“I am not immune.” So said the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, last year as he accepted responsibility for failing to stay out of politics, one of the fundamental duties of every military officer. He publicly apologized ...
Alabama Needs to Look at Its Vaccine-Passport Ban Again
Towards the end of this legislative session, the State of Alabama passed SB267, which is commonly called Alabama’s vaccine passport ban. The law is pretty short, and it prohibits four things. First, it generally prohibits the government from iss ...
Arkansas looks to give parents school choice if they disagree with mask requirements
On Wednesday, Arkansas legislators filed a bill that would allow families who disagree with the mask rules of their public school to use the education tax dollars allocated to their children to transfer to a different school of their choice.Whether t ...
Montgomery’s Non-Discrimination Ordinance is Bad for Religious Freedom, Free Speech, and Public Safety
On June 24, 2021, the Montgomery Advertiser reported that Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed would be submitting an ordinance to the city council that would punish discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. This city co ...
Obamacare Wins Again
Last week, the Supreme Court reaffirmed Obamacare. In fact, this is the third time that they have upheld it as law. If there is one thing for certain, it is that the court is not going to change their mind on this one. Chief Justice Roberts has said ...
Leaders of Birmingham Should Use Stimulus Funds to Make the City “Magic” Again for All Citizens
The City of Birmingham will use nearly a quarter of its first round of federal stimulus payments from the American Rescue Act to provide one time bonuses to all full and part-time city employees. The bonus payments received final approval from the Je ...
Believe it or Not, America’s Healthcare System is the Best in the World
We have the best healthcare system in the world. That is a statement you won’t often hear, but it’s true. For years we have listened to calls for Medicare for all and that the federal government should scrap our broken system. The list goes on and on ...
Supreme Court Case Likely to Deal Abortion a Major Blow
On Monday, May 17, the Supreme Court agreed to hear Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which could be the beginning of the end of Roe v. Wade.In this case, Mississippi passed a law that banned abortions after 15 weeks. Before this, it was ...
Alabama Legislature Continues to Consider Medical Marijuana. Is it to Help People, or Make Money?
Late into Tuesday night, in the waning hours of the 2021 Regular Legislative Session, the House of Representatives spent nine hours passionately debating Senate Bill 46, which would legalize the use of medical marijuana in Alabama and create a cannab ...
Some ideas are too conservative for many Alabama legislators.
Just last week, the Montana legislature voted to expand their tax-credit scholarship program, a school choice program.Also last week, the Florida legislature sent Governor DeSantis a bill that expands their school choice program that targets low-inco ...