Current Events – Family Council

Family Council Pleased With Nomination of Arkansas Attorney Lee Rudofsky to Federal Bench

Jul 1, 2019Jerry CoxCurrent Events, NewsCurrent Events, Judicial Confirmations, News

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, July 1, 2019

On Monday, President Donald J. Trump nominated Lee Rudofsky to serve as a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

Family Council President Jerry Cox released a statement saying, “We are very pleased with President Trump’s decision to nominate Lee Rudofsky. Mr. Rudofsky is highly qualified to serve as a federal judge. He is a graduate of Cornell University and Harvard Law School, and he has experience with constitutional law. As Solicitor General for the State of Arkansas, Mr. Rudofsky tirelessly defended state laws and policies in court—including policies that protect taxpayers from subsidizing abortionists like Planned Parenthood through Medicaid funding. While there were many other qualified candidates for the position, I am confident Mr. Rudofsky will do an excellent job serving on the federal bench, and I urge the United States Senate to confirm him.”

Family Council is a conservative education and research organization based in Little Rock.

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Video: Univ. of Alabama Returns Millions to Donor Critical of State’s Pro-Life Law

Jun 25, 2019Jerry CoxAbortion, Current Events, VideoAbortion, Pro-life, Sanctity of Human Life, Video

The University of Alabama recently returned several million dollars to the school’s largest donor after he called for students to boycott the school over the state’s pro-life law.

Maine Senate Approves Anti-Electoral College Legislation

May 15, 2019Jerry CoxCurrent EventsCivics, Electoral College, Government

News outlets report Maine’s Senate has approved legislation that would award the state’s four electoral votes to the presidential candidate who wins the nationwide popular vote.

WMTW reports,

In the 2016 election, Maine split its electoral votes. Three went to Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and one went to now-President Donald Trump. Maine is just one of two states to split its electoral votes, and 2016 marked the first time the split happened.
Maine’s Senate voted 19-16 Tuesday to join a pact of 14 other states that would allocate their electoral votes based on the candidate who wins the popular vote.

Abolishing the Electoral College is a terrible idea that hurts rural areas and smaller states like Arkansas.

Currently, presidential candidates must win majority votes in many different states in order to become president. This system forces candidates to campaign nationwide.

If the President of the United States were chosen by a nationwide popular vote, candidates could win the presidency by focusing on the seaboards — without campaigning in or considering the issues facing middle America.

Family Council has successfully opposed multiple efforts to award Arkansas’ Electoral Votes to the presidential candidate who wins the nationwide popular vote.

The last serious proposal abolishing the Electoral College in Arkansas was defeated in 2009.

Our friends at PragerU have published an excellent video explaining why the Electoral College is good for America. You can watch it below.

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