Most Americans believe that all of our Constitutional Rights are clearly and specifically stated in the words of the Constitution. Most Americans are wrong! The United States Supreme Court has a long history of finding new Constitutional Rights, even when they are not...
The Constitution and Law
How Did GOD Get Into the Pledge ?
Keep God in the Pledge! Take God out of the Pledge! You’ve certainly heard the arguments about the Pledge of Allegiance. And you certainly have an opinion. But did you know that the man who wrote the Pledge actually chose NOT to put “God” into it? And did you...
A Brief History of “Separation of Church and State”
Many conservative politicians, pundits and evangelical Christians say that there is no such thing as “Separation of Church and State,” and that the phrase has no legal significance. They point out that the while the phrase was used by Thomas Jefferson in a letter,...
How the Supreme Court Creates New Rights
Many Conservatives and Evangelical Christians have argued for decades that abortion cannot be a Constitutional right, since the word “abortion” is never mentioned in the Constitution. But this argument is absolutely false. The Supreme Court has a long and established...