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ACRU’s von Spakovsky: Governors can’t suspend the First Amendment
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ACRU’s von Spakovsky: Governors can’t suspend the First Amendment

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ACRU’s von Spakovsky: Governors can’t suspend the First Amendment

A federal district court judge has taught Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly (a Democrat) a valuable lesson: The COVID-19 pandemic does not give her the right to suspend the First Amendment right of Kansans to practice their religious beliefs. Several other state and local officials should take heed, too. Kelly signed a series of executive orders restricting public and private activities due to the COVID-19 crisis. On April 7, she issued Executive Order 20-18, prohibiting “mass gatherings” of more than 10 people in a confined or enclosed space. Violators were subject to up to a year in prison, a $2,500 fine, or both.

By ACRU Staff|2020-06-05T15:53:39+00:00May 5th, 2020|

ACRU lights a birthday candle to celebrate Citizens United decision

In 2009, ACRU issued an Amicus Brief urging the Supreme Court to find in favor of Citizens United and constitutional freedom in the case of Citizens United v. FEC. The case began in 2007 when a political movie about Hillary Clinton was blocked for distribution by liberal activists who didn't like the subject matter and used the McCain-Feingold Act as a battering ram. The Supreme Court correctly decided in favor of Citizens United by applying Constitutional free speech provisions to ensure a broader, more level playing field for American political activity. January 21, 2020 was the tenth anniversary of this landmark case, finalized in a 5-4 decision split along ideological lines with the more liberal justices on the Court arguing against free speech for any member of the public speaking through an entity. The framers of the Constitution made it clear that voters should fully briefed on both sides of any policy or political issue and at ACRU, we concur. We are grateful to Citizens United and David Bossie for bringing this critical Constitutional case before the Supreme Court of the United States.

By ACRU Staff|2020-05-05T14:44:14+00:00January 27th, 2020|

Opinion: Using ‘free speech’ to stop others’ free speech is not saving democracy

It is outrageous that UC Berkeley students cannot go and […]

By ACRU Staff|2020-05-05T14:44:14+00:00December 11th, 2019|

Happy Birthday to America’s First Freedoms from ACRU

Washington, DC.—Today Americans celebrate the 232nd anniversary of the completed signing of the United States Constitution in Philadelphia in 1787 by thirty-nine Founding Fathers. By ratifying this brilliant document, they made America a nation uniquely founded on liberty like no other country in the world.

By ACRU Staff|2021-04-01T19:30:50+00:00September 17th, 2019|

How the ‘Revolution’ Is Eating Its Own

The ACLU gets stung on campus, and wants the courts to enter the "political thicket" of redistricting.

By ACRU Staff|2020-05-06T15:28:13+00:00October 11th, 2017|

Playing the Race Card before Election Day

Is it racist to require people to show a photo ID when they vote? You need a photo ID for nearly any meaningful transaction, such as cashing checks, including government checks. If this simple requirement "suppresses" the vote, maybe we need to ask why it's such a great idea to push for universal suffrage for every adult who is merely breathing. Of course, even this latter requirement would suppress the vote in Chicago and New Orleans, where dead people get to vote all the time - and do so cheerfully.

By ACRU Staff|2020-05-06T15:29:05+00:00December 16th, 2011|