IRS Targeted “Icky” Conservative Groups Mark Meckler December 30, 2014 Corruption, Featured, IRS Lawsuit, News, Scandals It’s not over yet. Not by a long shot. Before the head of the House Oversight Committee Darrell Issa steps down from his position after the New Year, he released a 226-page summary report of the Committee’s investigation of the IRS targeting of...
With Nothing to Lose, Obama Make Friends with Cuba Mark Meckler December 23, 2014 Big Government, Featured, News 1 Comment He just doesn’t care anymore. Since his party lost control of Congress in the recent elections, it looks like President Obama has decided to reshape the nation on his own. Decisions are coming left and right – immigration, climate change policy,...
“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 is conditioning children to accept the...
Mark Meckler on the Power of Sovereign Citizens Mark Meckler December 22, 2014 Convention of States, Engaged Citizens, Featured, Mark's Commentaries, News Mark Meckler spoke to state legislators at a meeting of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) right before his friend Mark Levin took the podium. Before introducing Levin, Meckler made a few comments about the irrelevance of our nation's capital...
Record Taxes and Record Spending Mark Meckler December 17, 2014 Budget, Economy, Featured, News The government’s fiscal year for 2014 is over, and 2015 has already begun. Ah, a clean slate. A chance to resolve to do better this year. Or not. Even though the U.S. Treasury is still collecting a record amount of taxes, in the first two months they...
Nobody’s Happy with the President’s Action on Immigration Mark Meckler December 16, 2014 Big Government, Convention of States, Featured, News, U.S. Constitution President Obama has gotten a lot of negative feedback since he decided to single-handedly “fix” the immigration system. Nearly half of the states are suing his administration, and most Americans think he’s disrupted the Constitutional checks and...
Which Government Agency Is Sworn at the Most? Mark Meckler December 11, 2014 Engaged Citizens, Featured, News Ever asked yourself, I wonder which federal agencies get sworn at the most? Maybe not, but I bet you’ll find the answer interesting! Philip Bump did a little research on Regulations.gov about how often two swear words (“one of which starts with F...
How One Ordinary Citizen Created the Obamacare Storm Mark Meckler December 10, 2014 Citizens Spotlight, Engaged Citizens, Featured, News 1 Comment Jonathan Gruber. Sadly, he’s become a household name – and even trended on Twitter – since his comments about Obamacare were unearthed. But the name we should all know is “Rich Weinstein.” He is the mild-mannered investment advisor from...
EPA Doesn’t Care How Much It Costs, It Wants Control Mark Meckler December 8, 2014 Big Government, Featured, News The Supreme Court will decide whether the EPA can make rules that will cost 30% more to implement than the gains it could produce. Are they allowed to make up regulations without thinking about what they will cost to implement or whether they are worth the...
Watch Mark Levin’s Stirring Speech on Article V and the State of our Nation Mark Meckler December 8, 2014 Big Government, Convention of States, Featured, Incumbent Accountability, News, U.S. Constitution On Thursday, December 4, the Convention of States Project sponsored the breakfast session at the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) meeting in Washington, D.C. Mark Levin - Convention of States Project legal board member, nationally syndicated...