Pope Francis Washes Feet Of Incarcerated Juveniles
Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of a dozen inmates at a juvenile detention center in a Holy Thursday ritual that he celebrated for years as archbishop and is continuing now that he is pope.
Entries by Joe Miller
Florida Lawmakers Advance Bill to Allow Arming School Employees
A Florida House Committee gave approval to a bill that will allow school employees to carry firearms to make schools safer. The anti-Second Amendment folk aren’t happy.
Pew: Majority of Americans Oppose Citizenship For Illegal Immigrants
According to a new Pew Research poll, a majority of Americans, 55 percent, oppose granting citizenship to immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally.
DC Cardinal McCarrick: Church Will Push For Immigration, Gun Safety
A U.S. cardinal said he expects Catholic Church leaders to intensify efforts on behalf of a new immigration law and gun control measures as congressional legislation on the issues move forward.
Senators: ‘Far-Left’ Group Pushes EPA To Implement Cap-And-Trade Without Congressional Approval
Republican senators urged the Environmental Protection Agency not to participate in a “sue-and-settle” arrangement with a law school policy institute that is trying to require the agency to develop rules implementing cap-and-trade, even though Congress refused to pass the law.
Palin Reloads For 2014 Elections With SarahPac Video
In a sign of how active Sarah Palin intends to be in influencing the 2014 elections, SarahPAC, Sarah Palin’s Political Action Committee, released a video on Wednesday meant to ignite independents, conservatives, and Tea Partiers for the 2014 midterm elections.
Sequester Madness: Feds Fund $880,000 To Study Benefits Of Snail Sex
The National Science Foundation awarded a grant for $876,752 to the University of Iowa to study whether there is any benefit to sex among the New Zealand mud snail and whether that explains why any organism has sex.
FBI Plans to Spend $100 Million on Ammo
The magnitude of the federal government’s ammunition buildup has been making headlines over the last few weeks, as members of the military, police departments and consumers are finding shelves bare when they want to buy ammunition.
Chief Justice Roberts’ Lesbian Cousin: He’ll Rule In Favor Of Same-Sex Marriage
Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts’ cousin, a lesbian seeking to get married in California who will had reserved seating for relatives at two upcoming cases, wrote that she believes her cousin will rule in favor of same-sex marriage in an op-ed posted on the National Council for Lesbian Rights.
Texas Democrat Proposes Legislation that Would Remove Sheriffs Who Refuse to Enforce Gun Control
Hundreds of sheriffs across the country have banded together and vowed not to enforce any new state or federal gun control legislation because they feel such laws would be in violation of the U.S. Constitution — the document they took an oath to uphold. Gun control advocates are fighting back.