If the ruling class doesn’t want a vigilant and informed citizenry to take unified action … all the more reason for voters to APPROVE and unite in a Constitutional Convention of the People. George Carlin … “Forget the politicians. The politicians are put there to give you the idea you have freedom of choice. You don’t. […]
Originally published September 15 in the Providence Journal as: ConCon will let Rhode Islanders break the status quo | Opinion Mike Stenhouse Guest columnist Years ago, when I worked with General Assembly leaders of both parties on legislation, I learned how the sausage is made. Unfortunately for Ocean State families, the priority of our elected […]
TODAY ON STEN REACTS: Major UPDATE ON THE DOC SKOLY APPEAL in his covid vaccine mandate legal battle. Dr. Skoly put his career on the line by refusing to comply with the government mandate and is still fighting for our rights!
The testimony below was submitted by Dr. Stephen Skoly, the oral & facial surgeon whose practice was unconstitutionally shuttered by the RI Department of Health after it would not accept Skoly’s application – for medical reasons – to not comply with the State of Rhode Island’s misguided ‘healthcare worker’ vaccine mandate. The Friday March 15, […]
“Keep pressing on until abortion is not only unthinkable, but for so many who think that it is necessary, it will no longer be necessary.” Benjamin Watson, Former NFL football tight end With the Super Bowl this Sunday, I thought it was only fitting to share with you remarks by pro-life champions on and off […]
Legal battle unfolds: Dr. Stephen Skoly’s appeal, constitutional claims, and the broader impact discussed in #InTheDugout interview.
It may sound innocuous, but the “media literacy” initiative underway in Rhode Island is actually a highly complex censorship scheme, involving multiple government agencies and organizations in Rhode Island, designed to indoctrinate students with a far-left worldview … all funded by the federal Department of Homeland Security.
Do a Governor’s emergency powers supersede citizens’ constitutional rights? This is one issue that will likely be adjudicated, as The Ocean State Current has learned that Dr. Stephen Skoly has filed a brief for his appeal in the US First Circuit Court on Wednesday. Click here to read the brief its entirety This past August, […]
Originally published on The Daily Signal, as: 3 Absurd Claims About the Lewiston Shooting Made by Gun Control Activists Amy Swearer / @AmySwearer / Ann Coates / November 06, 2023 Here’s why gun control advocates are wrong in making three of their most egregious claims about the shooting rampage in Lewiston, Maine. Pictured: A police officer guards the ambulance entrance to […]
Opinion piece by Louise Dinsmore, co-founder of Chariho Forgotten Taxpayers. A similar event happened earlier this year with Rob Cote and the Warwick City Council, where the ACLU has filed a complaint against the city council. The ACLU is “investigating” The police should also be investigated for supporting such apparent tyrannical actions, so that a […]
PUBLISHER’S NOTE: As was discussed in this compelling Oct 17 In The Dugout video interview with a RI State Representative and a parental rights advocate … under US Constitutional principals … there is no such thing as special rights for special interest groups or for any cohort of people who declare themselves to be oppressed. […]
The RI Center for Freedom & Prosperity, the Ocean State’s leading conservative advocacy organization, has joined with 58 other state and national organizations, in a public letter, to call for the resignation of Catherine Lhamon from her federal position as Assistant Education Secretary for repeatedly violating her Oath of Office to defend the US Constitution. […]
Washington DC Democrats are making a power play to permanently increase their numbers in the US Senate … and both Rhode Island Senators, Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, support the unlawful move to turn the Constitutionally defined federal district into a state. With over 700,000 registered voters in DC, and with recent history showing a […]
The Ocean State Current has learned that Dr. Stephen Skoly has today filed an appeal in the US First Circuit Court, less than one month after Rhode Island’s Federal District Court Judge, Mary McElroy, issued a “bench ruling” granting the motion by the attorneys for the state to dismiss Skoly’s vaccine mandate lawsuit on the […]
In a ruling that completely stunned Dr. Stephen Skoly and his attorneys, Federal Court Judge, Mary McElroy, issued a “bench ruling” granting the motion by the attorneys for the state to dismiss Skoly’s vaccine mandate lawsuit on the basis that it was moot.
The founding of America – and its revolutionary concepts about human equality, self-reliance, and of a representative republic with limited government – was not just based upon a trust in the Almighty and an historical examination of monarchies and tyrannical regimes. Indeed, just as important as these, the Founders’ vision for America also was based […]
Mackubin Owens to speak on reaffirming the original intent of Declaration of Independence EDITOR’S NOTE: Our American society, politicians, and the media have largely lost sight of what it means to have a republican or “representative” form of government designed to preserve the inalienable and enumerated rights guaranteed to us by the Declaration of Independence […]
Attorneys general file amicus brief to support the federal government’s prohibition of handgun and ammunition to those over 21 years of age.
Complete vindication! The Barrington vaccine mandate settlement exposed teachers union corruption.
By Stella Paul. Originally published by the Brownstone Institute, May 17, 2023 as: The Hospital Protocol Killed Their Loved Ones and They Want Justice When the federal government sent $9,000 to Patty Myers to pay for her husband’s funeral, she got angry. “I didn’t want to take a penny. It felt like hush money, like […]
On Tuesday, April 25, the Rhode Island Senate Judiciary Committee will hold hearings on a number of 2nd Amendment bills. Senator Jessica De La Cruz urges a strong showing from the public by testifying in-person or via email. Details on the legislation and how you can take action can be found in the info-graphic below: […]
On Friday, March 31 an Amicus Curiae (Friend of the Court) brief to The Supreme Court of Rhode Island was filed on Behalf of Joshua Nagel by University of Notre Dame Law Professor Gerard V. Bradley, and co-signed by “an international assembly of medical doctors, academic scientists, allied health professionals, and officers (past and present) of […]
Gun control by Executive Order of the President of the United States? Just like that, our guaranteed, constitutional rights are diminished? by Richard August On March 14th The Wall Street Journal reported that President Biden “planned to sign” an executive order directing the FBI “to step up background checks of would-be gun buyers and take […]
by Travis Rowley Speaking primarily on freedom of thought, Thomas Jefferson once defended the libertarian ideal by acknowledging a lack of personal injury as long as someone’s offense “neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.” While there is probably much to be added to Jefferson’s sentiment, particularly in terms of an undergirding religion that […]
Originally posted by America’s Future, Inc. February 23 We hear a lot of bad things about the rising generation — many spend too much time gazing at their phones, too many think communism is good, some promote hysterical claims of climate catastrophe, etc. Here’s the good news — the most thoughtful and patriotic university students […]
Originally printed in the February 16, 2023 edition of The Standard Times, as: “McKee doubles down on firearm misinformation” Apparently North Kingstown has joined Bristol and Warren as hotbeds of anti-gun sentiment. The leader of the Moms Demand Action group now sits on the town council. Moms Demand Action is a subsidiary of Everytown for […]
The Twitter string copied below has been taken directly from the Parents United RI @ParentsUnitedRI social media page. These revelations raise some very disturbing questions about a new URI program.
The Mindset of Penalizing Firearms Manufacturers Financially Sets Dangerous Precedent Adams Arms President, Jason East compares the notion of holding automakers accountable for accidents caused by reckless drivers to recent legislative attempts which would hold firearms manufacturers accountable for the mindset of gun purchasers and any violence they create. He claims that two bills (currently […]