote majorities, the Supreme Court outlawed the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), and began a process that will restore gay marriage in California, thereby ignoring Proposition 8, which was passed by a majority of the popular vote. What do the Senate's and the Supreme Court's actions have in common? At least three things. First, I've already alluded to the fact that the Senate's and the Court's acts had the consequence of telling large proportions of the American population to, in effect, like it or lump it. These actions undermine popular government in America. Second, these actions do the bidding...(Read Full Article)