Contents tagged with CPAC
Filed in: ACLJ | by Matthew Clark | 11:32 AM Feb. 15, 2012
ACLJ Takes CPAC by Storm
The ACLJ was privileged to participate in this past weekend’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, DC – the largest annual gathering of conservative leaders, grassroots activists, policy experts, and concerned citizens. As a key leader in protecting the fundamental rights of life and liberty secured by the Constitution, the ACLJ was able to share with other conservative leaders and activists our aggressive strategy of litigating, working with elected offici... Continue Reading
Filed in: ACLJ | by Jay Sekulow | 11:19 AM Feb. 11, 2012
Congratulating an American Hero
By Jay and Jordan Sekulow At this weekend’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, DC, the American Conservative Union (ACU) presented their prestigious Ronald Reagan Award to our great friend and ACLJ Senior Counsel David French. This award is given to someone who is, as ACU Chairman Al Cardenas called it, “working in the trenches” of the conservative movement – fighting for the principles embodied by President Reagan. We can’t think of a... Continue Reading
Filed in: ObamaCare | by Matthew Clark | 4:11 PM Feb. 10, 2012
What President Obama’s “Accommodation” of Religious Liberty Accomplished
Nothing. In reaction to the outcry of the American people over the Obama Administration’s decision to force religious institutions to violate their religious beliefs by providing insurance coverage for abortion pills for their employees, President Obama unveiled an “accommodation” that was anything but. President Obama began by calling the religious liberty objections raised by many Americans, the “cynical desire on the part of some to make this into a political footbal... Continue Reading
Filed in: ObamaCare | by Matthew Clark | 1:45 PM Feb. 9, 2012
Senator Johnson: ObamaCare “Greatest Assault on Freedom in our Lifetimes”
Senator Ron Johnson (WI) says that ObamaCare is the “greatest assault on freedom in our lifetimes.” In fact, it is the reason he got involved in politics in the first place. I spoke with Senator Johnson at the 2012 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, DC, regarding ObamaCare. He is thankful for groups like the ACLJ who are actively engaged in the fight against this law at the Supreme Court. He is “concerned” about the practical effect that Obam... Continue Reading
Filed in: Middle East Turmoil | by David French | 10:27 AM Feb. 9, 2012
Is the Arab Spring Good or Bad for America?
That’s the title of my CPAC panel this afternoon. I’ll be sharing the stage with Jim Gillmore, president of the Free Congress Foundation and the former governor of Virginia, and Zalmay Khalilzad, former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq and to Afghanistan. (Incidentally, I think I can safely say that I’m the least distinguished member of that panel.) If you’re not at CPAC or don’t care to make it over to the Marriott Ballroom at 2:05 p.m., here’s a brief look at my posi... Continue Reading
