Wisconsin Home Invasions: When the Government Upends Democracy Mark Meckler May 2, 2015 Barf Bag, Big Government, Corruption, Featured, Mark's Commentaries, News Cindy woke up to a battering ram at her front door. She opened the door to a rushing mob of policemen, yelling and barging through her house with no explanation. She begged them not to shoot her barking...
Did John McCain Know about IRS Targeting? Mark Meckler April 24, 2015 Featured, Incumbent Accountability, IRS Lawsuit, Mark's Commentaries, News When the IRS scandal broke, Sen. John McCain sent out a press release claiming to be shocked at the news. But was he? Three years’ worth of IRS e-mail evidence continues to build against the federal...
John McCain’s Credibility Questioned over IRS Targeting Mark Meckler April 22, 2015 Featured, IRS Lawsuit, News, Scandals Recent revelations have cast serious doubt on the credibility of Senator John McCain and whether he knew and even encouraged IRS targeting of conservative and Tea Party groups. McCain staffers met with Lois...
More IRS Smoking Gun Emails Mark Meckler April 22, 2015 Big Government, Corruption, Featured, IRS Lawsuit, News, Scandals As the tedious process of sorting through three years’ worth of IRS emails continues, more evidence mounts showing how far-reaching and deliberate the cover-up actually was. More of Lois Lerner’s emails...
Civil Asset Forfeiture Case Has a Happy Ending Mark Meckler April 18, 2015 Activist Stories, Citizens Spotlight, Engaged Citizens, Featured, News Legal battles against the government don’t often have a happy ending – but we’re so glad that in Carole Hinders’ case, it did! In 2013, IRS agents showed up at Carole’s door and told her they had...
Parents Bullied in the Name of Common Core Mark Meckler April 9, 2015 Big Government, Common Core, Education, Featured, News Third graders at Coleman A. Young Elementary in Detroit, Michigan brought a letter home that threatened them with suspension if their parents didn’t come to a meeting about the new Common Core testing – in...
State of Indiana Boycotted for Defending Religious Freedom Mark Meckler April 6, 2015 Dispersed Power, Featured, News, Pillars of Self Governance Indiana Governor Mike Pence just signed a law that is making him very unpopular with certain crowds. The crowd-sourced review site Yelp has called for a boycott of the entire state. Angie’s List cancelled a...
Mandatory Voting is Not the Solution to Low Voter Turnout Mark Meckler April 3, 2015 Engaged Citizens, Featured, News 1 Comment We can all recognize that low voter turnout is a problem in the United States. Even in the Presidential election year of 2012, only 57% of Americans took the time to vote. But is fining people who don’t...
DEA Agents Attended Cartel-Funded Sex Parties in Columbia Mark Meckler April 2, 2015 Barf Bag, Corruption, Featured, News, Scandals First the Secret Service, now the DEA. The protectors of the President have been in hot water over the hiring of prostitutes on a trip to Columbia. Now it seems the DEA tried to outdo them – attending...
The Clintons Have Always Been about Pay to Play Mark Meckler March 25, 2015 Corruption, Featured, Mark's Commentaries, News, Scandals On the campaign trail in 2008, then-Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were in a cycle of one-upping each other on their transparency in public office. At one stop, Hillary proudly announced: “I...
