GOP USA MIDDAY REPORT 04/22/2014

Pledge of Allegiance Under Attack... Again! That's right... the small percentage of those who don't believe in God are on the attack against the vast majority who do. This time, the target is the Pledge of Allegiance which is being recited by students in the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District in New Jersey. I guess it doesn't matter that reciting the pledge is optional, because these folks want it gone... for everyone.

Details emerge as 4 ordered to stand trial in Utash beating Four Detroit men accused of brutally beating 54-year-old Stephen Utash outside a gas station earlier this month are likely to stand trial after a judge found evidence sufficient to move the case forward. One witness at the Monday hearing was jailed on $500,000 bond after trying to avoid testifying.

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Supreme Court Upholds Mich Ban on Affirmative Action The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the state of Michigan's ban on using race as a factor in college admissions despite one justice's impassioned dissent that accused the court of wanting to wish away racial inequality.

Chicago: Weekend of Violence A South Side shooting left four girls and a boy hurt, and on the Northwest Side a 15-year-old girl was shot while riding in a car as shootings across Chicago Sunday night added to the toll of a violent holiday weekend.

Seattle United Methodist Banned by Boy Scouts The Boy Scouts of America has revoked its charter agreement with a Seattle church that refused to remove a gay troop leader after the organization withdrew his membership.

Keystone may be stalled, but the protests aren't The Keystone XL project may appear stalled, but its opponents aren't taking their foot off the gas pedal. In fact, the anti-pipeline movement will accelerate its protests for a few days. Demonstrators are preparing to set up camp for six days, starting today, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

Unmasking the Imperial Presidency "Imperial presidency" perfectly describes what the Obama administration has become, as it increasingly violates the limits on its power defined by the U.S. Constitution. Criticisms of how President Barack Obama is overstepping his authority are now being heard from all sides of the political spectrum.

California: Protecting sexual integrity of boys disqualifies you as a judge The Gay Gestapo has made a big-time move in California. If you're a judge in that state and you happen to be a fan of sexual normalcy and want impressionable young teens to be protected from sexual predators, your professional career in the law could be over.