Like a lot of people who grew up in public school, I said and did a lot of things back then that I’m ashamed of now. But I can’t imagine coming anywhere close to saying this kind of stuff to an adult. In fact, there were some kids who did things a heck of a lot worse than I ever did, and I can’t even imagine them doing something like this. Here we have school children using multiple, repeated insults, strong profanity, talk of rape and other violence, threats of vandalism to this woman’s home, threats to steal from her home, and more..

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced today that the 6 month pilot program for the ignition interlock device has concluded and has proven successful and will now be offered as part of the statewide 24/7 Sobriety Program. “The 24/7 Sobriety Program has proven to be an effective means to combat drunk driving in South Dakota,” said Jackley. “This offender pay program takes the burden off taxpayers by keeping qualifying offenders out of jail yet holding them accountable for their actions.”

This incident is truly deplorable, and illustrative of the shameful (if they had any) contempt the Left has for America. Public School 90 in Coney Island recently decided to ban Lee Greenwood’s song “God Bless the USA’ at a graduation ceremony (while leaving uplifting and edifying songs like Justin Bieber’s “Baby”). U.S. Congressman Bob Turner (R-NY) gathered with several parents and students outside the school where the kids sang “God Bless the USA.” Apparently it was simply intolerable to several liberal adults who derided and yelled at the kids, telling them what they were doing was “ridiculous” and shameful and that “You all burn in hell!”

This will be the final in a series examining a number of “controversial” public policy areas, and how they fit within the realm of Republican values, American values, and Christian values. Previously we have examined illegal immigration, limited government, marriage and family, open government, and the protection of innocent human life. Now we examine the question of our Christian heritage, and whether it should be considered a Republican value, an American value, and a Christian value.

Thus far, in a series examining various “controverisal” issues and whether they can be considered Republican values, American values, and Christian values, we have examined illegal immigration, limited government, marriage and family, and open government. This installment will examine the issue of protecting innocent human life. Some Republicans claim a woman should have the right to kill her own child in her womb, and that we should be able to destroy innocent human life at the embryonic stage in the pursuit of medical advances. Is abortion a “Republican” value, or is protecting innocent human life?

The sunshine is starting to fade down here in Florida as it appears that a portion of legally registered voters are now offended when asked to show their proof of citizenship. Consider the extra effort which this requirement entails and at the same time, what it protects. This objection of an “extra burden and barrier” is unsubstantiated given the many instances where providing a personal ID has become a normal routine.

JUNE 20, 1632, King Charles I of England granted a charter for the Colony of Maryland, named for his Catholic wife, Queen Henrietta Maria, stating: “Charles, by the Grace of God, of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith…” Lord Baltimore sent two ships, the Ark and the Dove, to settle the colony. Buying land from the Indians, they founded the city of St. Mary’s as a refuge for persecuted Catholics.