Caesar All the Way Down? US Senate Votes to Confirm Justice Barrett to the Supreme Court
Justice Griffith: "When wearing the robe, there is no conflict between following God and following Caesar. It’s Caesar all the way down."
Justice Griffith: "When wearing the robe, there is no conflict between following God and following Caesar. It’s Caesar all the way down."
Trump is expected to announce his candidate later today [25 September].
"The situation we are now in is one where the criminal justice system is not a terror to bad conduct, as Paul says government is meant to be (Romans 13), but is refusing to punish it."
"There are three main federal laws about the military that could be looked at regarding the disturbances in the streets after the incident of obvious police misconduct which caused the death of a handcuffed man in Minneapolis, Minnesota this past week."
"The U.S. Department of Justice must escalate the enforcement of laws against fetal trafficking to the highest level of priority."
"What is eye-catching is that the court of appeals is focusing only on the motion to dismiss ..."
"The bill ... was passed by 134 to 56 votes ..."
"Trump wouldn’t be going after Obama if he didn’t have proof of Obama’s guilt. He’s a limbic creature but he’s not random."
"I saw a woman recently who had taken the pill, under pressure, and immediately after taking it wanted to seek help to get a reversal of the abortion done…so now she’s sitting at home, experiencing light bleeding, praying that it won’t get any worse, praying that she won’t lose the baby. This is a horrific situation..."
"Rutherford Institute attorneys point out that while federal and state governments have adopted specific restrictive measures in an effort to decelerate the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the current public health situation has not resulted in the suspension of fundamental constitutional rights such as religious freedom, freedom of speech and the right of assembly."
"The lone conservative justice to dissent was Justice Brian Hagedorn who wrote that “the people have not empowered this court to step in and impose our wisdom on proper governance during this pandemic; they left that to the legislative and executive branches.”"
"They are failing in their duty of neutrality, not appreciating that evangelical Christianity in particular, which founds itself on scripture passages, includes the injunction to feed the hungry, and carry out in practice what you believe. So don’t say to me fostering is a secular act."
"The FBI Agent in charge of handling Christopher Steele is completely cut out of CROSSFIRE HURRICANE and given the mushroom treatment (cover with manure and keep in the dark)."
"Taking the “level playing field” agenda as a whole therefore, we can see how dangerously broad and elastic the concept can be."
"No-fault divorce results in couples who could have been reconciled being divorced instead, and their children being needlessly harmed, with long-term consequences."
"The decision of a group of fellow citizens, ordinary tends to reflect common sense."
"... Barr realizes he cannot trust people in the District to do the right thing. Therefore ... the documents ... were reviewed by US Attorneys in Missouri. And guess what? They found the material relevant and damning."
"If this wide-area aerial surveillance program is allowed to move forward, we can expect mass surveillance to spread in cities across the country."
"...this decision shows the unfortunate tendency of EU law to judicialise questions that should not be judicialised..."
"Imagine living in a country that puts 550,000 people in jail every year who have not been convicted of a crime."
"The law will allow an abortion to take place after 20 weeks if two health professionals think it is appropriate considering the mother’s “overall well-being”. ... " However, globally, "the tide is turning. Progressive countries are rising to the defence of the right to life..."
"Charalambous highlighted Tafida’s case, where doctors of a girl who suffered a traumatic brain injury wanted to turn off life support, contrary to the wishes of her family. In October, a landmark High Court ruling allowed her parents to take her to Genoa for treatment. She received it and it was successful."
"The court finds that there was no positive obligation on the state to provide an ‘X’ marker in order to ensure the right of the Appellant to respect for private life."