Those on the left want everything to be “equal.” Those on the right appreciate that we must aim toward equality of opportunity and equality before the law … but, even those goals will never achieve perfection. Democrats Jeff Merkley (OR)…
Another day, another fundamental right disappears without much fanfare from the lapdog media. The Republican controlled House passed HR 237, the Foreign Terrorist Organization Passport Revocation Act, aka FTO, with only 15 minutes of “supposed” debate, giving the Secretary of…
During his State of the Union, Obama called for 2014 to be a year of action. If its action he wants I offer the following bills, rooted in the principles of freedom and federalism. I have deliberately omitted the bills…
Source: Heritage Foundation The House and Senate are working out differences between their farm bills. (1) But bills are seriously flawed, any bill that the negotiators produce is also likely to have major problems. The following is a list of…
SSDI (disability insurance) was originally created as a “modest” safety net aimed at helping severely disabled workers who were close to retirement age. But Congress being Congress, in order to secure reelection and reward lobbyist and donors, greatly expanded eligibility to include claims…
Big gulp soft drink bans, requiring distillers to provide nutritional information on bottles of scotch, vodka or Rye, and using the term “a person of interest” instead of saying the word “suspect” in a criminal investigation are just a few…
While all other gun control measures have failed, unfortunately, smart gun technology is still on the table as a means of gun control. HR 2005, the “Personalized Handgun Safety Act of 2013, introduced by liberal Rep. John Tierney, D-Massachusetts, would require that…
Congress will soon be pushing the renewal of massive agriculture subsidies in a new one trillion-dollar farm bill that is 80% food stamps, using the worn out mantra that it is a “crucial safety net” for struggling family farms. In truth –…
Ads featuring Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) shilling for amnesty and pushing for major increases in guest workers are now blanketing the talk radio airwaves. The ads are paid for by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s lobbying…
UPDATE: Governor McDonnell has amended the transportation bill which the General Assembly will take back up on April 3. You can read the amended version at this link. In short, the Governor, following the Attorney General’s road map, has put a…
I was just sent this by a friend of mine and felt it needed to be shared with each of you, please sned the link to this article to your friends and family Mr. Scott has stated what is needed…
On a scale of children to chicken, who do you think gets more protection in this country? Based on the last eight years of interstate legislation, roosters rule the roost. Back in 2007, it took just one try to outlaw…
The Senate voted today (13th) to reauthorize and expand the unconstitutional Violence Against Women Act (S.47). This bill vitiates due process, interjects the federal government into local law enforcement issues, violates the rights of citizens charged for domestic violence crimes…
Governor McDonnell’s sales tax hike has passed the House. This will be the third time Virginia Republicans have attempted to increase the sales tax to pay for transportation projects. HB 2313 eliminates the Virginia gas tax and raises the sales tax…
Agenda 21 – the United Nation’s plan to control land, sea and air is now well on the way to becoming law as it passed the “Conservative” Virginia House of Delegates. HB 2048 stinks to high heaven. The fight is…
