Commentary One of the key pillars undergirding the unprecedented successes of the American republic has been our embrace and adherence to the rule of law. The founding generation believed that nobody was above the law and that the law applied impartially to all (well, at least to all free men). Over generations of American history,…
Civil Liberties, Constitutional Rights Groups Say They’ll Take Legal Action Against Government’s Emergencies Act
Canadian civil liberties and constitutional rights groups say they intend to take the federal government to court over its use of the Emergencies Act to deal with the ongoing protests against COVID-19 mandates. In a press release issued on Feb. 17, the Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF) announced it is launching a legal challenge to the…
Civil Liberties, Constitutional Rights Groups Launch Legal Challenges Against Ottawa’s Invocation of Emergencies Act
Canadian civil liberties and constitutional rights groups say they intend to take the federal government to court over its use of the Emergencies Act to deal with the ongoing protests against COVID-19 mandates. In a press release issued on Feb. 17, the Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF) announced it is launching a legal challenge to the…
The Wolves Will Become Sheep
Commentary When some people get power, they become like wolves. They take whatever savage actions are needed to win and dominate. They turn their opponents and critics into sheep who learn to be quiet or face vicious attacks and destruction. Think of Joseph Stalin killing his rivals. Think of the Castro brothers torturing, imprisoning, and…
Canadians Say Human Rights More Important Than Trade With China: Poll
January 10, 2022
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Canadians say human rights and the rule of law are more important than trade opportunities with China, a new Angus Reid poll shows. The survey, published on Jan. 10, asked respondents what they think Canada’s priority should be in its dealings with China and whether they are worried about the economic consequences of standing up…
Canadians Say Human Rights More Important Than Trade With China: New Poll
January 10, 2022
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Canadians say human rights and rule of law are more important than trade opportunities with China, a new Angus Reid poll says. The survey, published on Jan. 10, asked respondents what they think Canada’s priority should be in its dealing with China, and whether they are worried about the economic consequences of standing up to…
EU Court Orders Poland to Pay $1.2 Million Daily Penalty in Rule-of-Law Dispute
The Polish government must pay a 1 million euro (about $1.2 million) penalty per day for maintaining a disciplinary chamber for judges, the European Union’s top court, citing the primacy of EU law over national law, ruled on Oct. 27. “As it has not suspended the application of the provisions of national legislation relating, in particular,…
China Went to War a Long Time Ago, but the US Didn’t (Want to) Notice
Commentary President Joseph Biden spoke with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the phone last week. Biden’s stated objective: To establish “guardrails” for the U.S.-China relationship in order to ensure the competition between the two nations doesn’t veer into outright conflict or a shooting war. Sounds good. But it assumes Beijing sees itself as simply being…
The Rule of Law Hostage to ‘Enemy Action’
Commentary I have always admired the admonitory wisdom that Auric Goldfinger imparted to James Bond early in Ian Fleming’s novel named for the gold-loving villain: “Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it’s enemy action.” I have thought often of that sage advisory in recent months as so many once-trustworthy institutions of American…
An American Repudiation of Tlaib and Waters
Commentary House Democrats have produced two radical demagogues whose policies would endanger the lives of innocent Americans, lead to the breakdown of society, and undermine the U.S. Constitution. Specifically, Reps. Maxine Waters and Rashida Tlaib have recently acted in ways that reflect unfavorably on the House of Representatives and betray their oaths to uphold and…
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