Tag: Amendment

If you love the Second Amendment like me, you know how important Hunter Biden’s appeal is

Editor’s Note: Shermichael Singleton is a CNN political commentator, host of a nationally syndicated radio show on SiriusXM and principal of Global Impact Strategies, a political consulting firm. He has worked on three Republican presidential campaigns. He co-owns GunsOut, a firearms production company whose clients include gun manufacturers and advocacy groups (including Gun Owners of America). The […]

Government coercion limited by First Amendment

A new Supreme Court case, National Rifle Association of America (NRA) v. Vullo, May 30, 2024, prohibits the use by government of coercion of third parties to inhibit the freedom of speech by an entity with which the government disagrees. Here, the NRA was pro-gun; the government of New York led by Andrew Cuomo was […]

NC Democrats push for constitutional amendment protecting public records access

Democratic lawmakers may be quickly shut down in a new effort to expand North Carolina’s transparency laws. Last year’s state budget written by Republican lawmakers, and allowed to become law by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, exempted state lawmakers from following state public record laws, as reported previously by The News & Observer. The bill allowed […]

Missouri voters to decide on KC police funding amendment in August

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri voters will see a familiar question on the ballot later this year regarding police funding. Last month, the state’s highest court said voters were misled by a constitutional amendment that was on the 2022 ballot. Amendment 4, which was overwhelmingly approved by voters, would require Kansas City to increase the […]