Tag Archives: Rick Perry

Criminalizing Dissent Via Lawfare

Posted on October 27, 2014 by David E Smith

The heavy hand of misused government power is getting heavier by the day.

Given the Obama Administration’s vast abuses of executive power, it’s not surprising that lesser lights are following the Chief Executive’s example and waging “lawfare” on their opponents.

In Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, a pastoral couple who own a wedding chapel are facing a 180-day jail term and a $1,000-per-day fine if they continue to refuse to “marry” homosexual couples. The city says the couple are violating the local anti-discrimination law, which includes “sexual orientation.” Religious freedom? Not so much.

In Houston, it probably seemed like a good idea …

Posted in Federal, Marriage/Family/Culture | Tagged Annise D. Parker, Barack Obama, Catherine Engelbrecht, Cristina Kirchner, Harry Reid, John Chisholm, Nicolas Maduro, Raul Castro, Rick Perry, Rosemary Lehmberg, Scott Walker, Ted Cruz, Ted Stevens, Tom DeLay, Vladimir Putin | Comments Off

What’s Wrong is Right: A Revolution in Rationalization

Posted on June 23, 2014 by David E Smith

Governor Rick Perry of Texas recently made waves when he was asked whether he thought homosexuality is a disorder. He replied that he was not professionally qualified to pronounce on a medical or mental health question, and then added, “Whether or not you feel compelled to follow a particular lifestyle or not, you have the ability to decide not to do that . . . I may have the genetic coding that I'm inclined to be an alcoholic, but I have the desire not to do that, and I look at the homosexual issue the same way.” As you might expect, this answer—which many millions of Americans might honestly have given—caused a bit of a ruckus.

Posted in Sexuality | Tagged Lawrence v. Texas, Making Gay Okay, Rick Perry, Robert R. Reilly | Comments Off