Ernest Istook
Ernest Istook
Ernest James Istook Jr.is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 5th congressional district. He held his congressional seat for 14 years, completing seven terms in the House. Currently, Istook is a Distinguished Fellow at The Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C., and also a talk radio host. In 2010 Istook became a Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School leading a study on Propaganda in American Politics...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth11 February 1950
CountryUnited States of America
While even pornography is protected as free speech, the courts have consciously undermined religious speech and freedom of religion for years.
Those people who want to express their religious beliefs on public property should enjoy the same rights that we provide to those protesting the war in Iraq.
The courts are using the First Amendment to attack religion, when they should be using it to protect religion.
Thousands of present day students, like many of our Founding Fathers, are being taught at home.
Americans should be free to recognize our religious heritage; doing that is not the same as creating a government-sponsored religion.
There's a lot of exaggerated talk about CAFTA, but it's actually a fairly routine trade agreement. Although it involves fairly small nations, they're still more important trade partners than places like Australia or many other larger nations.
My father was the son of immigrants, and he grew up bilingual, but English is what my father taught me and what he spoke to me. America's strength is not our diversity; it is our ability to unite around common principles even when we come from different backgrounds.
Printing ballots in multiple languages costs millions of dollars every year. It also discourages immigrants from integrating into American society and gaining the benefits that come from speaking English.
Our economic freedom is founded on individual property rights; government should never be permitted to take those away.
I think it's awful that the state of Oklahoma a couple of years ago passed this law to give the same tuition to illegals as they do to people who are residents of Oklahoma. I think it's wrong.