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Having already commented upon Justice Samuel Alito’s leaked opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization , the most interesting opinion to discuss now that the decision has dropped is Justice Clarence Thomas’ seven-page concurrence. At the heart of Thomas’ opinion is a brief reflection on liberty and despotism in American government today that transcends narrow legal analysis and implicates the basic principles of American politics.
It is no wonder journalists scribbled their usual nonsense about Thomas and missed its significance entirely. (Of the dissent, I can charitably say that it more resembles the warbling of the mechanical doll in Tales of Hoffmann than it does jurisprudence.)
Celebrating 30 years on the Court, Thomas reiterated the Court’s opinion that “there is no constitutional right to abortion” because the “substantive due process” argument that supported Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey was based on a “farcical” assumption, an “oxymoron.” The due process clause of the 14th Amendment concerns legal process, not “ any ” (Thomas’ emphasis) substantive rights. (I omit Thomas’ citations of his previous opinions on abortion, which present a rich cornucopia of his abortion jurisprudence. I cannot recommend them strongly enough to the interested reader, who can discover them through citations or links in the complete case.)
As Thomas notes, and as Alito’s opinion underscores, no other cases involving same-sex marriage, contraception, and sexual activity are affected by this case on the unique instance of abortion. But Thomas nonetheless asks for a reconsideration of all “this Court’s substantive due process precedents.” Then, once these cases are overruled, we can turn to consider whether “the myriad rights” from these cases might be protected by, say, our 14th Amendment’s clause concerning the “privileges or immunities” of American citizens. Of course, this astonishing sweep of the legal horizon is meant to shock […]
Will America-First News Outlets Make it to 2023?
Things are looking grim for conservative and populist news sites.
There’s something happening behind the scenes at several popular conservative news outlets. 2021 was bad, but 2022 is proving to be disastrous for news sites that aren’t “playing ball” with the corporate media narrative. It’s being said that advertisers are cracking down, forcing some of the biggest ad networks like Google and Yahoo to pull their inventory from conservative outlets. This has had two major effects. First, it has cooled most conservative outlets from discussing “taboo” topics like Pandemic Panic Theater, voter fraud, or The Great Reset. Second, it has isolated those ad networks that aren’t playing ball.
Certain topics are anathema for most ad networks. Speaking out against vaccines or vaccine mandates is a certain path to being demonetized. Highlighting voter fraud in the 2020 and future elections is another instant advertising death penalty. Throw in truthful stories about climate change hysteria, Critical Race Theory, and the border crisis and it’s easy to understand how difficult it is for America-First news outlets to spread the facts, share conservative opinions, and still pay the bills.
Without naming names, I have been told of several news outlets who have been forced to either consolidate with larger organizations or who have backed down on covering certain topics out of fear of being “canceled” by the ad networks. I get it. This is a business for many of us and it’s not very profitable. Those of us who do this for a living are often barely squeaking by, so loss of additional revenue can often mean being forced to make cuts. That means not being able to cover the topics properly. Its a Catch-22: Tell the truth and lose the money necessary to keep telling the truth, or avoid the truth and make enough money to survive. Those who have chosen survival simply aren’t able to spread the truth properly.
We will never avoid the truth. The Lord will provide if it is His will. Our job is simply to share the facts, spread the Gospel, and educate as many Americans as possible while exposing the forces of evil.
To those who have the means, we ask that you please donate. We have options available now, but there is no telling when those options will cancel us. We have our GivingFuel page. There have been many who have been canceled by PayPal, but for now it’s still an option. Your generosity is what keeps these sites running and allows us to get the truth to the masses. We’ve had great success in growing but we know we can do more with your assistance.
Thank you, and God Bless!
JD Rucker