Fwd: Kagan Says ?Governmental Motive? is Proper Focus in First Amendment Cases, Backs Limits on Speech That Can ?Harm?

Today's Headlines Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Kagan Says 'Governmental Motive' is Proper Focus in First Amendment Cases, Backs Limits on Speech That Can 'Harm' (CNSNews.com) – Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan said the high court should be focused on ferreting out improper governmental motives when deciding First Amendment cases. She has argued that the government's reasons for restricting free speech are what matters most and not necessarily the effect of those restrictions on speech. Sensenbrenner: Judicial Action Necessary to Repeal New Health Care Law Washington (CNSNews.com) – Because repeal of the new health care law is unlikely -- even if Republicans take back Congress in November -- the courts may be the only way to defeat it, said Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) on Tuesday."So, we have to put all of our eggs in the judicial basket," he concluded. Obama Administration Wants to Prevent Drug Use in Communities, As 'Medical Marijuana' Outlets Multiply in Communities (CNSNews.com) - The Obama administration says it remains "firmly" opposed to the legalization of marijuana. In a new drug strategy report released on Tuesday, the White House also said it wants to "strengthen efforts to prevent drug use in communities," even as a growing number of states sanction "medical marijuana" outlets, which have boosted the availability of the drug. Obama's Nat'l Drug Control Strategy Says Borders 'Must Be Secured,' But Plan Focuses on Prevention and Treatment (CNSNews.com) – In the newly released 2010 National Drug Control Strategy, the Obama administration says protecting America's borders is a primary responsibility of federal agencies, the borders "must be secured" and that succeeding in that goal will require a "close partnership" with state and local law enforcement personnel. In announcing the strategy, however, President Obama did not mention securing U.S. borders or cooperating with state and local officials to meet that goal. Venezuela Slams Arizona's Illegal Immigration Law, Says America Must Overcome 'Old Habits of Racism' (CNSNews.com) – Immigrants in the United States, according to Venezuela's foreign minister, are treated in a way that is 'inconsistent with human rights … a perennial violation against our fellow Latin Americans.' CNSNEWS.COM VIDEO Pelosi Tells Catholic Bishops to Speak 'From the Pulpit' About Immigration Reform; This Is 'Living the Gospels' (CNSNews.com) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she has advised some Catholic bishops who want her to pass immigration reform to "speak about it from the pulpit," and for those who oppose reform, "to tell them that this is a 'manifestation of our living the gospels.'" OTHER CNSNEWS.COM HEADLINES Voters' Anti-Establishment Mood Bites Both Parties Senators: Better Terror Screening Needed Iran, Syria, North Korea Form New 'Axis of Evil,' Says Israel's Foreign Minister More Schoolchildren Attacked in China; Fifth Attack Since March UK Awakens to A New Political Era; Tory PM Pairs With Liberal Democrat Deputy Arizona Governor Signs Bill Targeting Ethnic Studies Spain Outlines Plan to Cut Deficit Senators to Query Kagan, but Don't Expect Answers Mistrial Declared Beating Death of Immigrant Muhammad Cartoonist Attacked During Lecture Donate Today! Please help CNSNews.com keep bringing you 'The Right News - Right Now!' Make a contribution to CNSNews.com today. It's fast, simple and secure. Help CNSNews.com and Donate Today!  NEWSPAPER ROUNDUP: Democrats plot fee hike on oil Congressional Budget Office ups health care cost projections Security planters slowed, but did not stop, truck that hit D.C. museum 27 public schools in Chicago will drop foreign language classes Yemen refuses to let U.S. try cleric; Will not extradite al-Awlaki Republican wins state Senate seat vacated by U.S. Sen. Scott Brown Gov. Schwarzenegger "afraid" of deportation from Arizona Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick blasts immigration crackdowns, Arizona law S.F. supervisors call for Arizona boycott; Nonbinding resolution approved 10-1 U.S. risks China's ire by deciding to fund software maker tied to Falun Gong FEMA director says emergency relief funds are running low Republican blasts big, fat Greek bailout Project examines impact of racial inequity; Seeks opportunity for impoverished Home prices expected to fall now that homebuyer tax credit has expired Bill would make it harder for FCC to create new broadband rules House committee considers 'potty parity' bill on Wednesday Missouri to vote in August on health insurance mandate COMMENTARY Kagan's Defense of Censorship By Terence P. Jeffrey Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee must press Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan to explain why she believes the government can shut people up. Why Obama Wanted Times Square Bomber to be a Lone Nut By Ben Shapiro In Barack Obama's mind, Islamic terrorism isn't fundamentally Islamic—it's fundamentally Marxist. It's all about class struggle. And the liberal media buys into President Obama's worldview, which suggests that all crime springs from social circumstance. Michelle Obama: Food Profiteer Turned Food Cop By Michelle Malkin While Michelle Obama crusades for organic foods and puts government pressure on corporations to stop marketing fast food and junk food to children, Mrs. Obama herself profited from the very same processed food industry she now demonizes. She, like her husband, has an uncanny knack for wrapping her self-interests in the mantle of self-sacrifice and public service. Reagan-Hating Kagan By L. Brent Bozell III The same liberal media that has touted every liberal Supreme Court justice as a moderate or even a conservative is now touting Elena Kagan as a centrist. Yeah, right. An Anti-Establishment Night By Rich Galen Democrat Alan Mollohan has represented the 1st District of West Virginia since he was first elected in 1982, but on Tuesday night, the Mollohan Hereditary Congressional seat was lost in a primary election. On both sides of the Pond, incumbents are feeling the effects of political global warming: They're feeling the heat.