The Inquisition was created in France in the 12th century to combat heresy in the Roman Catholic Church. It persisted through the 14th century combating a myriad number of heresies associated with the Protestant Reformation and the Catholic Counter-Reformation. It spread throughout most of Europe and the colonial possessions of the European powers. In popular literature, Tomás de Torquemada, a Spanish Dominican priest is the...
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As the dimensions of the IRS scandal and the Phone records seizures widen, it has become apparent that Barack Obama indeed has an enemies list. For years those who pointed out the possibilities were scoffed at as paranoid or conspiracy theorists. They were ridiculed and lumped together with global warming deniers and birthers. But now under the hot glare of the lights in Congressional hearing rooms the real story is gradually being pulled out of...
The Obama administration’s latest assault on the First Amendment’ s Freedom of the Press clause continues apace. They have now determined that the regular techniques used to collect information by journalists are criminal. Let’s look at the facts in the James Rosen case. Rosen, the chief Washington correspondent for FoxNews was seeking to verify the facts behind how North Korean planned to respond to looming U.N. sanctions...
Since the founding of the Republic and even before, anxious Americans have asked, “What will the Virginians do.” In 1775, Patrick Henry urged his fellow Virginians, “Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle?” Yesterday, the Virginians of the Republican Party answered the question, “What will the Virginians do.” The Virginia Republican Party nominated an American of African descent (his...
In December 2009, Barack Obama signed Executive Order 13522. It was an effort to make the Federal government more “union friendly” from a president who was elected with the help of the very same unions. This is one example of the damage that the current occupant of the Oval Office is inflicting on the federal government and its operations. In part, a description of goals of Executive Order 13522 were to create...
Like a kindergarten student standing in front of spilled finger paint, members of the Obama administration have perfected the response to Congressional and media questioners that translates to, “It wasn’t me.” The President in his role as Barack Obama the Uninvolved has this response down to a science. At his press conference with British PM David Cameron he told reporters that he actually found out about the burgeoning IRS...
