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...
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...
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...
Reagan’s Inaugural Words: An Inspiration and Warning for Today Mark Meckler January 20, 2015 Big Government, Convention of States, Dispersed Power, Engaged Citizens, Featured, Mark's Commentaries, News, Pillars of Self Governance It doesn’t seem like it’s been thirty-four years. But on January 20, 1981, Ronald Reagan was sworn in as the 40th President of the United States as the new First Lady and millions of Americans looked...
Obama’s Affordable Internet Plan Mark Meckler January 16, 2015 Big Government, Dispersed Power, Featured, News After settling healthcare and fixing the immigration system, defeating racism and single-handedly stopping global warming, the President has now turned to improving the internet. This is not a joke. In...
The States are Standing Up to Obama Mark Meckler January 14, 2015 Big Government, Dispersed Power, Featured, Incumbent Accountability, News 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...
Obama Administration Pushes 1,200 New Regulations before New Year Mark Meckler December 31, 2014 Dispersed Power, Economy, Featured, News Well, what did we tell you? Right before Thanksgiving, the White House quietly released its plans for new regulations in 2015. They were hoping no one would notice in the holiday rush. The government has...
“Elf On The Shelf” Is More Sinister Than You Thought! Mark Meckler December 22, 2014 Big Government, Dispersed Power, Featured, News 6 Comments 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...
“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...