The Clintons Have Always Been about Pay to Play Mark Meckler March 25, 2015 Corruption, Featured, Mark's Commentaries, News, Scandals On the campaign trail in 2008, then-Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton were in a cycle of one-upping each other on their transparency in public office. At one stop, Hillary proudly announced: “I think I’m probably the most transparent person in...
Mark Meckler on the Jim Bohannon Show: How to Keep our Republic Mark Meckler March 24, 2015 Big Government, Convention of States, Featured, Mark's Commentaries, Media Coverage, News Late Thursday night, March 19, Mark Meckler was a guest on the Jim Bohannon show. He discussed the state of our modern government and the solution that is found in Article V of our own Constitution. Here’s a synopsis of the show: When Founding Father...
Unleashing the Power of Citizenry: Townhall Interview with Mark Meckler Mark Meckler March 18, 2015 Convention of States, Featured, Mark's Commentaries, News Among his travels, the President of Citizens for Self Governance, Mark Meckler, represented CSG at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference. While there, he got a chance to talk to a lot of people about the Convention of States - our last, best...
Finding a Real Solution to Government Gone Wild Mark Meckler March 14, 2015 Big Government, Budget, Featured, Mark's Commentaries, News Should bad behavior be rewarded in hopes of reform? Or should it be punished? Parents would have a pretty good answer to this, but the federal government apparently doesn’t. President Obama’s proposed budget for 2016 includes a $2 billion increase...
Americans Have a Second Chance Today – The Obamacare Scheme Bud Cornwell March 4, 2015 Featured, Lawmaker Lunacy, News The American people have a second chance today to get their health care back as opening arguments are heard today at the Supreme Court in King v. Burwell. This isn’t just another Supreme Court case. This case directly impacts the daily lives of millions...
Will the United States Join the Democracy Recession? Mark Meckler March 3, 2015 Corruption, Featured, News Will we lead the charge for freedom, or join the crowd lurching towards tyranny? Stanford University democracy expert Larry Diamond says democracy around the world is in recession. In in an essay titled “Facing Up to the Democratic Recession,” he...
What If Obamacare Subsidies Disappear? Mark Meckler February 27, 2015 Big Government, Featured, Lawmaker Lunacy, Mark's Commentaries, News Does the Affordable Care Act really mean what it says? The Supreme Court will be answering that question in King v. Burwell in the coming months. The question, which surfaced in the public awareness with the Gruber videos, emanates from one line in the...
The Real ‘Dirty Dozen’ at the IRS Mark Meckler February 23, 2015 Big Government, Corruption, Featured, IRS Lawsuit, News The IRS just released its “dirty dozen” list of tax scams and schemes for the American people to avoid. In addition to normal phishing and identity theft, a slew of new phone scams around the nation has caught many taxpayers off guard. Plus,...
High School Senior Defeats Humanist Attempt to Remove “Under God” from Pledge Mark Meckler February 18, 2015 Citizens Spotlight, Education, Featured, News, Shared Values 1 Comment When the American Humanist Association tried to have the words "one nation under God" removed from the Pledge of Allegiance in New Jersey schools, one high school senior decided to fight them. And she won. The AHA had tried a similar case before in...
Which President Left the Most Debt? Mark Meckler February 17, 2015 Budget, Featured, Incumbent Accountability, News President Obama is going for the record. In honor of President’s Day, the Washington Examiner charted how much debt each President left for the country after their time in office. The winner by far was Franklin D. Roosevelt. When FDR left office –...
