Conservative Review with Daniel Horowitz

We are facing a conundrum. Our base is sleeping and distracted because they perceive that we are in power and changing the status quo, but really the status quo is getting worse on many fronts. Thus the other side is energized as if conservatives are in power, but despite some positive changes, things are actually getting worse. For our purposes today, I discuss two issues critical to civilization: religious liberty and immigration. The Left is winning its sexual licentiousness agenda more than ever before, and despite the court decision, leftists are forcing bakers to bake cakes against their consciences. Conservatives are so caught up in thinking we are winning back the courts that we refuse to get on the playing field and push for legislation protecting religious liberty.   Also, think we had a "travel ban"? Think again. Immigration from the Middle East is still at record highs, has increased from some areas, and has only slightly decreased from those countries on the list.  Imagine if we had a sensible immigration policy. Show links A Somali bigamist and Islamist who married brother as a congresswoman?  Juxtaposing our foreign policy to our immigration is scary Copyright CRTV. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The abstract immigrant is very popular. Recently, Laura Ingraham and Stephen Miller have been attacked for their views on immigration because the Left only understands a hypothetical abstract immigrant. Facts, details, and the broader context on immigration don’t matter. In this episode, I give you a real history lesson on our laws, traditions, and policies concerning immigration. We never let in criminals or public charges, and we most certainly would never have granted citizenship to illegal aliens. Immigration must always be viewed in its proper historical context.  I also warn you about the upcoming budget betrayal in the Senate. Don’t think they are coming back early from recess to do good things. Show links Putting immigration in context Yes, recent immigration has changed this country The facts on immigration nobody else will tell you Ninth Circuit allows Mexican to sue border agent   Copyright CRTV. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Most suburban voters don’t want to embrace MS-13 and Hamas while banning straws. Yet they are fleeing the GOP for a party that is doing just that. Why? In this episode, we break down the recent election results and show how and why Republicans are losing this election. They need policies, personnel, and a purpose but are lacking all three. They are incurring all the liabilities of Trump but are not benefiting from his appeal to other demographics because they lack a message that will bring them to the polls. We also update you in a lightning round of news on immigration, the courts, and other happenings in politics. Watch out for jailbreak legislation. This is a code red. Trump has been convinced to promote the most extreme early release agenda and sentencing reduction that, yes, includes violent offenders. Finally, we show the extent of the personnel problems with liberals or RINOs still holding major positions in the administration. Also, why are so many critical executive positions still vacant so late into this presidency?    Show links Republicans giving no reason to vote for them Department of Labor is essentially Obama’s third term Welfare for illegals is against our laws, history, and traditions Copyright CRTV. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I'm joined by Professor Brian Fitzpatrick, a former Scalia law clerk and current law professor at Vanderbilt University. Brian gives us an expert opinion on the current trends in the lower courts and their threat to democracy.  Following up on his congressional testimony, Fitzpatrick argues that unless we reform the jurisdiction of the lower federal courts, any anomalous and extreme judge among the 7,000 district judges can wield enormous power. He warns that if you’re counting on a conservative Supreme Court to catch every mistake of the lower courts, you will surely be disappointed. SCOTUS is continuously reducing its workload and is very cautious to weigh in. Given that the Left is shopping around its lawsuits to courts that will give it victories and nationwide injunctions, the cases are never even brought to the Supreme Court.    He sees the most immediate needs as dividing up the Ninth Circuit and having Congress ban universal injunctions as the best remedies. We also discuss the need to transfer more power to state courts, particularly from lower federal courts. Congress has enormous power over the courts, if it will only use it.      Show links Prof. Fitzpatrick’s congressional testimony on reforming the courts  [written testimony] Why Gorsuch’s Dimaya ruling on criminal aliens is so dangerous Mexicans can now sue the Border Patrol for doing its job Copyright CRTV. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are two major policy betrayals emanating from this White House – both of which are being pushed by Javanaka. In this show we delve into the problems with the soft-on-crime “jailbreak” agenda and the stupid economics behind Ivankacare. First, we go through the details of the jailbreak bills that nobody is willing to study, much less oppose. Don’t listen to the platitudes of “criminal justice reform.” Look at what is actually happening with crime and incarceration and compare against what the bills actually do. Then, we discuss the insane social and economic values behind Marco Rubio’s “Ivankacare" bill. Europe’s experience shows that this is a dumb idea that only exacerbates family problems and creates a glass ceiling for women.  Are we going to allow Trump to drift on such fundamental issues?   Show links Bush judge demands that Trump be a king Rubio’s Ivankacare is the worst idea imaginable Jared and GOP senators getting Trump to violate his principles on crime   Why we need a very different type of criminal justice reform Copyright CRTV. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s another ‘foreign policy Friday’ and we are joined by CR’s national security correspondent, Jordan Schachtel (@Jordan Schachtel). We go around the map and update you on what’s going on in Iran, Israel, Turkey, and North Korea and asses everything from a standpoint of what is in our interest and what is not.  We also asses where the administration is making progress and where they need to hear a vision from conservatives in order to right the ship.  The foreign policy swamp is big and powerful and unless conservatives develop their own policies and get in the ears of Trump, even the best of cabinet picks will be overwhelmed by the forces of the status quo.  We also discuss the bombshell revelation of Dianne Feinstein employing a Chinese spy for 20 years. Finally, we dissect the cancer of the Kochs and how they push left-wing policies.  They are being empowered by Jared and Ivanka who are now both pushing jailbreak and socialist paid family leave programs.  Now is a time for conservatives to be bold and brave and demand that Trump orient all his policies and personnel with his rhetoric.  Show links State of play in Iran Iran’s threat in the Straits of Hormuz Dave Brat’s bill to bar funding of religious institutions from terrorist nations Is Jared pushing a new “peace” plan? Kochs funding anti-Israel leftists   Rubio’s Ivankacare is a disaster on every level   Dianne Feinstein employed a Chinese spy for 20 years Copyright CRTV. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conservatives need to stay focused on actually implementing our agenda rather than being scared to prod the president into action.  In many cases, he is very open to our position. This is evident with the budget fight.  But if we fail to get involved, he will drift to the gravitational pull of the swamp.  We do him nor his agenda any favors by not properly guiding him on the budget fight, crime bills, and how to fight the courts.  We give a vision on how to navigate this budget fight over the next month.  We also give an update on the latest insane court decisions and how one recent court opinion on First Amendment rights demonstrates how easy it is for the executive branch to push back – if it so chooses.  At some point, the unwillingness to push back is akin to a 250-pound boxer being held up by a 100-pound woman.   We also, touch on jailbreak – the insane Koch initiative that never dies.  This bill violates everything Trump promised on crime, drugs, and immigration.     Show links It’s time to test the limits of judicial supremacy Racist judge rules blacks too dumb for normal ballots Hilarious CRTV video on racist arguments against photo id Judge orders hurricane relief that doesn’t exist in statute More updates on the terrible soft on crime bill Trump is supporting   Copyright CRTV. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, we are joined by Beth Williams, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department's Office of Legal Policy, to discuss the new religious liberty task force established on Monday by Jeff Sessions.  Ms. Williams updates us on some of the growing concerns throughout the country that religious liberty has now been read out of the Constitution, even though it is the very first right in the Bill of Rights.  We discuss the challenge of the lower courts codifying new rights against the inalienable rights of religious liberty, even after some important Supreme Court victories. Later in the show, we give an update on immigration, other crazy court cases and the fight to even have a fight over the budget.  We also discuss the latest data on the drug crisis and how all signs point to the border issue, not prescriptions as the culprit.  Either way, the Left is zealous about their views with a degree of religious fervency that is absent from the Right.  Quotes: As Justice Story wrote in “Commentaries on the Constitution” (3: § 1870) “The rights of conscience are, indeed, beyond the just reach of any human power. They are given by God, and cannot be encroached upon by human authority.” During the House floor debate over the First Amendment on August 20, 1789, James Madison explained the purpose of the Establishment Clause as follows: “Congress should not establish a religion, and enforce the legal observation of it by law, nor compel men to worship God in any manner contrary to their conscience.” [Emphasis added]. Show notes What Maryland teaches us about the drug crisis 9 nutty court decisions from last week DC metro can ban religious ads, according to DC Circuit   Copyright CRTV. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Congress might be on vacation until after Labor Day, but the lower courts are working overtime to destroy this republic.  You will come away from this episode understanding, once and for all, why the judiciary is irremediably broken, why simply appointing “better judges” alone won’t help, and why nothing matters in terms of elections and Congress until this issue is dealt with. We go through a list of about 10 insane court decisions dealing with cultural, fiscal, and immigration issues just from last week.  These cases alone have the ability to alter our country in a way that even Democrat control of Congress would never do.  Fundamental rights have been so bastardized by the courts that what is a true right, such as property, religious liberty, and self-defense, can be regulated into oblivion, while the “right” to self-immolate for the sexual identity movement and to kill one’s baby cannot be touched and must be subsidized.   Get ready to hear the case against the current judiciary everyone else is scared to make.          Show links     Jim Jordan calls for budget fight before the election 10 ways to reclaim power from the courts Court ruling on an immigration case over which it has no jurisdiction Copyright CRTV. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, we are joined by Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., to discuss the significance of Jim Jordan’s run for speaker. Biggs was one of the first members to endorse his candidacy.   He gives us an inside look at how House leadership is failing us. They have no proactive agenda and always cave to the liberal Senate, thereby making House Republicans always explain themselves and remain on defense. “Whoever is explaining is losing,” said Biggs. He elucidates how a leader like Jordan will turn the tables on the Senate and make them explain why they are opposing our winning bills.  He believes that most House Republicans, perhaps unlike Senate Republicans, would do the right thing with an aggressive and proactive leadership. Andy also discusses the problems with illegal immigration and an out-of-control judiciary. Congress has been completely MIA on those issues.  Later in the show, we place the GDP numbers in their proper context. We show that, while the tax cuts did a good job infusing the economy with capital in the short run, there are still a lot of mitigating factors that hurt our economy and will make it harder to grow at 4 percent for the entire year, absent more free-market reforms to our fiscal policy and the Federal Reserve.  Show links The true crisis of illegal immigration  Don’t miss the Andy Biggs podcast every week! Copyright CRTV. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices