Free Republic

Alabama's chief justice has jumped into the debate on same-sex marriage by encouraging all 50 U.S. governors to push for an amendment to the U.S. constitution that would define marriage as being solely between a man and woman. Roy Moore, chief justice of the state's Supreme Court, sent a letter to all 50 governors on Wednesday, encouraging their legislatures to approve of a convention that would address a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman, both on a state and federal level. In the letter, Moore cited the U.S. Constitution's Article V, which forces Congress to...

In the 1990's, officials worried that motorists couldn't see approaching trains well enough and mandated installation of "ditch lights" on most locomotives. Now, the concern is that drivers can't see the middle of trains. The Federal Railroad Administration has ordered railroads to attach white or yellow reflective materials to the sides of locomotives and freight cars. The reflective-material regulation is intended to make railroad equipment more visible at highway crossings. Almost one-quarter of grade-crossing accidents occurs because motorist ram the sides of moving trains, according to the FRA. Roughly 20% of the country's freight-car fleet is already equipped with reflective...

Bush and abortion Posted: October 30, 2003 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com President Bush says the United States is not ready for a total abortion ban. "I don't think the culture has changed to the extent that the American people or the Congress would totally ban abortions," he explained. What Bush really means is the political culture in Washington hasn't changed. Real leadership means doing what's right even at the risk of political rejection. That's not Bush. That's not the U.S. Congress. In fact, there's precious little real leadership like that anywhere in the United States today. When Bush...