Tag Archives: Jimmy Carter

Say No to Forcing Women to Register with the Selective Service

Posted on August 13, 2021 by David E Smith

Voluntary enlistment in the military provides an honorable career to many individuals, both male and female. With the establishment of the Selective Service Act, obtaining replacement personnel in catastrophic warfare is possible. Traditionally the draft only included young men ages 18-25. The idea of including women in the draft is recurring, first suggested during World War II for conscripting nurses, Congress rejected the plan in 1945. President Jimmy Carter revised the idea in 1980, which again was denied by Congress. In 1981, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that allowing women in the draft was illegal since women could not serve …

Posted in Federal, Marriage/Family/Culture | Tagged Department of Defense, Jimmy Carter, Joseph Heck, mental health, Naomi Parker, National Defense Authorization Act, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, RAND Corporation, Rosie the Riveter, Selective Services, sexual assault, Women in the Draft | Comments Off

Court Packing—Destabilizing and Unnecessary

Posted on November 6, 2020 by David E Smith

The idea of expanding the size of the U.S. Supreme Court, also known as “court packing,” has surfaced once again, as it did after the Brett Kavanaugh appointment. Often mentioned is a proposal by Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of University of California Berkeley’s Law School. He favors increasing the size of the court to 13 instead of its current nine. There are other calls for a larger court, such as those produced by organizations like “Take Back the Court” and “Demand Justice.”

Posted in Federal | Tagged Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Andrew Johnson, court packing, Donald Trump, Erwin Chemerinsky, George Washington, Jimmy Carter, Judiciary Act of 1789, Judiciary Act of 1869, SCOTUS, U.S. Supreme Court, University of California-Berkeley, William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor | Comments Off

Now More Than Ever

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Jenna Smith

It wasn’t so long ago that such a thing would be unthinkable: a standing ovation for abortion in the New York State Senate chamber with the passage of legislation permitting abortion for any reason up until the moment of birth. Already in New York City, one in three babies are aborted. The bill goes so far as to drop the requirement that doctors perform abortions and decriminalizes acts of violence that result in the deaths of unborn babies. In other words, if an unborn baby dies in the commission of an act of violence against his or her mother, the …

Posted in Marriage/Family/Culture, Sanctity of Life | Tagged Abortion, Bill Clinton, Democrat Party, Donald Trump, George H. W. Bush, Hyde Amendment, Jimmy Carter, March for Life, Medicaid, Nelson Rockefeller, New York, New York legislature, New York's abortion bill, roe vs. wade, Ronald Reagan | Comments Off

Democrats Are Trying To Sneak A Feminist Amendment Into The Constitution, 36 Years Later

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Kathy Valente

Proponents of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) want to create a constitutional Frankenstein by breathing life into its corpse some 36 years after its ratification was defeated, in large part thanks to Phyllis Schlafly and her Eagle Forum.

Posted in Federal | Tagged American Association of University Women, Barbara Jordan, Ben Cardin, Don Edwards, Eleanor Smeal, Equal Rights Amendment, ERA, Gender Equality, Idaho vs. Freeman, Jackie Speier, Jimmy Carter, Marjorie Bell, National Organization of Women, Peter Rodino, Presidential Disability Amendment, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, U.S. Constitution | Comments Off

Homeschooling, the Feds, and You

Posted on October 17, 2016 by David E Smith

Recently, US Secretary of Education John King, while speaking at a press conference, remarked that although some homeschool situations are just fine, in general, “Students who are homeschooled are not getting kind of the rapid instructional experience they would get in school.”

Posted in Education | Tagged Common Core, Department of Education, George W. Bush, Home Education, homeschooling, Jimmy Carter, Joe Kelly, John King, Lindsey Burke, No Child Left Behind | Comments Off

Common Core: the Trojan Horse for Federalized Education Control

Posted on April 1, 2016 by David E Smith

Education in America was originally the province of parents and churches. "Homeschooling" was the norm from colonial times through the mid-1800's, and a classic education was the model.

Posted in Education, Federal | Tagged Abington Township School District v. Schempp, Common Core, ESEA, Jimmy Carter, John Dewey, National Education Association, Noah Webster | Comments Off