Videos: Mark Meckler at Life, Liberty and Property Summit
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 as he travels across the United States. If you missed the event (or you don’t live in Missouri!), check out the […]
Nashville Police Refuse Secret Service Illegal Search of Obama Critic
It’s rare to receive a 911 call from the Secret Service, but that’s exactly what happened in January 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee, according to a new letter to the House Oversight Committee. The Secret Service agents had gone to a Nashville resident’s home to investigate Facebook comments the Tennessean had made against the President. Unsurprisingly, the Obama […]
Reporter Won’t Pay Taxes Until IRS Truth Comes Out
Are you fed up with your tax money being misspent while the government that collects them tramples on citizens’ rights? When the IRS scandal broke, one man decided enough was enough — and he hasn’t paid taxes since. Daily Caller reporter Patrick Howley has refused to pay taxes since the public learned about the IRS […]
Bobby Jindal Sues: Common Core Violated States’ Rights
The educational value of adopting Common Core standards has sparked debate among educators and parents across the nation. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal brought another perspective back into the spotlight when he filed suit against President Obama and his administration for using Common Core to violate states’ rights. The lawsuit states that the Department of Education […]
Federal Grant Spent $300K Studying How to Ride a Bike
Welcome to today’s edition of “Where are my tax dollars going?” The government’s latest creative use of tax revenue is a $300,000 study on how to ride a bike. Oh, you thought you already knew how to ride a bike? Allow the National Science Foundation to correct you: “(Almost) everybody knows how to ride a […]
Maybe Eric Holder Should Run the Secret Service
In the wake of the news of Eric Holder’s resignation, many voices are weighing in on the legacy he will leave behind. Newscasters have called him the president’s most trusted ally. He is noted to be the first black attorney general. But here’s the core: Holder will be remembered as a man who completely politicized […]
California Laws Restrict Groundwater Use on Private Land
“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 midst of drought and heightened overdrafting problems, California passed legislation allowing the state to control and regulate the use of groundwater […]
Vindication in the Tea Party Case Against IRS
As evidence of IRS wrongdoing mounts, it’s great to get some good news. On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Susan Dlott rejected the IRS’s motion to dismiss the NorCal Tea Party’s class action lawsuit. The government had the audacity to claim that citizens have no right to redress against their own government, regardless of the behavior […]
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 […]
Video: Ideas for Your Next Audit?
Sometimes if you don’t laugh, you’ll cry. Here’s a nice three-minute YouTube video for the IRS’s excuses for targeting the Tea Party and other patriotic groups: