John Plecnik column
John T. Plecnik is a 21-year-old law student at Duke University and Executive Editor of The Devil's Advocate. As Policy Advisor for the Duke Chapter, John authored the first-ever statewide platform for the North Carolina Federation of College Republicans. His website is www.johnplecnik.com


Nathan Tabor: Columnist, candidate, and true conservative
John Plecnik
January 5, 2006

Who is Nathan Tabor? Nationally, Nathan is known for his conservative political commentary and radio broadcasts. The Washington Times, Townhall.com, Human . . .


Some judges do make constitutional law -- but it's NOT their job
John Plecnik
September 5, 2005

The national debate on Supreme Court nominations is dominated by a larger debate over the most controversial social issues of our time. More specifically, the . . .


Dr. Mike Adams makes a house call to North Carolina State: Hundreds meet to discuss liberal bias on campus
John Plecnik
August 30, 2005

This Tuesday, college professor and conservative columnist Dr. Mike Adams paid a visit to North Carolina State University and was greeted by a crowd of College . . .


Interview for NCGOP Chairman's race
John Plecnik
May 16, 2005

This interview was offered to both candidates for North Carolina Republican Party Chairman: Councilman Vernon Robinson and NCGOP Chairman Ferrell Blount. 1.  . . .


Open Letter to Duke Law: respect Richard Nixon and restore his portrait
John Plecnik
April 20, 2005

Much to the chagrin of my elite and oh, so liberal law school, the most famous alum to take a degree from the Duke University School of Law is none other than . . .


Open Letter to Congress: impeach activist, rock star judges
John Plecnik
April 5, 2005

For too long, congress has allowed federal judges, appointed pursuant to Article III of the U.S. Constitution, to flaunt the law. Appointed for life during . . .


Schwarzenegger, Ann Coulter, and Michael Reagan are right: College Republicans need Michael Davidson
John Plecnik
March 22, 2005

For the few who haven't heard, the College Republicans are a national, student organization with over 200,000 members. Oft-labeled the antiestablishment . . .


Forget free speech, liberals don't tolerate campus conservatives
John Plecnik
February 20, 2005

Regardless of age, we have all heard the phrase, "First Amendment Rights," bandied about. Free speech has been the rallying cry of the liberal elite since the  . . .


After fundraising scandal, College Republicans brace for contested election
John Plecnik
February 6, 2005

As our nation gets used to the idea of Howard Dean serving as Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, another national, political organization is looking . . .


Senate Democrats prepare to block conservative judges
John Plecnik
January 27, 2005

As millions of Americans watched Senate Democrats grill Condoleezza Rice during her confirmation hearings for secretary of state, many asked, "Why fight a . . .


Rock star judges usurp power for fame
John Plecnik
January 20, 2005

Countless conservatives fear the quickening onset of judicial activism. Challenges that never would have passed the laugh test in days of yore are passing the  . . .


Who's looking out for campus conservatives?
John Plecnik
January 13, 2005

The dispute as to whether liberal bias on campus exists has become, pardon the pun, academic. Last year, the Duke Conservative Union crosschecked their school . . .


Hippies lose protest movement to campus conservatives
John Plecnik
January 10, 2005

From Yale to the University of North Carolina, liberal academia is being challenged by a new generation of conservative leadership. Credible tales of . . .


The free speech congressman: Walter Jones v. Lyndon Johnson
John Plecnik
December 31, 2004

In a world where most politicos are content to toe the Party line and few dare violate the precepts of political correctness, one congressman has taken a stand. . . .


Values voters want conservative courts
John Plecnik
November 9, 2004

With Election Day come and gone, President George W. Bush and the Republican National Committee have got to be feeling fairly good. Values voters have made . . .


Presidents should graduate from the Electoral College: Don't Gore the system
John Plecnik
October 28, 2004

In 2000, then-Gov. George W. Bush lost the popular vote to Vice President Al Gore, but won the Electoral College to become the forty-third president of the . . .


Richard Nixon killed the draft; Kerry-Edwards brought it back
John Plecnik
October 19, 2004

President Richard Nixon may have left office in disgrace, but his legacy continues to benefit the American people and year by year his reputation improves.  . . .


Liberal bias against campus conservatives confronted: Freedom and the American campus
John Plecnik
October 17, 2004

The John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy hosted its annual policy conference at North Carolina State University last Saturday on October 16, 200 . . .


Hitting below the Beltway: Why Bush KOs Kerry in the South
John Plecnik
October 14, 2004

Over the years, the new South has chosen a new Party; Republicans have converted the Democratic Dixie into "God's country." Those donkeys that remain behind . . .


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