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SCOTUS to rule on government prayer

Tuesday, May 21st, 2013

Arizona to file Amicus brief for Greece, NY

Speaker of the House Andy Tobin (R-Dist. 1)

STATE CAPITOL, PHOENIX (May 20, 2013) – For the first time in three decades, the Supreme Court of the United States will review the constitutionality of saying prayers at the opening of government meetings. The latest case, the Town of Greece (NY) vs. Galloway, will be heard starting next October.

On January 7, 2013, fully aware of the implications such a ruling could have on Arizona, Speaker of the House A...

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Repeal Day, Now We Just Need to Repeal a Couple More Things

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011
Don't Ask Don't Tell finally goes away.  A person's sexual orientation is no one's business, and yet for the last 18 years any non-heterosexually oriented person had to hide their sexual orientation or risk expulsion from the military,  punishment, and loss of benefits.  Obama has kept another campaign promise. 


Right now the military is doing better at promoting and protecting constitutional basics than the society at large.  Just look at the recent Top Air Force O...

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