Stories tagged with "bill of rights"

Ceremony at fairgrounds welcomes 199 new United States citizens by Will Higgins

As is true for many other immigrants on the road to citizenship, the parents became the students and the children the teachers. “We’d be driving to school or home from... – Nov 21, 2009 at 1:11 AM in Communities

We have freedom to choose to smoke or to stay away by indystar

It was ironic that The Star’s Nov. 11 editorial in favor of banning smoking at private businesses appeared directly below a quote from the Bill of Rights, where the... – Nov 13, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Letters to the editor

When voters disrupt the tea party by indystar

Here’s a story you may have missed because it flies in the face of the dreary conventional wisdom: When advocates of public programs take on the right-wing anti-government... – Nov 06, 2009 at 4:55 PM in Commentary

Going after Granny to kill reform by indystar

When exactly did the Republicans start operating one of those marketing scams that target the elderly? Republicans planted the fear that President Barack Obama wants to “kill... – Sep 03, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Commentary

Congress has no authority to take over health care by indystar

Conspicuous by its absence from the debate on health-care reform is the U.S. Constitution. For years, our presidents and Congresses have acted like it doesn’t apply to... – Aug 28, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Indiana's modern freedom fighters by indystar

Even though America celebrates freedom with great enthusiasm, those who defend our freedoms — whether advocates for religious expression, secularists or criminal defense... – Jul 04, 2009 at 2:01 AM in Communities

Defending the right of privacy by Will Higgins

Privacy rights, which pervade the Bill of Rights, are among the Constitution’s most frequently attacked concepts. Ken Falk, who as the legal director for the ACLU of Indiana... – Jul 04, 2009 at 1:50 AM in Communities

Advocacy depends on free speech by agammill

Rae Schnapp can’t imagine what her job would be like if she didn’t have the protections found in the Bill of Rights. As the water policy director of the Hoosier... – Jul 04, 2009 at 1:15 AM in Communities

Freedom of religion helps all flourish by Robert King

Shariq Siddiqui prefers to avoid court fights and media campaigns. He would much rather solve challenges to the religious freedoms of Muslims quietly, without litigation or... – Jul 04, 2009 at 1:12 AM in Communities

Credit-card reform has one basic flaw -- it still involves credit by indystar

I have no doubt that those working to reform the credit-card industry mean well. But neither Congress nor the president can fix the fixation many Americans have with using... – May 10, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Business

Today in history by indystar

April 19, 2009 On this date: In 1775,/b the American Revolutionary War began with the battles of Lexington and Concord. b In 1897,/b the first Boston Marathon was held; winner John... – Apr 19, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Living