Tag: judicial overreach

BOB BIRD: Trump’s tug-o-war with spoiled judicial branch is long overdue

FeaturedMarch 27, 2025

“John Marshall has made his decision, now let him try to enforce it.” — Andrew Jackson “… the candid citizen must confess that if the policy of the Government upon vital questions affecting the whole people is to be irrevocably fixed by

OPINION: Is that the stench of corruption or coverup in Alaska’s Judiciary?

Alaska Grand Jury rightsMarch 24, 2025

Alaska’s judicial system faces two monumental problems that are destroying public confidence in the institution. There is the appearance of judicial misconduct, combined with an apparent effort to cover it

Alaska Judges to the People: “Obey OUR rules, while we ignore yours’

FeaturedNovember 21, 2024

So, how did RCV pass muster in 2020 with its proposed three-subjects? It didn’t. The Attorney General Kevin Clarkson immediately rejected it on precisely these grounds. A law is a law is a

EDITORIAL: Why can’t Alaska stop pro-abort midwives from killing unborn babies?

AbortionSeptember 9, 2024

Once again, pro-abortion forces have won the day in Alaska. The latest in a long string of triumphs came on Sept. 4 when Superior Court Judge Josie Garton ruled that a state law restricting who can perform abortions imposed a “substantial burden” on the

OPINION: Lawsuit against Rep. Eastman is judicial lawlessness

FeaturedNovember 30, 2022

It is the height of hypocrisy to believe that Alaska’s judiciary is “above the fray” of politics as a sort of wise and unbiased referee – a protector of the rule of law – to assist us citizen-peons in understanding the state and federal

Will you help address the Alaska human rights issue of our time?

AbortionOctober 31, 2022

With just one week until the general election, here are a few truths to chew on. — Protecting innocent, unborn children is our top ministry goal. I hope it is yours as well. — The Alaska Supreme Court has made up a “right to

OPINION: Con-Con vote is a chance to exercise ‘Democracy in Alaska’

AbortionJuly 19, 2022

In Alaska, elections don’t matter, not when it comes to abortion. All the legislators who will be elected this year are pro-life, or pro-choice, or something in between, but none of that matters. In Alaska, only the opinion of the Alaska Supreme Court

When ‘standing tall’ only goes so far

FeaturedJuly 26, 2021

Today’s extremely pointed column by Bob Bird calls out Gov. Dunleavy for a litany of grievances that many Alaskans have with his disinterest in defending core conservative values whenever it entails locking horns with the court. Whether it be paying for

The Madness of Gov. Michael Dunleavy

FeaturedJuly 25, 2021

Governor Michael Dunleavy is Mad … with a capital “M”. Madness is different than insanity, which is permanent. Madness is usually temporary. We can get mad, then we reconcile with a friend. We can go mad in a riot, with that dreaded “mob

Dunleavy’s has a golden opportunity to finally put the court in its place

AbortionDecember 20, 2020

It’s time for Gov. Mike Dunleavy to take a decisive stand against the growing tyranny of Alaska’s court system. This third branch of government has gone unchecked and unchallenged by the other two branches for decades. It now sees no limit to its powers.

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