Tag: First Amendment
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The Irony of Opinions Relating to Orders
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2025 (Feb. 25, 2025) — The First Amendment suffered a body blow yesterday, and virtually no one in the electorate noticed, thanks to an indifferent press. Worse, it remains to be seen if anyone cares. In a case called Coalition Life v. City of Carbondale (“Coalition”), a majority of the Supreme Court…
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CHAPTER 45: Every Conspiracy Begins with a Theory
by Linda Goudsmit, blogging at Pundicity, ©2024 (Nov. 3, 2024) — Globalism is a replacement ideology that seeks to reorder the world into one singular, planetary Unistate, ruled by the globalist elite. The globalist war on nation-states cannot succeed without collapsing the United States of America. The long-term strategic attack plan moves America incrementally from…
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What’s at Stake in the Current Election?
by Jerry Newcombe, New American Prophet, ©2024 (Oct. 31, 2024) — It seems like a cliché to say that this is the most important election in our lifetime. But it feels like that right now. Here are a few different things I think are at stake in 2024, of importance to those who share a…
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Another “Basket of Deplorables”
by Tom Arnold, ©2024 (Oct. 4, 2024) — The title (above) is very appropriate and spot-on for the subject matter which is to follow. But, don’t worry too much, Hillary (and comrades), your stupid words occurred a fairly long time ago (a campaign speech in New York on September 9, 2016). Therefore, I suppose we…
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Real-Time Reality Editing: The Other Side of Censorship
by James Lyons-Weiler, PhD, Popular Rationalism, ©2024 (Sep. 27, 2024) — Real-Time Reality Editing and the Future of Free Speech In today’s digital age, freedom of speech is often framed around traditional censorship—where voices are silenced and information is withheld. However, another subtle form of control is emerging: real-time reality editing. Powered by artificial intelligence,…
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The Pundits Have Been Punked…
by Tom Arnold, ©2024 (Sep. 12, 2024) — …by an opportunistic, empty-suit Marxist who can’t define or keep her woke policies straight. That, of course, assumes Harris has any policies of her own at all. Also, in case you don’t know it, she is a LIAR and cannot be trusted to tell the truth. In…
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Trump Supports Ten Commandments in Schools, “Many Other Places”
by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 21, 2024) — In response to a new Louisiana law mandating the posting of the Ten Commandments in public schools by January 1 next year, 2024 Republican presumptive nominee Donald J. Trump opined on TruthSocial that he approves of the measure “in public schools, private schools and many other places, for…
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Why the Democrat Party and Others are Weaponized against Donald Trump
by Tom Arnold, ©2024 (May 27, 2024) — Pardon me if I exercise my First Amendment privilege to opine, especially when what I am going to say conflicts with a popular campaign slogan of Donald Trump. My belief is that former President Donald Trump IS THE TARGET OF THE LEFT, and that We, the People,…
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Yelling “Fire!” in a Crowded Theater Same as Yelling “Death to America!” (RR)
by Roving Reporter, ©2024 (Apr. 29, 2024) — “The Sound of Music” (2:22) “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘The Pulse of the Nation,’ the place to hear it here first. Madam Shylock asked to be on to say something, so here she is. You’re on.” “If there’s one tidbit of information to take from…
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No Evidence?
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2024 (Apr. 22, 2024) — On occasion, commenters at The P&E make curious assertions. Such is the case with respect to a comment made by one “Johnathan J.” regarding a prior post here relating to one aspect of the purported “long-form” birth certificate of Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. The issue at hand…
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“Hate Crimes” and “Malicious Prosecutions” as Related to Donald Trump
by Tom Arnold, ©2024 (Apr. 18, 2024) — First of all, I should make it clear that I am not a lawyer. In the opinion of some (including me), that is a good thing! As we all know, it is practically impossible to “get anywhere” in our judicial system without having an attorney (usually one…
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A Critique of “On the Meaning of ‘Natural Born Citizen’”
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2024 (Apr. 2, 2024) — [Update, 5:58 p.m. EDT April 8, 2024: The last three paragraphs of the following initial segment of the author’s three-part analysis has been amended to reflect a discovered change in the subject article’s footnote #4.] Introduction In 2015, two former high officials in the Office of the…
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Why the SCOTUS Ruling Matters Across the Board for EVERYONE and EVERYTHING
by James Lyons-Weiler, PhD, Popular Rationalism, ©2024 (Mar. 21, 2024) — WHEN FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE, and TWITTER started censoring people asking questions and having “unfettered” conversations about vaccines and public health policies, I jumped into action and held three live, well-attended conferences on censorship. The attendees and presenters all came away with a deeper appreciation of…
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More nbC Comments: More Humble Servant Responses
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2024 (Feb. 13, 2024) — One of the more useful features of The P&E platform, apart from the topical articles appearing here, is the comments section. There, some insightful and frequently robust discussions can take place where differing views can be voiced and compete with one another. Is not the First Amendment…
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Constitution Does NOT Dictate That Satanic Displays Must Get Equal Time in Public Square
by Selwyn Duke, New American Prophet, ©2023 (Dec. 29, 2023) — In the very tiresome battles over whether one religious element can be in the public realm without being accompanied by other “religious” elements that someone, somewhere claims to value, a simple point is missed: We do have the right to freedom of religion. But…
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In America, 16% = 99% (RR)
by Roving Reporter, ©2023 (Dec. 21, 2023) — “Trump Won” (3:30) “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘The Pulse of the Nation,’ the place to hear it here first. Our featured guest is Madam Shylock, who says she has some important news that no one will listen to. Well, I don’t quite know how…
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Censorship is Un-American; Free Speech is the Answer
by Jeff Crouere, Ringside Politics, ©2023 (Dec. 17, 2023) — Americans are blessed to have constitutional rights, especially the First Amendment right of free speech. As Benjamin Franklin once wrote, whoever “would overthrow the Liberty of a Nation, must begin by subduing the Freeness of Speech.” Free speech is central to liberty, and this belief underpins the…
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — The Health and Freedom Candidate
by Dr. Joseph Mercola, ©2023 (Dec. 3, 2023) — In this video, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. discusses his presidential campaign, which has gained significant traction, despite censorship and the barriers set up by the Democratic National Committee (DNC). “The polling shows my favorability rating is better than any other candidate,” Kennedy says, “So … I’m…
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation is Targeting Conservatives and Christians, et al
by Robert C. Laity, ©2023 (Oct. 8, 2023) — FBI case type #266-0, “Anti Government/Anti-Authority Violent Extremists,” is now being applied to Conservatives and Christians while Black Lives Matter and Antifa are apparently engaging in violence unfettered. Both BLM and Antifa are anti-authoritarian and prone to the use of violence against people who espouse American…
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What Does AI “Know” about the First, Fifth Amendments?
by Sharon Rondeau (Sep. 24, 2023) — On Saturday, as on the subjects of “natural born Citizen” and the 14th Amendment, constitutional activist Robert C. Laity engaged with the Bing AI installed on his computer to ask how to “petition the government for redress,” a right guaranteed by the First Amendment in the Bill of…