Constitution
September 1st, 2010
The ties between England and what would become the United States of America were severed, as Tench Coxe, delegate from Pennsylvania to the Continental Congress, put it, in large part due to the perversion and mal-...
August 26th, 2010
The 10th Amendment to the US Constitution states, "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." Yet, the...
August 10th, 2010
Two things happened last week that bear on the proper constitutional powers of federal versus state government. First, Missouri voted that Missourians should not be subject to either a federal mandate to purchase health...
July 29th, 2010
The Fair Tax is far more complex than the name implies. Everyone is for fair taxation and is sick and tired of the Progressive Income Tax. The Fair tax is not as simple and “fair” as one might think.If the Fair Tax Bill were...
July 25th, 2010
The following came in from Congressman Ted Poe (TX-2):Dear Neighbors,Next week, a federal judge in Arizona will hear arguments in the federal government’s challenge to the Arizona immigration enforcement law.
July 20th, 2010
Today, I voted against the nomination of Elena Kagan to be Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Below is the full text of my remarks, as prepared for delivery during today’s Senate Judiciary Committee meeting:I am...
July 14th, 2010
Solicitor General Kagan’s testimony before the Judiciary Committee did not assure me that she agrees with the traditional understanding of the proper role of a judge.
June 25th, 2010
With both the nominations hearing of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court’s release of its decision in McDonald v. Chicago expected on Monday, U.S., I raised concerns today that Elena Kagan’s...
June 21st, 2010
The "democratizers" lost again in their attempt to turn our republican form of government into a direct democracy (fourth branch of government) through a statewide Initiative and Referendum (I&R). The Texas Bill of...
May 26th, 2010
This liberal Congress has turned a deaf ear to the people that they were sent to Washington to represent. As American families across the country cut spending and pay off debt, this Congress is passing massive new...
August 31st, 2010
In a State Department report to the United Nations, Hillary Clinton referenced Senate Bill 1070 stating:"A recent Arizona law, S.B. 1070, has generated significant attention and debate at home and around the world. The issue...
August 14th, 2010
There is an article Thursday in The Wall Street Journal by Michael Medved that points to how though Republicans are likely to fare well this November, Democratic plans and the demographic trends they are counting...
August 4th, 2010
A constituent at a July 24th town hall meeting held by Congressman Pete Stark (D-CA) brought up some excellent questions about the Constitutionality of the health care reform bill.She explained that health care is not a...
July 25th, 2010
We can all recall one of our favorite movies where the actor or actress goes against all odds and stands their ground for a simple principle. My favorite movie is “We Were Soldiers” with Mel Gibson who is Lt Colonel in...
July 23rd, 2010
I specifically want to address the issue of immigration reform and anchor babies.Anchor babies are constitutional. Period. You cannot deny the constitutional language of section 1 of the 14th amendment:Section 1....
July 17th, 2010
U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann (MN-6) filed paperwork Thursday to start a House Tea Party Caucus in order to promote a call for fiscal responsibility, adherence to the Constitution, and limited government.Bachmann said...
June 29th, 2010
I made the following opening statement during the committee’s hearing on the nomination of Elena Kagan to be an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Below is the full text of his remarks, as prepared for delivery:...
June 21st, 2010
Retired military officer, Colonel Robert A. Casias, comes to the RPT 2010 Convention because because he is concerned with the out-of-control government, the leaders in the both the House and Senate who do not listen, and the...
May 31st, 2010
In the past few days I note again the relative preoccupation of readers, which I assume in some respect reflects at least conservatives at large in our society. A Congressman discussing restoration of a proper respect of...
May 25th, 2010
Of course, there were a lot of political primaries on Tuesday. While I’d like to go into greater detail about my sorrow at the demise of that great stalwart of principle, Arlen Specter :) , I’ll just discuss a couple of...