Let the Dogma Live Loudly

There are many issues on which Congress needs to quickly act – spending, disaster relief, the debt ceiling, health care, taxes – yet one key issue that bubbles under the surface is the long-term concern of nominating and confirming judges to federal benches. While many groups unfairly demand litmus tests for judges, one senator recently […]

Capitol Hill Brief — The Gift of Liberty

  Where does liberty come from? Think slowly and carefully about it. The answer has far-reaching implications for our relationship to government. There is a quote inscribed on the wall at the Jefferson Memorial here in Washington, D.C., that always stirs my heart and helps me reflect on the issue.  Thomas Jefferson said: God who […]

No God, No Justice

The constant cry for justice in our times is tiresome and boring. Like my six-year-old’s toy train’s sounds, they were cute at first. After a few hours, they’re just insufferable. The “justice now” train is not going much farther than my son’s convoy tracking around him in circles as he plays on his knees. They, […]

Capitol Hill Brief — The Value of Life

  Friends, hear me loud and clear.  Every child (every person) has intrinsic value as created in the image of GOD.  Can you stop and consider that? Every person you meet stands as a monument to Almighty GOD. How can we disregard any, because of race or creed or nationality or, as we’ve highlighted this […]

Capitol Hill Brief — A Worldwide Problem

  All week, we’ve been highlighting the heartbreaking news that close to 100 percent of babies diagnosed with Down syndrome in Iceland are aborted. But this tragedy is not just a problem for Iceland. It’s a worldwide issue, as the report acknowledges: “Other countries aren’t lagging too far behind in Down syndrome termination rates. According […]

Capitol Hill Brief — Aborted Under Suspicion of Down Syndrome

  Listen to this. The CBS News report we’ve been highlighting this week — which lauded the fact that Iceland was close to eradicating Down syndrome by aborting most babies that could potentially have it, acknowledge that “Many people born with Down syndrome can live full and healthy lives …” and that “The screening test […]

Capitol Hill Brief — Parental Screening Tests

  CBS News recently lauded Iceland for being close to eradicating Down syndrome.  Only the truth is they are “eradicating it” by aborting Down syndrome babies! Here is how the news story started: “With the rise of prenatal screening tests across Europe and the United States, the number of babies born with Down syndrome has significantly decreased, […]

Gov. Rauner Signs “Transgender Birth Certificate Bill” into Law

Transgender men and women can now legally pretend to be the opposite sex by acquiring falsified birth certificates. Anti-Family Gov. Bruce Rauner signed HB 1785 into law last Friday, scoring a huge victory for the LGBTQ community.  This law will make it even easier for men and women, who currently think they are the opposite […]

Capitol Hill Brief — CBS News’ Warped View of Life

  My heart broke as I read a despicable CBS News clip last week, highlighting (almost cheering) that Iceland is “close to eradicating Down syndrome.” You and I would cheer too, had they found a cure. But the total opposite is true. Iceland is not eradicating Down syndrome, as the horrid report says; they’re exterminating […]

Capitol Hill Brief — Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

  All week I have been warning you about the dangers of socialized medicine with its devaluing of human life.  We saw it firsthand in the case of baby Charlie Gard and his parents, who were prevented from doing everything in their power to save their son’s life. It would have been futile in the […]

Montana Locker Room Privacy Act Petition Needs Your Signature

Montana Locker Room Privacy Act Petition Needs Your Signature  We have been asked to partner with our dear friends at Montana Family Foundation to get the message out about an important opportunity to help ensure privacy, safety, and dignity to all boys and girls in Montana schools.  High school girls should never be forced to […]

Capitol Hill Brief — On to Socialized Medicine?

  Friends, I told you yesterday about the Independent Payment Advisory Board, or IPAB.  This is a group made up of 15 bureaucrats that will get to make decisions about the care needed by some of the sickest and highest-risk patients in our families. As then-President Obama envisioned it, it would even expand to the […]

Capitol Hill Brief — IPAB?

  In the U.S., we still have the relative freedom to pursue alternative treatments and research cures, unlike the case of Charlie Gard that we have been talking about this week. But we are in danger of falling down the path of socialized medicine in a very tangible way. Have you ever heard of ObamaCare’s […]

Maine Victims of Crime – We Need Your Stories

Have you been a victim of crime in Maine?  Did you have all the rights throughout the legal process that you should have?   As it stands now, it is not a requirement that a victim be notified of public proceedings at which the victim has a right to be heard, the right to confer with […]

Capitol Hill Brief — Blue Slips

  One of the biggest reasons for Trumps surprising victory was his commitment to appointing constitutional judges.  President Trump has done as promised, but Democrats are vowing to stop him. But how can they do that, you may ask, when Republicans have the majority in the Senate? Well, some leftists are advocating for the misuse […]

Capitol Hill Brief — Pro-Life Judges Not Allowed

  Just to give you an idea of the type of judges President Trump is appointing and the objections by the left, here’s why Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat from Connecticut, objected to the appointment of Judge John Bush to the 6th Circuit. Blumenthal objected to Judge Bush writing in an op-ed that, “The two […]