Bonnie Blue – symbol of states’ rights LIBERTY “In response to an unprecedented expansion of federal power, citizens have held hundreds of ‘tea party’ rallies around the country, and various states are considering ‘sovereignty resolutions’ invoking the Constitution’s Ninth and Tenth Amendments. For example, Michigan’s proposal urges ‘the federal government to halt its practice of [...]
Archive for April, 2009
27 Apr
Pentagon official blames U.S. for al-Qaida attacks
via: worldnetdaily Worked for George Soros, argued for government control of media She believes al-Qaida was an “obscure group” turned into a massive threat due to U.S. policies. She’s referred to former President Bush as “our torturer in chief” and a “psychotic who need(s) treatment” while comparing Bush’s arguments for waging a war on terrorism [...]
24 Apr
Cap and Trade is a Tax
And it’s a “great big one.” The great John Dingell (D-MI) telling it like it is.
24 Apr
Al Gore, You’ve Truly Outdone Yourself
via: Heritage Speaking at a Congressional hearing in support of a massive, costly energy bill that would attempt to slow global warming by reducing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions, Al Gore likened climate change legislation to some of the largest events in U.S. history: I believe this legislation has the moral significance equivalent [...]
24 Apr
Senators Who Think Government Knows Best
via: Heritage Last night the Senate voted on a number of motions to instruct that are supposed to help guide Senate conferees in their negotiations with the House over FY 2010 Budget Reconciliation. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) sponsored one motion which read in part: The Senator from South Carolina, Mr. DeMint, moves that the managers [...]
24 Apr
Live Free or Die
MARK STEYN’S column appears in several newspapers, including the Washington Times, Philadelphia’s Evening Bulletin, and the Orange County Register. In addition, he writes for The New Criterion, Maclean’s in Canada, the Jerusalem Post, The Australian, and Hawke’s Bay Today in New Zealand. The author of National Review’s Happy Warrior column, he also blogs on National [...]
24 Apr
Questions for Secretary Napolitano: Workplace Enforcement
via: Heritage DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano is tentatively scheduled to testify before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee about DHS immigration enforcement policies on May 6, 2009. Given Secretary Napolitano’s novel interpretations of federal law, the Heritage Foundation will be posting a serious of questions (and suggested answers) for the Secretary. Question # 3: What [...]
24 Apr
Carbon Caps Already Killing Californian Jobs
via: Heritage This week the House of Representatives held hearings on a sweeping new law that would impose a cap on carbon emissions and regulate energy and manufacturing in this country. Moderate Democrats in Congress are less than thrilled about telling their constituents they are about to swell the ranks of the unemployed by making [...]
24 Apr
Our New Best Friends: Getting to Know Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez
via: Heritage Now that President Obama and Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez have decided they want to be better friends and move toward a closer relationship, it is important for people in the U.S. to get to know Venezuela’s mercurial, but democratically-elected President better. One of the challenge ahead will be reconciling the gaping double standards in [...]
24 Apr
The Durbin Disaster
via: Heritage Heritage Foundation fellow Brett Schaefer delivered the following statement to the Durban Review Conference on Friday, April 24, 2009. Schaefer and Heritage fellow Steven Groves attended the conference during the week of April 20-24, and reported what they witnessed here on the Foundry as well as at National Review Online and The Corner. [...]
