Articles by David E. Smith
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David E. Smith
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01.06.11
How did they vote?
For a second time in the past few weeks, lawmakers in the Illinois House of Representatives reject a bill to legalize “medical” marijuana, this time by a vote of 56 YES and 60 NO.
Thanks in...
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David E. Smith
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01.03.11
Lame Duck legislative session resumes in Springfield…
Illinois state lawmakers are returning to Springfield for another 8 days to finish off the 96th General Assembly Session. Since this legislative session includes lame duck lawmakers, including retiring and defeated members, anything...
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David E. Smith
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01.03.11
According to the New York Times, the infamous “death panels” that were removed from President Barack Obama’s final 2,000+ page Government Health Care bill have been revived stealthily by government bureaucrats. The restoration of these “death panels” is coming in...
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David E. Smith
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01.03.11
The United States Congress delivered a most unwelcome Christmas gift to the U.S. military when it voted to open the ranks of America’s Armed Forces to active homosexuals. The lame-duck session of Congress voted to repeal a federal law adopted...
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David E. Smith
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12.20.10
Congress votes undermine the troops by pandering to the radical Left and their social agenda…
Illinois Family Institute is appalled by the lame duck Congress — including our own U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Mark Kirk for their vote to...
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David E. Smith
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12.13.10
Illinois U.S. Representatives Don Manzullo and Peter Roskam and 40 of their colleagues in Congress are calling on President Barack Obama to acknowledge America’s Godly heritage.
Manzullo and Roskam co-signed a letter asking President Obama to correct remarks he recently...
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David E. Smith
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12.10.10
According to LifeSiteNews.com, a veteran newspaper reporter from Maine was terminated from his 19-year position for sending a personal email rebutting a homosexual group’s defamation of supporters of Question 1, Maine’s ballot initiative that repealed same-sex “marriage” last month.
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David E. Smith
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12.06.10
The rush to repeal the 1993 law stating that homosexuals are not eligible to serve in the military, sometimes erroneously referred to by the Executive Order of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” would change our military in ways we cannot yet...
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David E. Smith
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12.06.10
Last week Apple removed the Manhattan Declaration iPhone/iPad application from the iTunes Store. This was apparently done in response to small, but vocal group of people who complained that the declaration amounts to hate speech for its stance against homosexual...
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David E. Smith
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12.01.10
How did they vote?
Thirty-two state senators vote to pass same-sex “civil unions” legislation.
Homosexual activists mustered enough votes to legalize a new category of marriage — homosexual “marriage” — under the name “civil unions” early Wednesday afternoon. Illinois Governor ...
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David E. Smith
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12.01.10
Both the Illinois House of Representatives and Senate have passed the “Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act” commonly known as the “Civil Unions” bill. It now goes to Governor Pat Quinn who made a campaign pledge to sign...
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David E. Smith
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11.30.10
How did they vote?
Sixty-one state lawmakers in the Illinois House cave into pressure from Gov. Patrick Quinn and Speaker Michael Madigan.
Despite an outpouring of calls, emails and faxes against redefining marriage and family, legislators in the Illinois House...
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David E. Smith
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11.28.10
During the first half of the Illinois Veto Session in Springfield (Nov. 16-18), IFI’s two lobbyists and I spoke to dozens of lawmakers about the ramifications of passing same-sex “civil unions” legislation (SB 1716) in Illinois. Many lawmakers are unaware...
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David E. Smith
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11.11.10
Story link: MyFoxCHICAGO.com (The video has been moved to Fox’s archives)
This “news” report from Chicago Fox News is typical of how the bias of the dominant media trumps journalistic objectivity and balance. While I think Fox’s Political Editor, Mike...
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David E. Smith
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11.11.10
The Pew Research Center recently released a study highlighting rapidly changing views on the American family. About 29 percent of children under 18 now live with a parent or parents who are unwed or no longer married, a fivefold increase...
