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March 30th, 2011
There has been a lot of discussion lately about Congress attempting to pass a Balanced Budget Amendment (BBA). In light of the incredible deficits run up by the Obama administration, and in particular, the speed at which...
March 29th, 2011
In November of 1973, over the veto of then President Richard Nixon, a Democrat controlled Congress passed the War Powers Act (WPA) of 1973 as a means of clarifying the Constitutional powers of war and limiting presidential...
March 13th, 2011
In comments after the post, “Nullification News And Thoughts,” I responded to a comment that making such an assertion will require courage; I responded that yes, it will require courage AND understanding… Popular education...
March 8th, 2011
On Thursday March 3, I attended the Select Committee on State Sovereignty hearing to discuss the legislation that was being considered on an Article V convention. The bills being heard were HJR 34 by Richard Pena Raymond,...
March 3rd, 2011
Some of you will recall that I have affirmed the legitimacy of state nullification of unconstitutional (critical adjective) federal government actions in the recent past. We need as many as...
February 27th, 2011
There has been extensive dialogue on the use of economic sanctions during the course of international diplomacy, but I struggle to understand how the President of the United States has applied a unilateral approach to...
February 23rd, 2011
Saturday at CPAC 2011 Federal Communications Commissioner Robert M. McDowell discussed the FCC's December 21 order for government regulation of the internet. Commissioner McDowell began his remarks with a brief history of...
February 21st, 2011
Congressman Lamar Smith (TX-21), Chairman of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, took some time out of his busy schedule last week to share his thoughts with the TexasGOPVote community. As Chairman of the House Judiciary...
February 19th, 2011
As I watched the Senate State Affairs Committee hearing on SJR10 and SJR1, I could not believe the lack of understanding as to the risks to our original constitution that is posed by a Constitutional Convention. I detected...
February 11th, 2011
Recently, intentions have been overridden by circumstance. Starting a day with a few topics in mind, another priority intrudes on plans. I have been posting on the idea and the necessity of nullification, and had a couple...
March 29th, 2011
Many people, including our own US Senator John Cornyn, are calling for the convening of a US Constitutional Convention (con-con) to require the balancing of the federal budget by Constitutional Amendment. A con-con in this...
March 28th, 2011
In a bill being brought forward in the Texas Senate for testimony this week, The Woodlands State Senator Tommy WIlliams seeks to attack your 4th Amendment rights with a bill that calls for police checkpoints for proof of...
March 11th, 2011
(Austin) - A broad coalition of Republican and Democratic lawmakers in Texas, led by State Representative David Simpson (R-Longview), have introduced legislation to safeguard traveler dignity by restraining the...
March 4th, 2011
Late Thursday night and early Friday morning, March 3-4, 2011, the new Select Committee on State Sovereignty met for the first time, under the direction of Chairman Brandon Creighton (R-16, Conroe, Montgomery County), and...
February 28th, 2011
If You Cannot Answer These Questions, Then You Have A Moral Responsibility To Vote Against A ConconHow would delegates from Texas be selected or elected to a Con Con?How would delegates from other states be selected or...
February 25th, 2011
That is exactly what happened in the Texas SenateAfter visiting the offices of every Texas Senator, providing them with factual information as to the risks to our God-given constitutional liberty, all of the...
February 22nd, 2011
Just over a month after Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison announced she will retire from the US Senate when her current term expires, the field to replace her in 2012 is already getting pretty full. The four Republicans who have...
February 21st, 2011
You may have seen a panel discussion of the recent statements of the leaders of Germany, Great Britain and France that multiculturalism had failed their nations. When the moderator appealed to the panel for comment, the...
February 18th, 2011
Written by Publius Huldah,Tennessee Eagle Forum - Senator Jim De Mint (who should know better) is supporting The Balanced Budget Amendment. Proponents of this "fix" trumpet these supposed benefits: That the amendment would:...
February 7th, 2011
I have joined with Shirley Spellerberg’s posts calling for dismissal of the idea of a national Constitutional Convention. This and the fact that she was at the center of the 1996 convention fight to have Initiative And...
