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John Armor will be talking about the latest ACLU, the Sex workers show on the William and Mary campus. He will be on with Chuck Baker on KKKK-AM in Longmont, CO on February 6, at 4:00pm EST.
UPDATE: John's interview has been cancelled. Hopefully John will be on again soon.
Horace Cooper will be on the Sean Patrick Show from 8:20am EST on February 7. The show can be heard on WOC 1420AM in the Quad Cities.
John Armor will be on the radio in Jacksonville, FL on Friday, Feb. 15 from 11:05-11:20am. He will be talking Ed Banker on Intelligent Radio. He will be talking about the latest ACLU Outrage: the Sex display on at William and Mary.
Today, the ACRU filed an amicus brief on DC v. Heller, known as the DC Gun Ban Case.
Peter Ferrara, General Counsel for the ACRU, said this,
The Courts cannot treat the Second Amendment as a politically incorrect, disfavored stepchild of the Bill of Rights. Fidelity to the Constitution requires that courts give it the same zealous protection as every other right stated in our founding document. The Amendment is not being read broadly to protect the rights and liberties of the people if it is somehow interpreted to allow the government to adopt a complete ban on handguns and the use of other firearms within the home for self-defense, as in this case.
You can view the cover page, the opening, and the arguments by clicking on each link.
To view all the briefs filed in this case, please go here and scroll down.
Horace Cooper will be talking to John Watson on WILM-AM 1450 in Wilmington, DE on February 13th at 11:00am. He will be discussing the latest ACLU Outrage: the Indiana Driver's Licenses case. Tune in online here.
The ACRU joined 59 other groups to call on Congress to confirm President Bush's nominees to the federal bench.
This current judiciary committee has let Peter Keisler, a nominee for the DC Circuit Court sit without a vote for nearly a year and a half.
The ACRU maintains a listing of all the circuit court nominations currently open.
Below the fold is the press release and the open letter sent to members of the Senate Judiciary Committee
Continue reading "60 Groups, Including ACRU Demand Action on Federal Judges" »
Horace Cooper will be making three radio appearances on Friday, February 15th.
The first begins at 7:35am EST. He will be on 1140AM WRVA in Richmond, VA talking to Jimmy Barrett and "Richmond's Morning News. He will be discussing FISA. You can listen online here.
Then at 9:00am EST, he will be discussing the Indiana Driver's Licenses and the DC Gun Ban Case with John Watson on WILM-AM in Wilmington, DE. You can listen online here.
Finally, at 11:00am EST, Horace will be on with Doug Guetzloe and "The Guetzloe Report" on WAMT 1190AM in Winter Park, FL. He will again be talking about FISA. You can listen online here.
UPDATE: Horace's appearance on "The Guetzloe Report" has been cancelled. Hopefully Horace will be on again soon.
Over the next several days, the ACRU is going to have several appearances on radio.
Sunday, February 17, Hans Zeiger will be on WTBF in Troy, Alabama. He will be on at 10:30am and 6:30 pm EST. He will be talking to Doc Kirby on "On the Bookshelf." Hans will be talking about his book, "Get Off My Honor: The Assault on the Boy Scouts of America."
On Tuesday, February 19, John Armor will be on WBIG News and "The Big Wake Up Call" in Batavia, IL. He will be on from 9:15-9:30am EST and will be talking about the latest ACLU Outrage: Indiana Driver's License case.
Also on Tuesday, Ken Blackwell will be talking to Janet Parshall on her nationally syndicated radio show. Ken will be on at 3:30pm EST for about 20 minutes. He will be talking to Janet about FISA. Click here to find out where the show will be on in your area.
Finally, on Thursday, February 21, Peter Ferrara will be talking to Ed Banker on his "Intelligent Radio" show on 1460 WZNZ AM in Jacksonville, FL. He will be on at 11:06am EST for the half hour. He will be talking about the DC Gun Ban Case.
Enjoy your President's Day Weekend.
ACRU Senior Fellow Hans Zeiger responded to LA Times columnist Jay Fernandez's February 12th column on Scouting and the ACRU's defense of it.
His response can be seen here. Scroll down to the second letter.
Horace Cooper will be talking to JT Morgan on "First Edition" Thursday, February 21st at 7:00am. He will be on WCOJ 1420AM in West Chester, PA.
Horace Cooper will be on the radio twice on Monday February 25, 2008 to discuss Congress' failure to pass the Protect America Act.
The first will be at 10:30am EST for a half an hour. He will be on KRMS 1150AM in Osage Beach, MO. He will be on the Morning Magazine with Mike McSorley. You can listen live here.
The second will be at 3:10pm EST. He will be on The Ken Pittman Show on WBSM-AM 1420 in Fairhaven, MA. You can listen to that interview live by clicking here.
On Friday Feb 29th, John Armor and Ken Blackwell will be on the air.
At 12:30pm EST, John Armor will be talking to Bill Darwin on WRTC AM 1340 in Elkhart, IN. He will be talking about Immigration, Drivers Licenses or any other subject that comes up. You can listen live here.
At 5:00pm EST, Ken Blackwell will be on the Michael Medved Show. He will be talking about Second Amendment issues. You can click here to find out what station the show is on in your area.
At 7:00pm EST, Ken Blackwell will be talking to Terry Gilberg, who will be filling in on The J.D. Hayworth Show. Ken will be talking about Congress' failure to pass the Protect American Act. You can here him in Phoenix, AZ on KFYI 550AM or online by clicking here.
This morning (28 February, 2008) the New York Times ran an article by
Carl Hulse, entitled, "McCain's Canal Zone Birth Prompts Queries About
Whether that Rules Him Out." The article spends 21paragraphs getting sweaty
palmed over whether John McCain is eligible to be elected President, since
he was born outside the mainland United States.
The article begins, of course, with the requirement in the Constitution
that to be President a person must be a "natural born Citizen." The
Constitution also requires that President be "thirty five Years" old, and
"fourteen years a Resident within the United States." The Times left out
that last requirement, which makes clear that citizenship and residency are
not the same thing.
The article quotes various experts, most questioning McCain's" natural
born citizenship." Only three paragraphs from the end does the article
mention that Congress passed a law defining children of US citizens born in
the Canal Zone after 1904, as US citizens "at birth." The Times totally
misses a law passed in 1790, written by many of the same people who wrote the
Constitution, which provided "citizenship at birth" to children born to US
citizens, outside the country.
The other aspect of the story which the Times totally ignores is the
power of Congress to pass such laws defining citizenship. The original
authority is in Article I, Section 8, Clause 8, which gives Congress the
power to "establish an (sic) uniform Rule of Naturalization." More recent
and more important, the 14th Amendment begins, "All persons born or
naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction
thereof...." That Amendment ends with this, "The Congress shall have the
power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this
article."
Note the critical phrase, "and subject to the jurisdiction thereof...."
Jurisdiction is a legal matter, which is defined in this instance by federal
law, not by accidents of geography.
The bottom line is clear. The 14th Amendment gives Congress the power to
define a child of US parents born outside the US, as nonetheless a "natural
born citizen." Therefore the Act of Congress to include children born to US
parents in the Canal Zone is plainly constitutional.
So, by doing incomplete homework, perhaps deliberately, the New York Times
has created another hatchet job on John McCain, to benefit either Barack
Obama or Hillary Clinton, either of whom the Times prefers. The Times has
also, again, damaged its reputation as a newspaper that supposedly seeks and
publishes the facts.
But the Times has also done an accidental public service with
this article. It has drawn public attention to Congress' authority to define,
by law, the circumstances which make a child a "natural born" American.
If Congress has the power to declare that a child of American parents,
but born overseas, is an American, then Congress has the equal power to
declare that a child born of Mexican parents in the United States is NOT an
American citizen. That would apply only if the Mexican, or Canadian, or any
other nationality, parents were not legally in the US at the time of the
child's birth.
John Armor, a spokesman for the ACRU, has written that the problem of
"anchor babies," children of illegal immigrants who were "US citizens by
birth," could and should be solved by Congress. "As I pointed out months
ago," Mr. Armor said, "it is routine federal law that children of embassy
personnel in D.C. are citizens of their parents' nations, not of the US, even
when they are born in US hospitals. This is not rocket science."
Those who say that only a constitutional amendment can solve the "anchor
baby" problem, including the Times, are incompetent in doing their homework
Over the next week, the ACRU is going to be on the radio several times talking about the issues.
Hans Zeiger will be talking about the attack by the left on the Boy Scouts of America. First he will be on today, the 28th at 7:00pm EST with Mike Bastinelli and "The Afternoon Update" on KIT-AM in Yakima, WA.
Then on February 29th, Hans will be on "The Guetzloe Report" on WAMT 1190AM in Orlando, FL. He will be on at 11:00am EST and you can listen live here.
Hans will also be on KKKK in Longmont, CO and the "Chuck Baker Show." He will be on at 3:00pm EST.
Finally, on Sat, March 1 at 9:00pm, Hans will be on "The Trevor Carey Show" on KNUS 710 in Denver, CO. You can listen to Hans live here.
Also on the 29th, John Armor will be on talking about the latest ACLU Outrage, the ACLU having blood on their hands.
First, at 8:35am EST, John will be on with "Sean and Casey" on WCBM 680AM in Baltimore, MD. You can listen live here.
Then at 4:00pm EST, John will be on "The Chuck Baker Show" on KKKK in Longmont, CO.
On Saturday, March 1, John will on with Niel Young and "The Advocates" on WEZS-AM in Lanconia, NH. You can here him at 9:10am EST.
Horace Cooper will also be on next week. He will be on the "Zeb on the Ranch" show with Zeb Bartley on Wednesday, March 5 at 8:06am EST. He will be talking about the ACLU and FISA.
More updates as they come in.
On top of the other interviews already mentioned, Hans Zeiger has one more interview on February 29th. He will be on "Viewpoints" on WTKF FM in Newport, NC. He will once again be talking about the constant attack on the Boy Scouts.
Ken Blackwell was on "The Dennis Prager Show" on February 28th. Mark Taylor was the guest host. Click this link and you can listen to the show. It is the February 28th show and hour 2 (H2).
Around the 13 minute mark, Ken makes mention of the American Civil Rights Union.
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