America Must Pick Up Where Scalia Left Off – Stand for the Constitution with Convention of the States Mark Meckler March 4, 2016 Big Government, Featured, Mark's Commentaries, News The death of Justice Antonin Scalia has thrown this nation into a political turmoil. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell immediately said, “The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court justice. Therefore, this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president.”
A Giant Step Toward Accountability: the IRS could pay dearly for targeting conservatives Mark Meckler January 26, 2016 Big Government, Featured, Mark's Commentaries, News Remember the Internal Revenue Service case? The one that dominated headlines, because it was one of the most egregious and ugliest examples of government overreach that has happened in our lifetimes? Well, most people think the IRS targeting scandal is dead and buried — at least so far from people's thoughts that it's no longer significant. Yet it, too, is coming back.
The Democrats’ Latest Ad With George W. Bush and ‘Radical Islam’ Is Dangerous and Tone Deaf Mark Meckler November 26, 2015 Big Government, Featured, Mark's Commentaries, News The Democratic National Committee’s latest ad isn’t just tone-deaf and dumb – it’s just plain dangerous. The ad begins with clips of many Republican Presidential candidates discussing radical Islam and terrorism, claiming that these men are all doing something they clearly aren’t: equating all Muslims with radical Islamic terrorism.
A Good Day for the Constitution Mark Meckler November 5, 2015 Big Government, Mark's Commentaries, News, U.S. Constitution 3 Comments Most days of the year are bad days for the U.S. Constitution, but November 3, 2015 was a great day for the U.S. Constitution.
Speaker Ryan’s Opportunity to Reflect the Will of the People Mark Meckler October 30, 2015 Big Government, Citizens Spotlight, Dispersed Power, Featured, Incumbent Accountability, Mark's Commentaries, News, Tea Party It’s good to see Republicans in Washington just might be finally wising up to what grassroots Americans have been shouting from the heartland for years: our nation is off its Constitutional mooring, adrift...
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...
Will Speaker McCarthy Be Any Different From Majority Leader McCarthy? Mark Meckler October 5, 2015 Featured, Incumbent Accountability, Lawmaker Lunacy, Mark's Commentaries, News Republican House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy has now officially announced his intention to run for Speaker of the House. While there may be a challenge from within, he is, by all odds, likely to lead the...
The Overarmed and Dangerous Police State Mark Meckler August 31, 2015 Big Government, Corruption, Featured, Mark's Commentaries, News Imagine waking up at 5:30 a.m. in your third-floor apartment to a SWAT team raiding your family with guns drawn. You’re barely clothed, but you immediately grab your seven-year-old and 18-month-old...
Is Trump the Man for the Tea Party? Mark Meckler 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...