![]() ![]() Albert Mohler, Ambassador Sam Brownback, Chuck Colson, Prof. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Judge Robert Bork, Archbishop Charles Chaput, Dr. That tradition continues today with our two recipients: Lynn Fitch, attorney general of Mississippi, and Mike Farris, who has served as president and CEO of ADF,” Meese said. “I am honored to have my name associated with this award, which has been distinguished by the outstanding individuals who have received the award over the past years. Attorney General Edwin Meese III, who was the first recipient in 2009. ![]() The award is named in honor of former U.S. ![]() Mike has always run toward the fight and had the courage of his convictions to do the right, hard things.” He’s not only an accomplished litigator and writer, but also founder of the Home School Legal Defense Association, Patrick Henry College, and most recently, served as the president and CEO of ADF, where he oversaw a period of remarkable, God-given growth and impact. “Mike Farris’ lifelong work of safeguarding our freedoms will protect generations to come. She embodies the enduring commitment to justice that is the hallmark of the American spirit. ADF recognizes General Fitch for her significant efforts in publicly promoting and defending our most cherished freedoms and a principled jurisprudence through the active advancement of constitutional originalism. ![]() Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. “General Fitch’s tireless efforts and courage to defend her state’s pro-life law led to the U.S. This year, I’m honored to present the Meese Award to two outstanding leaders: Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch and Michael Farris. Constitution and the protection of our cherished freedoms. This award is presented to leaders who display unwavering courage and commitment to the U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese worked tirelessly to ensure constitutional fidelity through originalism, correctly viewing it as ‘critical to the protection of religious liberty.’ General Meese’s commitment to originalism transformed the law and changed constitutional discourse for generations. “The Meese Award is the highest award ADF bestows. This year’s award recipients are Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch and Michael Farris, former CEO of ADF: From left are Reagan Trade Representative Bill Brock, CIA director William Casey and Edwin Meese, Counselor to the president.The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom CEO, President, and General Counsel Kristen Waggoner regarding ADF’s annual Edwin Meese III Originalism & Religious Liberty Award ceremony Thursday. 20, 1984 at Constitution Hall in Washington. Photo: President Ronald Reagan receives applause from some of his political appointees, Jan. Reminding us all once again: Now is the time for action! And Reagan’s tea party heirs want only to shred the safety net! In this worst recession since the Great Depression, millions are without a job, facing foreclosure and homelessness. Now we are suffering the realities that Reagan helped create: a nation with an obscenely wealthy elite that have lost count of their mansions, yachts, and Lear jets while the rest of us scrape by. Tens of thousands, especially militant union workers, were blacklisted in what the writer, Lillian Hellman called the “Scoundrel Time.” It was the opening shot for a decade of fear and intimidation. His testimony helped launch the witch-hunt that destroyed the careers of the Hollywood Ten, union screenwriters of many Oscar-winning films. He was president of the Screen Actors Guild and testified that communists in the film industry were a threat to national security. 1947 as a leadoff witness before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). Recently, a chilling report revealed that this same Ed Meese, zealous former Reagan administration attorney general and right-wing operative, along with “a loose knit coalition of conservatives activists,” some of whom have substantial holdings in oil and gas, met not long after President Obama’s reelection and decided then that the only way to defund Obamacare was to shut down government this fall.įor those who many not know, conservative Republican Ronald Reagan began his political career in Oct. Meese is currently involved in the Heritage Foundation, the Hoover Institution and other ultra conservative groups. Meese was attorney general from 1985 through 1988, but he resigned while under investigation from a special prosecutor over an oil pipeline deal in the Middle East. Ed Meese, attorney general (the main legal advisor to the government) in the Ronald Reagan administration, urged employers to begin spying on workers “in locker rooms, parking lots, shipping and mail room areas and even the nearby taverns” to try to catch them using drugs, October 30, 1986. ![]()
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