Anchor Babies on Trial in Texas
A federal case moving to trial in Texas could provide a means to stop the practice of extending automatic U.S. citizenship to children born to illegal aliens. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump recently called for legislation to end that unpopular practice, which polls show Americans oppose by more than 2 to 1, and even Jeb Bush admitted that it’s perfectly legitimate to call those children “anchor babies.”
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Congress’s September “To Do List”
September promises to be a busy, and likely controversial, month for Congress, as the House and Senate return on September 8th. The issues mentioned in this earlier alert remain important, and with the fiscal year ending at the close of the month, there is the added pressure of funding the government. Republican leaders in the House and Senate must prove their willingness to use their majority to achieve conservative goals. Please continue to contact your senators and representative about the following:
Continue reading →Donald Drives the Debate
“If it weren’t for me,” Donald Trump told the Fox News moderators at the first Republican presidential debate, “you wouldn’t even be talking about illegal immigration.” The record-breaking audience of 24 million, which is ten times Fox’s usual nightly viewership, had to agree.
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Carson to Join Presidential Candidates at Eagle Council
Dr. Ben Carson will join several other Republican presidential contenders in addressing Eagle Forum’s 44th annual Eagle Council training conference. The event will host several hundred grassroots leaders and activists from around the country who will assemble to hear expert speakers and authors and receive practical training to defend their conservative values. Several of the major presidential hopefuls will be in attendance throughout the weekend to present their vision for America.
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The Iran Deal Betrays America
As Americans learn the dangerous details of President Obama’s deal with Iran, Republican leaders should admit their mistake in passing Senator Bob Corker’s (R-TN) bill that reversed the process for treaty ratification. Instead of a treaty requiring approval from two-thirds of the Senate, the Corker bill allows the Iran deal to be disapproved by a simple majority in both houses-subject to a certain presidential veto, which requires two-thirds of both houses to override.
Continue reading →Debate Questions Republican Presidential Candidates Must Answer
Phyllis Schlafly, conservative icon and Chairman of Eagle Forum, would like to submit three vital questions that any candidate seeking the Republican nomination for President must answer for the American voters.
Continue reading →The Sanctuary Scandal
Donald Trump’s unorthodox campaign has performed a public service by shining the national spotlight on the problem of “sanctuary cities” which shelter illegal aliens from deportation. The tragedy of Kate Steinle, who died in the arms of her father after being shot by an illegal alien, is that her death was preventable, yet officials have defiantly defended their sanctuary policies.
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Don’t Give Obama More Power Over Schools
After spending most of the summer giving President Obama new authority (called fast track) to negotiate trade deals with low-wage countries in Asia, Congressional Republicans are now poised to give Obama new authority over education in America’s public schools. This is a big disappointment for those of us who worked hard to elect a Republican Congress last November. We expected the new Congress to take power back from the president, not give him more.
Continue reading →Donald Trump Shakes Up the 2016 Campaign
Liberals have perfected the art of exploiting a tragedy for political gain. We’ve just seen how the massacre of nine people at Bible study inside a Charleston, S.C. church — apparently committed by a drug-using loser-drifter who dropped out of school after the ninth grade — is being used to bring down the Confederate flag all over the South.
Continue reading →Don’t Give Obama More Power Over Schools
After spending most of June giving President Obama new authority to negotiate trade deals with low-wage countries in Asia, Congressional Republicans are now poised to spend July giving Obama new authority over education in America’s public schools. This is a big disappointment for those of us who worked hard to elect a Republican Congress last November. We expected the new Congress to take power back from the president, not give him more.
Continue reading →How Congress Should Respond to Justice Kennedy
Justice Kennedy’s opinion for a 5-4 majority of the Supreme Court has rightly been condemned for its lack of grounding in the Constitutional text he is sworn to uphold. Unable to find gay marriage in either the due process clause or the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, Kennedy ultimately rests his case on what Justice Clarence Thomas sarcastically called the “dignity clause” of the Constitution.
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How Much Diversity Must We Tolerate?
In his seventh year of “fundamentally transforming the United States of America,” as Barack Obama memorably promised five days before he was elected president, we’re learning new details about thousands of immigrants who were released from custody after being convicted of serious, violent felonies and horrific sex crimes.
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