Tag Archives: Susan Collins

Who Is SCOTUS Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson?

Posted on March 8, 2022 by David E Smith

On January 26th, various news outlets reported that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, who was appointed in 1994, planned to announce his retirement. This announcement was followed by multiple reports suggesting that Justice Breyer may have been ushered out by political activists/strategists within the Democratic Party. One report by FoxNews.com claiming that "groups such as Black Lives Matter and Women's March launched an effort calling for the justice's retirement."

Posted in Federal | Tagged Amy Coney Barrett, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Jonathan Turley, Kelly Shackelford, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Kristen Waggoner, Lindsey Graham, Lisa Murkowski, Stephen Breyer, Susan Collins, U.S. Sentencing Commission | Comments Off

Radical Pro-Abortion Bill in Washington D.C.

Posted on September 30, 2021 by David E Smith

Last Friday, by a vote of 218 to 211, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a radical pro-abortion bill that would essentially codify Roe v. Wade. The so-called "Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021" (H.R. 3755) would create an absolute right to abortion in federal law, superseding all state laws. The vote fell along party lines, with only one Democrat—U.S. Representatives Henry Cuellar (D-TX)—voting against the bill.

Posted in Federal, Sanctity of Life | Tagged Abortion, Bill Foster, Bobby Rush, Brad Schneider, Cheri Bustos, Chuy Garcia, Danny Davis, Dick Durbin, Doe v. Bolton, Jan Schakowsky, Lauren Underwood, Marie Newman, Mike Quigley, Mitch McConnell, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Robin Kelly, Roe v. Wade, Sean Casten, Susan Collins, Tammy Duckworth, Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021 | Comments Off

The Employment Non-Discrimination Act is BAAAAACK

Posted on October 31, 2013 by David E Smith

The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) is poised to rear its ugly and dangerous head again in the U.S. Senate in the next few weeks. The controversial Democrat-sponsored bill (S. 815) currently has 55 co-sponsors, only two of whom are Republicans: U.S. Senator Susan Collins (ME) and our very own, perpetually irksome U.S. Senator Mark Kirk, who has a particular fondness for all pro-homosexual legislation (don’t say we didn’t warn you). U.S. Senator Dick Durbin is also a co-sponsor.

ENDA “[p]rohibits employment discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity by covered entities …

Posted in Federal | Tagged Dick Durbin, Employment Non-Discrimination Act, ENDA, Mark Kirk, Susan Collins | Comments Off