The recent battle in the U.S. Senate over changing the Senate rules to lower the vote required to break a filibuster from a 2/3 majority to a 3/5 majority has caused some people to question ever requiring a super majority. Why should we ever allocate … [Read more...] about SUPER MAJORITIES
18-YEAR OLD VOTE
The 26th Amendment was added to the U.S. Constitution in 1971, granting 18-year olds the right to vote. This Amendment broke all records for speed of ratification, taking only three months. It represented a collective expression of faith that … [Read more...] about 18-YEAR OLD VOTE
How E.R.A. Will Affect Churches And Private Schools — March 1975
How ERA Will Affect Our Local Police — February 1975
UN-APPROVED EXPROPRIATION
By a vote of 120 to 6, the United Nations General Assembly recently approved something called a "Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States." It would be more accurate to call it a Charter for Stealing Private Property. Sponsored by the … [Read more...] about UN-APPROVED EXPROPRIATION
PARTY CONVENTION RULES
There are two basic approaches to permitting people to partici pate in their government. The first, called functional representation, is based on the theory that society is made up of different constituencies, including labor, business, church, … [Read more...] about PARTY CONVENTION RULES
ERA Will Doom Fraternities and Sororities — January 1975
SCALI UN SPEECH
When U.S. Delegate to the United Nations John A. Scali delivered his remarkable speech lambasting what he called "the tyranny of the majority," he expressed the views of most Americans who are dismayed by the hypocrisy of the UN in welcoming the … [Read more...] about SCALI UN SPEECH
FOREIGN HANDOUTS
One of the many good effects we can hope for from the recent passage of the new amendments to the Freedom of Information Act is the declassification and release of State Department documents spelling out the full extent of U.S. foreign aid, and what … [Read more...] about FOREIGN HANDOUTS
ILLEGAL ALIENS
Attorney General William B. Saxbe recently stated that, if the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service were given an additional $50 million appropriation, it could round up and deport one million illegal aliens now in the United States. That … [Read more...] about ILLEGAL ALIENS
