Thread by @molmccann

I am a conservative who supports limited government, obviously.

I also agree with comments Justice Scalia made before he ascended to the Court that conservatives aren't proactive enough when in power.

The President is constitutionally justified in this pro-America action.

Earlier this year, the Supreme Court decided a case in which an organization challenged a government policy that requires foreign organizations to articulate a public stance against prostitution and sex trafficking to receive federal funds from one of our aid programs. Cont...

The Court determined that *foreign* organizations must comply with this policy or forego the U.S. funding.

Justice Thomas wrote a concurrence in which he made an excellent point that is good to consider in the context of this dust up about the 1776 Commission.

Thomas said: “The First Amendment does not mandate a viewpoint-neutral government.” Thus, the Government may require those who seek to carry out federally funded programs to support the Government’s objectives with regard to those programs...

"...After all, the Constitution itself 'impos[es] affirmative ideological commitments prerequisite to assisting in the government’s work.' It excludes viewpoints such as communism and anarchism, stating that those engaged in government work...

"... must swear an oath to support our Constitution’s republican form of government. See Art. VI, cl. 3." (internal citations omitted).

This makes good sense. Public schools receive federal funds. We don't have to fund seditious programs; we can mandate pro-America curricula.

And a final comment...

We've lost the idea of objective truth. People no longer think they can make a definitive judgment on what is right and what is wrong. That's a terrible error.

We have to have the courage to make real judgments again and defend our principles.