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The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution, as ratified by the States and authenticated by Thomas Jefferson, says, "A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."
April 15th, 2011
“A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” -- 2nd Amendment to the U.S. ConstitutionAside from the liberal and...
April 4th, 2011
I have noticed that a lot of people, most notably our elected politicians need to be reminded of where our Constitutional rights came from. I am reposting this slightly edited article that I wrote in Dec. 2009 as a brief...
March 8th, 2011
Since 2007, nearly half of U.S. states have proposed bills allowing concealed handguns on college campuses. Thus far, all bills have been rejected except in Utah where college students are free to exercise their 2nd...
February 10th, 2011
As the leader of one of America's most conservative organizations, the NRA, Wayne LaPierre stepped to the podium to address CPAC about the gun industry, the second amendment and American freedom.Because of the last election...
February 3rd, 2011
The Senate State Affairs Committee should Kill the ConCon ResolutiosLt. Governor Dewhurst is misguidedly calling for a Constitutional Convention for the purpose of a federal Balanced Budget Amendment. The BBA is only one of...
January 14th, 2011
After the tragic shootings in Tucson this past weekend, there has been no shortage of commentary and blame ascribing the reasons for this senseless act. Unfortunately, most of the reasons given by the chattering class,...
November 5th, 2010
AND IF A HOUSE IS DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF, THAT HOUSE CANNOT STAND. - MARK 3:25 NKJVNow that the Tea-Party-enhanced GOP has firm control of the U.S. House of Representatives and overwhelming control of the Texas House, it...
September 20th, 2010
The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) expressed deep concern about the recent appointment of former Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels by the Obama Administration to the United Nations. Nickels is...
July 22nd, 2010
After the attack in the Texas Capitol earlier this year, the Texas Legislature passed new security measures to defend people who visit and work in our beautiful capitol building. These measure include a metal detector to...
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.
April 10th, 2011
“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to...
March 25th, 2011
BELLEVUE, WA – Brady Campaign President Paul Helmke has, perhaps inadvertently, revealed his intentions to push for an expanded ban on semiautomatic sport-utility rifles, and he invented a new demon in the process, proving...
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 3rd, 2011
Following is a message from Alan Gottlieb, Chairman of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. The CCRKBA is a strong 2nd Amendment support group. Mr. Gottlieb has been watching the Obama administration...
January 19th, 2011
Before I could shift gears from the fantasy of a productive and auspicious state-command society, the talk on Sunday news-ralk television, predictably after the Tucson shooting story has leveled off, turned to gun-control....
December 12th, 2010
Earlier this month, I published an article on party switchers for Empower Texans. It was more wishful thinking on my part than anything else, but would you know it, apparently there are several Democrats considering such a...
October 7th, 2010
Wednesday, I led a bipartisan group of Senators including Senators Mike Enzi (R-WY), Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-OK), and others in sending a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, urging her to reverse the State Department’s...
August 30th, 2010
The National Rifle Association through its political PAC, the NRA Political Victory Fund (PVF), announced Friday, August 27th, they would not be endorsing Nevada’s Senator Harry Reid (D-NV). In January of this year the PVF...
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...
June 29th, 2010
With all the furor over the Arizona Illegal Immigration Enforcement Law recently passed, another new law in Arizona passed without much fanfare. Effective July 29th of this year, Arizona citizens will be allowed to carry a...
