Posted by Chris Stevens on Monday, December 28, 2009,
In :
Columns
This article was first featured in Sunday's Idaho State Journal.
Once upon a time in a land far away there was a government that thought it had unlimited power over the lives of Americans. But we decided we didn't want bureaucrats running our lives and we fought a war for independence. We chartered a new course of individual liberty, constitutional government, sound money, free markets, and a noninterventionist foreign policy.
Our Constitution placed restrictions on the government, not the peop... Continue reading ...
Posted by on Sunday, December 27, 2009,
In :
Tea Party
As most of you well know, the Obama health bill passed the senate and is now headed to conference (combination) of both houses and be voted on in January to be signed by Obama.
A Hard Fought Battle At the National level the Tea Party groups did every thing they could to prevent this along with help from the talk shows and the conservatives in the Republican Party (less the RINOS and moderates). So far it has been demonstrated, despite all our efforts, the Democrat majorities and the President ... Continue reading ...
Posted by on Saturday, December 19, 2009,
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Columns
"Freedom in America has only one hope: the resurrection of State independence and sovereignty."
According to Rasmussen Reports, "Seventy-one percent (71%) of voters
nationwide say they're at least somewhat angry about the current policies of
the federal government. That figure includes 46% who are Very Angry.
"The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that only 27%
are not angry about the government's policies, including 10% who are Not at
All Angry."
Posted by on Thursday, December 17, 2009,
In :
Action
We had a small victory in the Senate yesterday. Part of the Health Care bill was defeated because one Senator stood on principle and insisted the Senate follow its own rules.
Senator Bernie Sanders (I,VT) introduced a 767 page amendment to the 2064 page Health Care bill. Senator Tom Coburn (R, OK) did not give unanimous consent to suspend the reading of the amendment. According to senate rules if any senator insists on the bill being read it must be read in its entirety, as long as that senat... Continue reading ...
Posted by on Wednesday, December 16, 2009,
In :
News
In regards to federal issues, here's another story you'll never find in the mainstream media, at least not yet! After your review and approval, please send this email out to as many people as you can to develop support to the following members of Congress!
Below you will find a couple of links. One of the links is to the actual bill (H.R. 966) that was presented by Representative Michael C. Burgess (R-TX) to the House Education and Labor Committee calling on the President and Secretary of Educ... Continue reading ...
Last week, in the name of protecting the little guy from Wall Street, the House passed HR 4173 to increase the little guy’s false sense of security in the financial system. This mammoth piece of legislation would massively increase government regulation and oversight in the banking industry under the misguided reasoning that more government could have stopped faulty lending practices, when in actuality it caused them. This bill would also greatly ... Continue reading ...
Posted by on Thursday, December 10, 2009,
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Columns
The Tenth Amendment of the Constitution states: “Powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
Upholding the Tenth Amendment is critical if we want to maintain our liberty in the face of unprecedented federal government control. Those of you that are outraged by the health care plan now being debated in the Senate have an opportunity to uphold the Tenth Amendment and, by so doin... Continue reading ...
Running under the Tea Party brand may be better in congressional races than being a Republican.
In a three-way Generic Ballot test, the latest Rasmussen Reports
national telephone survey finds Democrats attracting 36% of the vote.
The Tea Party candidate picks up 23%, and Republicans finish third at
18%. Another 22% are undecided.
Among voters not affiliated with either major party, the
Tea Party comes out on top. Thirty-three percent (33%) prefer the Tea
Party candidate,...
