Homeland Security and EPA Coordinate Raid to Seize… a Family’s Vehicle?
Which is scarier and more tyrannical, the Department of Homeland Security or the Environmental Protection Agency? The answer? Both working together. That’s the deadly combination that Bill and Jennifer Brinkley faced coming up their driveway in Statesville, North Carolina. Six law enforcement vehicles entered their property, inspected the VIN on their Land Rover Defender, and […]
Career Politicians on the Rise: How to Stem the Tide
Politics has become a new profession. The trend creating “career politicians” has been growing for decades, and has surely contributed to the entrenchment of power in DC and its separation from the will of the American people. Cris Cillizza of The Washington Post states, “There are many more people populating our state legislatures and U.S. […]
A Huge Blow to Obamacare
In a huge blow to Obama’s health care law and his executive powers, a D.C. Federal Appeals Court says enforcement actually has to stick to what the law says. Once the Affordable Care Act was passed, President Obama must have realized it didn’t quite say all that he intended it to say. So in a […]
Hobby Lobby Ruling: Surely, There’s Enough Room for Us All to Celebrate
Should the government force us to buy things? Should the government force us to buy things that violate our consciences? Should the government force us to buy things that violate our consciences… for other people? Before you immediately assume this article is about contraceptives and the Hobby Lobby case, take a moment to imagine this […]
The Rot Runs Deep: Thousands of Bureaucrats Need to Go
David French has a great article over on National Review, about the incompetency of government employees. When dealing with the federal bureaucracy, we’re dealing with a collection of individuals who simply don’t live with the kind of job insecurity that hangs over the heads of most Americans. Most people live with the reality that not […]
Western States Challenge Federal Control of Land
The media has been paying attention to land issues lately, mostly because of Cliven Bundy’s recent tussle with the Feds. However, Bundy’s showdown was just a recent – though dramatic – symptom of an underlying problem that’s only now bubbling to the surface. For example, did you know western states are actually gathering to challenge […]
Democrats Plan to Rewrite First Amendment
If Congress can’t make the Constitution mean what they want it to mean, they’ll try changing it to say what they want it to say. Democrats just announced their plans to rewrite the First Amendment’s protection of free speech. S.J. Res 19 will propose an amendment to the Constitution giving Congress the power to regulate […]
By Any Means Necessary: Big Government’s War on Dissent
Tom DeLay was at the apex of Congressional power. As House majority leader, the Texas Republican was one of the most influential conservatives in the United States, when the unthinkable happened. On October 19th, 2005, a warrant was issued for his arrest for money laundering. He turned himself in to the Harris County Sheriff’s Department, […]
Obama Administration Has ‘Chilling’ Effect on Free Press
The truth is supposed to set you free, right? Not according to the Obama administration, which two journalists have recently accused of having a “chilling” effect on reporting in Washington, D.C. Sharyl Attkisson left CBS after 20 years because she finally got sick and tired of her stories not getting air time. After pursuing in-depth […]
Congress Members Sue Executive Branch for Overreach
Someone is finally realizing that government needs boundaries. Thirty-eight members of Congress have joined Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson’s lawsuit against the U.S. Office of Personnel Management for overreaching its executive duties. Granted, this is one branch of the federal government defending itself against another, but it’s a step in the right direction. At issue is […]