More Americans Agree that Reagan was Right – The Government is Scary Mark Meckler October 14, 2015 Big Government, Convention of States, Engaged Citizens, Featured, Mark's Commentaries, News President Ronald Reagan famously said, "The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government, and I'm here to help." In 2003, 30% of Americans polled thought that the...
Good News or Bad News? GOP Establishment Likes Kasich selfgovern September 28, 2015 Engaged Citizens, Featured, Media Coverage, News 2 Comments Ohio governor John Kasich spoke to conservative Republicans at the Shady Canyon Golf Club in California last week. One of several Presidential candidates in the 2016 race, Kasich needs a distinction to stand...
September 11, Flight 93, and the Power of Self Governance Mark Meckler September 10, 2015 Citizens Spotlight, Engaged Citizens, Featured, News, Shared Values On September 11, 2001, the first successful counterattack of our long war against Islamic jihad was launched not by the United States military but by a small, spontaneously-formed, self-governing group of...
Is Trump the Man for the Tea Party? selfgovern August 27, 2015 Engaged Citizens, Featured, Incumbent Accountability, Mark's Commentaries, News 1 Comment "Is Trump the man for the Tea Party?" This is the question CNN's Chris Cuomo posed to Mark Meckler on the New Day program. Trump wants to make America great again. He's a Washington DC "outsider." He talks...
Trump’s Immigration Plan Is Actually ‘Something Terrific’ Mark Meckler August 18, 2015 Engaged Citizens, Featured, Mark's Commentaries, News This summer, billionaire Republican candidate Donald Trump said on CNN that Obamacare had to go. When a reporter asked what he’d replace Obamacare with, he responded “something terrific.” The...
After the First Republican Debate selfgovern August 7, 2015 Engaged Citizens, Featured, Mark's Commentaries, Media Coverage, News, Shared Values The first Republican primary presidential debate is over. What did conservative viewers think of the candidates? After the debate, Mark Meckler hosted a conference call with over 100 conservative leaders...
Time to Get to Work Mark Meckler July 22, 2015 Big Government, Convention of States, Engaged Citizens, Featured, Mark's Commentaries, News To echo President Obama, we are indeed experiencing a time of “fundamental transformation” in America. Yet the vast majority in this country is not happy with the transformation and the growth of...
Hollywood Against Big Government: Vince Vaughn’s Prescient Words About Gun Ownership Mark Meckler June 23, 2015 Big Government, Citizens Spotlight, Dispersed Power, Engaged Citizens, Featured, Mark's Commentaries, News 1 Comment Hollywood has long had a hypocritical relationship with guns. While strutting around with armed bodyguards, they staunchly oppose the right for ordinary Americans to enjoy the same security guns provide....
High School Concert Choir Bullied by ‘Separation of Church and State’ Group – Parents Fight Back Mark Meckler June 22, 2015 Citizens Spotlight, Education, Engaged Citizens, Featured, News When an Ohio high school caved to pressure from a “separation of church and state” group, parents found a way for the show to go on. Willoughby South High School’s Concert Choir was all set to perform...
There Is a Better Way Mark Meckler June 1, 2015 Citizens Spotlight, Dispersed Power, Engaged Citizens, Featured, News On Thursday, a 31-year-old woman and a young child were shot in Baltimore, making May the bloodiest month in fifteen years. However, the city’s police have responded by arresting fewer people. The number of...
