Do Premature Citizens Have Constitutional Rights?
By Harold Pease, Ph. D To the question, do premature U.S. citizens have constitutional rights?” the Senate just voted no after the House of Representatives, last fall, voted yes, both bodies almost entirely on party lines. The Pain-Capable Unborn...
Does the Constitution Matter Anymore?
By Harold Pease, Ph. D A newspaper editor recently wrote of the difficulty in finding a columnist expressing the constitutional viewpoint. I was impressed that he was making his way through the Federalist Papers and considered it a good read....
Why I like Government “Shutdowns”
Harold Pease, Ph. D We’ve had 19 government “shutdowns” since 1977 according to the Congressional Research Service. Some say the weekend “shutdown” just passed may not be the only one this winter because nothing was resolved in the so-called...
Bundy Justice: The Price They Paid
By Harold Pease, Ph. D Some think that the Bundy’s got off scot-free when U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro dismissed cases against Cliven and sons Ammon and Ryan and co-defendant Ryan Payne and accused their prosecutors, the government, of...
The Rich Pay Almost All Federal Income Taxes
By Harold Pease, Ph. D How many times have I heard said, “The rich need to pay their fair share?” But they already pay almost all of the federal income taxes while the “poor” receive government checks. A quick check with the Congressional Budget...
Why the Bundy’s Walk From Prosecution
By Harold Pease, Ph. D In jury after jury but few of the hundreds engaged in what has been dubbed the Battle of Bunkerville have been prosecuted in a historic confrontation between the federal government and its citizens over western land. A...
Merry CHRIST-mas To All
By Harold Pease, Ph. D Those wishing to destroy or remove Christ from Christmas prefer “Winter Break” or “Happy Holidays;” the same is true of “Easter Break” to “Spring Break.” This language reduces the connection to Christ, the reason for both....
The Constitution Deals with Sexual Abuse in Congress
By Harold Pease, Ph. D According to the media members of Congress of both major political parties are dropping like flies to a fly-swatter in a barn: Senator Al Franken, Congressmen John Conyers, Ruben Kihuen, Blake Farenthold, Joe Barton, Trent...
Trump, the Constitution, and National Monuments
By Harold Pease, Ph. D “Some people think that the natural resources of Utah should be controlled by a small handful of very distant bureaucrats located in Washington,” President Donald Trump said, speaking at Utah’s State Capitol Dec 3, 2017. “And...