Obama’s Budget Slashes School Choice Mark Meckler February 10, 2015 Budget, Education, Featured, News Follow the money. The President’s newly-proposed budget for 2016 shows where his priorities really are. He increased funds for some of his “pet social programs” – like subsidizing child care, health...
Only 2 of 11 American ‘Nations’ Are OK with Government Intrusion Mark Meckler February 9, 2015 Featured, News, Pillars of Self Governance, Shared Values Isn’t it amazing that so many different people can form one nation? Unity in diversity has been a trademark of the United States for centuries. It’s a beautiful thing reflected in the balance of powers...
Why Did the IRS Hire a Company that Messed Up HealthCare.Gov? Mark Meckler February 4, 2015 Budget, Featured, News Say an employee royally failed the biggest project of their career. They were understandably fired for it. But then, another department at the same company hired them on to do a similar project. Would you...
Republican Congress Prepares to Challenge IRS Mark Meckler February 3, 2015 Dispersed Power, Featured, IRS Lawsuit, News, Scandals Since Republicans took control of the House and the Senate in November’s election, one of their priorities has been getting to the bottom of the IRS targeting scandal. Investigations have stalled after...
Big Government Restrictions on Religious Freedom Keep Losing in Supreme Court Mark Meckler February 2, 2015 Big Government, Featured, News, Shared Values The Supreme Court has decided in favor of religious liberty in several headliner cases in recent months — starting with Burwell v. Hobby Lobby and other challenges to Obamacare regulations. Last week, the...
HealthCare.Gov Lets Dozens of Third-Party Companies Collect Personal Data Mark Meckler January 30, 2015 Featured, Lawmaker Lunacy, News, Scandals During the State of the Union address, President Obama announced a new initiative to protect Americans’ personal information online. The first place he might want to look is the government’s own...
Colorado Starts Reforming Civil Asset Forfeiture Law Mark Meckler January 28, 2015 Activist Stories, Dispersed Power, Engaged Citizens, Featured, News, Shared Values Finally, some common sense may come to civil asset forfeiture law! Newly-elected Senator Laura Woods has proposed a law that would keep police in Colorado from seizing assets unless the person is convicted...
Connecticut Supreme Court Forces Teen to Continue Chemo Against Her Own and Mother’s Will Mark Meckler January 26, 2015 Barf Bag, Featured, Lawmaker Lunacy, News With the federal government taking more control over healthcare, many are worried about “death panels” and care being withheld from patients who need it. A case in Connecticut gives an example of the...
Gas Prices Are Down, But Federal Employees’ Reimbursement Rate Goes Up Mark Meckler January 23, 2015 Budget, Featured, News Drivers across the US are relieved to find lower gas prices at the pump. Federal employees can be even happier that they’re still getting a raise in their reimbursement for driving this year. Gas prices...
Justice Department Claims it Had No Idea It Hacked Sharyl Attkisson’s Computers Mark Meckler January 22, 2015 Activist Stories, Big Government, Corruption, Engaged Citizens, Featured, News, Scandals Sharyl Attkisson has long been bringing attention to the hypocrisy, lies, and scandals of President Obama’s administration. She’s done such a good job, it appears, that they hacked her computers to keep...
