Dear Newly Elected Officials: You Are Not Our Daddy Mark Meckler November 6, 2014 Convention of States, Featured, Incumbent Accountability, News After the Sandy Hook shooting in 2012, comedian Chris Rock made headlines. Emotions were running high, and he spoke in favor of President Obama’s call for more gun control: I am just here to support the President of the United States. The...
What the 2014 Election Results Mean for Self-Governance Mark Meckler November 5, 2014 Convention of States, Featured, Incumbent Accountability, News No doubt you are already aware the Republicans gained control of the U.S. Senate last night, securing at least 52 of 100 Senate seats. What do last night's results mean for the self-governance movement? Here's a full rundown of the election results and the...
Video: Citizen Pulls Over Unmarked Cop Car Mark Meckler October 31, 2014 Engaged Citizens, Featured, News, Shared Values 2 Comments Do you know how to pull over a police officer? Did you know this was even possible? When Gavin Seim of Washington state saw a police officer driving an unmarked car, he took the opportunity to exercise his right as a sovereign citizen – and pulled the...
“A Time for Choosing”: Ronald Reagan’s Self-Governance Speech Mark Meckler October 29, 2014 Big Government, Convention of States, Dispersed Power, Featured, News, Shared Values 2 Comments Fifty years ago, Ronald Reagan was only the name of an actor past his prime. Then he gave what is called “The Speech.” The Presidential election of 1964 was winding down, and Arizona Sen. Barry Goldwater was 35 points behind incumbent Lyndon B....
A Tea Party Loss in Court Mark Meckler October 28, 2014 Featured, IRS Lawsuit, News, Scandals, Tea Party Mark Meckler writes about a major development in the pursuit of justice for groups improperly targeted by the IRS: Thursday, Judge Reggie Walton of the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia dismissed almost all counts in two major...
A C-Minus Government Calls for a Convention of States Mark Meckler October 24, 2014 Convention of States, Featured, Incumbent Accountability, News Americans aren’t too impressed with the performance of their government. A fresh poll by NBC News and the Wall Street Journal reveals how voters grade elected officials: a C-minus, or a 2.1 GPA. Individual politicians and parties scored even...
D.C. Reporters Push Back on White House Control Mark Meckler October 22, 2014 Big Government, Dispersed Power, Featured, News 1 Comment Nobody likes a micro-manager. Especially when that micro-manager is the government. Here in the United States, we have this great thing called “the freedom of the press,” protected by our Constitution. But the White House doesn’t always seem...
Videos: Mark Meckler at Life, Liberty and Property Summit Mark Meckler October 22, 2014 Big Government, Convention of States, Featured, Mark's Commentaries, News 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...
Nashville Police Refuse Secret Service Illegal Search of Obama Critic Mark Meckler October 20, 2014 Engaged Citizens, Featured, Mark's Commentaries, News 36 Comments 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...
Reporter Won’t Pay Taxes Until IRS Truth Comes Out Mark Meckler October 15, 2014 Activist Stories, Corruption, Featured, News, Scandals 1 Comment 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...