Comments on: Institute on the Constitution Supports Controversial PA Police Chief's Actions to Nullify Gun Control Legislation

By: JCF

JCF — Wed, 30 May 2018 18:49:22 +0000

“if somebody else comes into our county and tries to enforce it, we’re going to arrest them.”
Well, speaking of “League of the South”: sounds a lot like Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957 doesn’t it? [Spoiler alert: the U.S. Marshals, backed by the 82nd Airborne, won that one. Little Rock Sherriff/Arkansas National Guard, not so much!]

By: Sharon

Sharon — Wed, 30 May 2018 18:49:22 +0000

Warren, thank you for keeping me (us) updated on this… nonsense is too innocuous a word, but not sure what else to call it.
It’s depressing, but I’m glad I know about it.

By: David

David — Wed, 30 May 2018 18:49:22 +0000

Dr. Throckmorton:
Would you please consider commenting on this op-ed by Nicholas Cummings about his success with reparative therapy?
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2013/07/30/sexual-reorientation-therapy-not-unethical-column/2601159/
In the early days of this blog, you discussed Cummings repeatedly and very favorably. You seem to endorse his record, even though there is no evidence of that record other than his own touting of it in USA Today. Since 2006-7, your views on reparative therapy have changed. Accordingly, I think you owe it to your blog readers and to future readers who may search the blog archives for information on Cummings, to make clear your current thinking on Cummings and his claim of success in changing homosexuals into heterosexuals.

By: Jimmy Dick

Jimmy Dick — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 13:02:46 +0000

In reply to Tom Van Dyke.

James Madison opposed nullification and never endorsed it. In the Virginia Resolutions Madison wrote about interposition, not nullification. Nullification is and has always been unconstitutional. No federal court has ever stated otherwise. The 10th Amendment does not and has never been interpreted to mean it superseded the Supremacy Clause of the US Constitution.
There’s a lot of 10th Amendment advocates out there that seem to think that it does do that, but they are wrong. Their argument for state’s rights is somewhat laughable because state’s rights is the defense mechanism of the party that is not in power no matter what party it is. Once a party gains control of the federal government they go about using federal power to legalize their platforms or to remove the other party’s legislation. That in itself does not fit the state’s rights doctrine at all.
In effect, state’s rights is nothing more than a red herring.

By: Jimmy Dick

Jimmy Dick — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 09:02:46 +0000

In reply to Tom Van Dyke.

By: Cielo Hernandez

Cielo Hernandez — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 07:40:43 +0000

Dr. Throckmorton:
I, too, would like to join David’s and Teresa’s requests concerning Nicholas Cummings’ article, Reparative Therapy, etc.
Thank you and God bless!
Cielo

By: Cielo Hernandez

Cielo Hernandez — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 03:40:43 +0000

Dr. Throckmorton:
I, too, would like to join David’s and Teresa’s requests concerning Nicholas Cummings’ article, Reparative Therapy, etc.
Thank you and God bless!
Cielo

By: Jim Guinnessey

Jim Guinnessey — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 14:31:32 +0000

Once again we see how the maniacal inmates (the Far Right) will never give up their futile attempts to take over the asylum (the USA).

By: Teresa

Teresa — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 14:10:16 +0000

Warren,
I’m going to second David’s request to explain Nicholas Cummings’ article in the USA Today, if you feel so disposed, in another Post, of course.
Embedded in the Article is a link to a 2005 NARTH Conference speech of Cumming’s, which seems flawed in his presentation of percents of population with final outcomes, as well as not having definitions for ‘reorienting’. Does ‘reorienting’ mean chastity/celibacy, or simply marrying? Has there been a followup study for the 2,400 ‘reoriented’ individuals, to date?
As you know, I disagree with not allowing SOCE, even for adolescents. I am, of course, non-supportive of the ‘snake oil’ variety of SOCE, which Richard Cohen is the chief exhibit. However, Cummings seems one to not dismiss so lightly as Cohen.
Cummings states that there are as many varieties of homosexuals as there are heterosexuals, in the NARTH Conference link. Are bisexuals being missed in all this? Do we know the gender composition of the 18,000 persons? Are we to assume they’re all men?
As David asked, would you be open to another Post on Cummings’ article?

By: Jim Guinnessey

Jim Guinnessey — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 10:31:32 +0000

Once again we see how the maniacal inmates (the Far Right) will never give up their futile attempts to take over the asylum (the USA).