The States are Standing Up to Obama
Obama’s speech on November 20, when he announced his executive actions regarding immigration laws in our country, practically dared his political opponents to do something about it. Twenty-five states are answering the call. They’ve filed a lawsuit against Obama for his illegal actions, specifically for violating the clause in his Constitutional job description: “take care […]
With Nothing to Lose, Obama Make Friends with Cuba
He just doesn’t care anymore. Since his party lost control of Congress in the recent elections, it looks like President Obama has decided to reshape the nation on his own. Decisions are coming left and right – immigration, climate change policy, regulating the Internet, and relations with Iran – as he goes it alone. He’s […]
“Elf On The Shelf” Is More Sinister Than You Thought!
You might want to think twice about putting that Elf on the Shelf this year… Laura Pinto, a digital technology professor at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, says the common Christmas toy is conditioning children to accept the surveillance state. Having a little creature in your room who watches everything you do and […]
Nobody’s Happy with the President’s Action on Immigration
President Obama has gotten a lot of negative feedback since he decided to single-handedly “fix” the immigration system. Nearly half of the states are suing his administration, and most Americans think he’s disrupted the Constitutional checks and balances. Arkansas, Michigan, North Dakota and Oklahoma joined 20 other states, led by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, […]
EPA Doesn’t Care How Much It Costs, It Wants Control
The Supreme Court will decide whether the EPA can make rules that will cost 30% more to implement than the gains it could produce. Are they allowed to make up regulations without thinking about what they will cost to implement or whether they are worth the costs? More than 20 states, along with industry groups […]
Watch Mark Levin’s Stirring Speech on Article V and the State of our Nation
On Thursday, December 4, the Convention of States Project sponsored the breakfast session at the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) meeting in Washington, D.C. Mark Levin – Convention of States Project legal board member, nationally syndicated radio talk show host, and Constitutional expert – spoke on behalf of Article V and the project. “You, legislators […]
Federal Government Makes Power Play on Education, Hopes You Don’t Notice
While you were thinking about cooking turkey and how to survive your weird uncle, the White House was trying to slide information out into the public without you noticing. They seem to have made it a tradition of dropping regulatory agendas into the public at the end of the week, right before holidays. This year […]
The Right Place for Generosity
On Thanksgiving Day in 1986, President Reagan gave a radio address to the American people on the subject of generosity. He emphasized that big government programs are no replacement for good work done by volunteers and the private sector. My, how times have changed! Not that the American people have changed, but our politicians certainly […]
Saturday Night Live Lesson on Executive Orders
“I’m Just A Bill” is a Schoolhouse Rock classic worthy of the elementary Top 10. Who can forget that little piece of paper’s longing to become a law? Or his excitement when the President actually signed him? “Oh, yeah!” Well, there will be no more waiting in committee for a certain immigration bill (one that […]
Dumb and Dumber: The Left Believes a Myth about Obamacare
In the 1994 movie “Dumb and Dumber” one of the characters drives through the countryside in a van and says “according to the map, we’ve only gone four inches.” That’s dumb. But here’s what someone who’s supposed to be smart said recently about Americans. Jonathan Gruber, an economist who teaches at MIT and is the architect behind Obamacare, believes American voters are like the dumb guy in the van, unable […]