Articles by David E. Smith
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David E. Smith
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03.16.11
How did they vote?
Yesterday, the Illinois Senate Public Health committee passed SB 1619 by a party line vote of 6 to 4. It now moves to the full senate. Look at the list below to see how the members...
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David E. Smith
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03.12.11
In February, the U.S. House passed an amendment to a budget appropriations bill that would strip Planned Parenthood — the nation’s largest abortion provider — of all federal (taxpayer) funds. The vote was passed by a vote of 240-185. The...
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David E. Smith
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03.11.11
The federal government’s latest survey on sexual behavior in the United States contains evidence that more teenagers are choosing abstinence over sex. In the 15 to 24 age group, 29 percent of females and 27 percent of males report never...
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David E. Smith
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03.10.11
The federal government’s latest survey on sexual behavior in the United States contains evidence that more teenagers are choosing abstinence over sex. In the 15 to 24 age group, 29 percent of females and 27 percent of males report never...
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David E. Smith
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03.05.11
U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) has announced that the U.S. House will take steps to defend the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) law in court after the Obama Administration recently announced it would no longer do so.
Speaker Boehner...
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David E. Smith
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03.02.11
With President Barack Obama and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder abdicating their constitutional obligations to defend the laws of the United States, particularly the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the onus has now fallen on the U.S. Congress to...
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David E. Smith
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02.26.11
As you may already know, President Barack Obama has directed the U.S. Department of Justice to no longer defend one of the most important laws of our nation — the federal Defense of Marriage Act (known as DOMA). This decision...
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David E. Smith
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02.19.11
As the U.S. House of Representatives took up the debate about spending and the federal budget this week, one man stood out in waging his own battle against taxpayer funding of abortion mills. U.S. RepresentativeMike Pence (R-IN) filed an amendment...
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David E. Smith
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02.17.11
Senator Maloney has heard your concerns and has tabled the bill which means it’s dead for the session!
Take ACTION: Click HERE to contact Senator Maloney to thank him for hearing your concerns. You can also call his district office...
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David E. Smith
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02.09.11
A federal judge has struck down a law adopted by the city of Baltimore regulating pro-life pregnancy resource centers. The ordinance required that crisis pregnancy centers post signs stating that they do not offer abortions or birth control services and...
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David E. Smith
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01.22.11
NARAL Pro-Choice America, an infamous pro-abortion organization, is described by Fortune Magazine as “one of the top 10 advocacy groups in America.” NARAL Pro-Abortion America recently published its annual Status of Women’s Reproductive Rights in the United States report. According...
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David E. Smith
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01.22.11
Earlier this week I wrote an article about how the Main Stream Media (MSM) snubbed a well publicized press conference with over 40 African-American religious and political leaders who gathered “to decry the misrepresentation of King’s legacy and the noble...
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David E. Smith
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01.19.11
Illinois Family Institute has written a number of columns over the years about the liberal bias of the news media — especially the media in Chicago. This left-wing, anti-Christian bias was never more apparent to me than on Monday as...
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David E. Smith
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01.14.11
he U.S. State Department recently announced that it is replacing the “father” and “mother” fields on passport applications with “parent 1” and “parent 2.”
A statement on the State Department’s website noted:
“These improvements are being made to provide a...
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David E. Smith
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01.07.11
Springfield lawmakers apparently think you are not taxed enough and that predatory gambling is good for Illinoisans.
As you probably know by now, Illinois’ Democrat leaders — Governor Patrick Quinn, House SpeakerMichael Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton — are...
