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THE FEDERALIST(r) BRIEF
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Date: 2000
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THIS WEEK'S FEATURE
FREE SPEECH FOR DR. LAURA!
"Dr. Laura" Schlessinger has been speaking the truth in love regarding
the destructive choice of homosexuality. The Gay and Lesbian Alliance
Against Defamation is trying to silence Dr. Laura by pressuring
Paramount Television Group and targeted TV affiliates to cancel her
upcoming fall TV show. Our friends at Family Research Council are
countering homosexual advocates with an ad being run in national
newspapers. Join the campaign!
Visit -- http://www.frc.org/drlaura/
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INSIGHT
"The germ of destruction of our nation is in the power of the
judiciary, an irresponsible body -- working like gravity by night and
by day, gaining a little today and a little tomorrow, and advancing
its noiseless step like a thief over the field of jurisdiction, until
all shall render powerless the checks of one branch over the other and
will become as venal and oppressive as the government from which we
separated." --Thomas Jefferson
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THE GOOD NEWS
"For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life.
Therefore, he who rejects this instruction does not reject man but
God, who gives you his Holy Spirit." (1 Thessalonians 4:7-8)
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FAITH FAMILY
"...[A] prohibition on moral judgments against various sexual
behaviors is a violation of the freedom, even of the religious
liberty, of those who view such behavior as wrong. If we don't have a
right to act according to our religious belief by forming judgments
according to those beliefs about human conduct and behavior, then,
exactly what does the free exercise of religion mean? Can the free
exercise of religion really mean simply that I have the right to
believe that God has ordained certain things to be right or wrong but
that I can't act accordingly? Surely free exercise means the freedom
to act according to belief. And, yet, if we are not allowed to act
according to belief when it comes to fundamental moral precepts, then
what will be the moral implications of religion? None at all. But if
we accept an understanding of religious liberty that doesn't permit us
to discriminate the wheat from the chaff in our own actions and those
of others, haven't we in fact permitted the government to dictate to
us a uniform approach to religion? And, isn't that dictation of
uniformity in religion exactly what the First Amendment intended to
forbid?" --Alan Keyes
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OPINION IN BRIEF
"Although Ronald Reagan and subsequent presidents have lavished
Vietnam vets with praise, we can never give them what they deserve,
which is their youth. We lost nearly 60,000 Americans in a war plagued
by shabby planning on one side and a narcissistic anti-war movement on
the other. Young people were instructed to fight, but not given the
means to win. And when they stumbled home from the hell of jungle
warfare, they had to endure taunts from a protest movement that viewed
its cowardice as a form of nobility. This sorry legacy does, however,
permit us to formulate a pithy summary of the 'lessons of Vietnam.'
First, if you enter a war, declare war and build popular support.
Second, fight to win. Third, honor those who serve. And fourth,
remember: A strong military is necessary not just to fight wars, but
to prevent them. No sane outfit will mess with a superpower that not
only has the means to fight, but the will to punish aggressors."
--Tony Snow
"...[H]istory owes something to those who went to Vietnam, and to the
judgment of those who believed the endeavor was worthwhile. We can
still debate whether the war was worth its cost, but the evidence of
the past 25 years clearly upholds the validity of our intentions."
--James Webb
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POLITICAL FUTURES
"[W]ith the primaries now over, we don't hear much from Austin about
cutting taxes for everyone. Instead, Mr. Bush has begun to dole out
tax favors to special voter groups with the fervor of, well, William
Jefferson Clinton. It's lousy tax policy, and it may end up being
lousy politics too. Take Mr. Bush's proposal for an annual $400 tax
deduction for teachers, ostensibly for buying school supplies. This
gem hasn't received the ridicule it deserves. Teaching is noble work,
but is it $400-a-year more deserving than, say, policing or
firefighting? ... Alas, the polls show education is the top voter
priority, so Mr. Bush
