Articles by David E. Smith
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David E. Smith
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08.17.10
This afternoon, former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was found guilty of making false statements or representations to the FBI.
After 14 days of deliberation the jury said it was hung on 23 other counts against him and on the charges...
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David E. Smith
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08.12.10
Human embryonic stem cell research has been a failure.
The difference between human adult stem cell and human embryonic stem cell treatments could not be any more evident. After years of rigorous studies, researchers report vision restoration to patients’ eyes...
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David E. Smith
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08.02.10
Missouri State Attorney General Chris Koster has called for the reversal of a federal court decision declarinig the National Day of Prayer unconstitutional. Koster has joined 28 other state attorneys general in filing a “friend-of-the-court” brief with the 7th U.S....
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David E. Smith
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07.20.10
Federal Issue
The Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) is calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to honor the religious liberties of American citizens on its own property. ADF has sent a letter to the High Court deploring a recent incident, in...
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David E. Smith
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07.12.10
In the early twentieth century, unions were responsible for creating safe and healthy work environments. Unions helped protect people who worked in the private sector, including those who toiled in mines; worked for America’s burgeoning railroad system; and were employed...
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David E. Smith
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07.09.10
In another blatant example of a judge playing legislator — ignoring the separations of powers — a Boston-based federal judge has struck down the bipartisan Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) passed by Congress and signed by President Bill Clinton in...
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David E. Smith
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07.05.10
Recently, President Barack Obama and others in his administration (including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton) have been using the term “freedom of worship.” That’s a significant departure from the constitutional phrase with which most Americans are familiar: “freedom of religion.”...
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David E. Smith
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07.01.10
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee is holding hearings on President Obama’s nominee to the United States Supreme Court, current Solicitor General Elana Kagan.
Her nomination should be opposed for any number of reasons:
- She is a judicial activist, who agrees
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David E. Smith
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06.29.10
On Monday, June 28th, in a 5-4 decision, the United States Supreme Court ruled that in certain circumstances public universities can override a Christian student group’s right to choose its own leadership.
The case arose out of a situation involving...
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David E. Smith
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06.24.10
Much to the chagrin of Bible-believing Americans, President Barack Obama officially proclaimed June “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month” month.
In Chicago, as in many other big cities in America, pandering politicians and so-called “news” organizations quickly line up...
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David E. Smith
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06.24.10
Much to the chagrin of Bible-believing Americans, President Barack Obama officially proclaimed June “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month” month.
In Chicago, as in many other big cities in America, pandering politicians and so-called “news” organizations quickly line up...
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David E. Smith
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06.23.10
Dear Friends,
Elected officials in the Village of Niles are hosting an Open Meeting to discuss an ordinance to ban video gambling machines within city limits. The meeting is scheduled for next Wednesday, June 30, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. in...
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David E. Smith
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06.21.10
President Barack Obama is sold out to the radical homosexual agenda. One needs no more proof than his most recent pro-homosexual gesture, recognizing homosexual partners raising children in the official White House Proclamation on Father’s Day:
Nurturing families come in...
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David E. Smith
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06.12.10
On Friday June 11th, the Health and Human Services Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability voted against lifting the lifetime ban on blood donations from men who have sex with men. The vote was 9-6. Illinois Family Institute applauds...
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David E. Smith
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06.01.10
Apparently our Illinois state lawmakers are not satisfied with the current saturation level of gambling opportunities in Illinois. Nor are they apparently satisfied with the fact that they have already approved gambling expansion to a point where Illinois now has...
