Do You Like Being Called Stupid? Mark Meckler November 13, 2014 Big Government, Engaged Citizens, Featured, News 2 Comments It’s bad enough to be called stupid – but then for someone to say they’re glad you’re stupid so they can pull things over on you? That’s just insulting. And insulted is how every American should...
Will Obamacare Survive the Supreme Court? Mark Meckler November 11, 2014 Big Government, Featured, Lawmaker Lunacy, News 1 Comment Do you remember this summer’s news that the writers of the Obamacare law left a significant loophole regarding subsidies? Basically, funding for the whole system could collapse because the law limited...
“A Time for Choosing”: Ronald Reagan’s Self-Governance Speech Mark Meckler October 29, 2014 Big Government, Convention of States, Dispersed Power, Featured, News, Shared Values 2 Comments Fifty years ago, Ronald Reagan was only the name of an actor past his prime. Then he gave what is called “The Speech.” The Presidential election of 1964 was winding down, and Arizona Sen. Barry...
D.C. Reporters Push Back on White House Control Mark Meckler October 22, 2014 Big Government, Dispersed Power, Featured, News 1 Comment Nobody likes a micro-manager. Especially when that micro-manager is the government. Here in the United States, we have this great thing called “the freedom of the press,” protected by our...
Videos: Mark Meckler at Life, Liberty and Property Summit Mark Meckler October 22, 2014 Big Government, Convention of States, Featured, Mark's Commentaries, News On October 4th, Mark Meckler spoke at the Life, Liberty and Property Summit hosted by the Missouri Alliance for Freedom. He shared about the Convention of States Project and the encouraging progress he's seen...
California Laws Restrict Groundwater Use on Private Land Mark Meckler September 24, 2014 Big Government, Featured, Lawmaker Lunacy, News 11 Comments “With the stroke of his pen, the Governor changed over 100 years of water laws – without the people’s input. This is not the democracy Californians deserve.” – State Senator Jim Nielsen In the...
Should the Government Tell You How — or When — to Die? Mark Meckler September 10, 2014 Big Government, Lawmaker Lunacy, News 2 Comments Say the government pays your doctor to advise you on end-of-life care. This government also provides your health insurance, so it has a vested interest in your care not costing them much. In fact, it has...
Tom Coburn Fights Federal Overreach Even in Retirement Mark Meckler September 8, 2014 Big Government, Convention of States, News Sen. Tom Coburn recently announced he would launch an effort to call a Convention of States after he retires from the Senate in a few months. The article in The Hill – called “Let’s Change the...
New Poll Shows Americans Favor Local Control of Education Mark Meckler August 29, 2014 Big Government, Common Core, Dispersed Power, Education, News Just in time for the start of the school year, Phi Delta Kappa and Gallup released poll results showing that most Americans think education is best controlled at the local level. The poll, taken during May...
Ferguson, Missouri, Shows Danger of Militarized Police Mark Meckler August 26, 2014 Big Government, Dispersed Power, Mark's Commentaries, News In the nearly two weeks since Michael Brown was shot and killed on a Ferguson, Missouri, street, the town has erupted in protests, violence, and controversy. Anger over the racial component of the shooting...