HOUSE BILL NO. 1160 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the Governor on April 9, 2012) (Patron Prior to Substitute–Delegate Marshall, R.G.) A BILL to prevent any agency, political subdivision, employee, or member of the military of … Continue reading
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Title 41, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding chapter 51, to read: CHAPTER 51 GOVERNMENTAL COMPLIANCE WITH THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2012 ARTICLE 1. … Continue reading
Our Supreme Court exists to prevent Constitutional violations, period. It does not matter whether these violations are the result of duly ratified legislation, lower court decisions, Presidential orders, departmental regulations, State laws, or even previous Supreme Court rulings. Activist and … Continue reading
Year — 1949 — Situation: The Same — Lessons Learned: None The only thing that I can even begin to say about this “Ode to the Welfare State” is that it provides additional proof that the problem is not with … Continue reading
Year: 1946 — Situation: The Same — Lessons Learned: None Proving that the more things change, the more they remain the same. I was perusing a friend’s collection of ‘old’ magazines (Thank You Ardie) and discovered this gem From the … Continue reading
Even if you believe that government mandated health care insurance is a good idea, or if the supreme court decides that the purchase of insurance for health care, (which is not a constitutionally enumerated right) can be legally forced upon … Continue reading
What if, in a strange alternate universe, the incandescent bulb was invented today, and the CFL had been invented first?
Imagine the news.
“New, ultra bright light bulb contains no pollutants” Continue reading
To co-opt another person’s vote, merely get to the polls before they do, and give that person’s name and address rather than yours to the nice, helpful person at the table. If you need help finding a voter’s information, please … Continue reading
Legislation recently in the works would require all states to recognize other state’s concealed firearms permits and licenses. (With the notable exceptions of DC and Illinois) At first blush, one would think that persons holding concealed firearms permits, the NRA, … Continue reading
Proposed Change to the Oath of Office I’d leave the oaths of office for Civilian Employees and the Military alone for the moment. I do, however, have one minor change to suggest for the President, Congress, Judges and high-level appointees. … Continue reading
Only politically vested, zealots, crazies, sheep and talk show pundits tow a strict, hard, main-line political party line on all of today’s issues. Perhaps, long ago, daily life was so uncomplicated that a ‘binary’ system, in which the majority of … Continue reading
When the television series The “L” Word debuted, the Lesbian community not only defused the “L” word, but relinquished their claim on it. The “L” group currently claiming the letter should have been the owners in the first place, but … Continue reading
Know Your Enemy A number of friends advised me, and a few ‘adversaries’ strongly warned me not to post this because “we don’t want to give ‘them’ any ideas.” I’m sure you’ve heard that one before — don’t give “them” … Continue reading
New York has shown great success in contracting the management of Central Park to a private company. The park is now safer, cleaner and less costly than when run by the government. What if the many companies expert in the … Continue reading
Perhaps it’s time for the world to know that we are busy getting our own house in order and that American handouts will have to go on hiatus for a while. I’m not suggesting that we become isolationists, that’s another … Continue reading
This one should be so obvious that it’s practically a no-brainer. Capitalism is not the problem, but crony capitalism is. If we can agree that excessive corporate and special interest influence is in government is bad, then let’s use the … Continue reading
In this writer’s opinion, some form of ‘flat’ tax system is not only common sense, but efficient, workable and fair. If you make Ten times the money, you pay ten times the tax, period. Add to this a National Sales/Consumption … Continue reading
Really Stupid School Administration Behavior The letters and E-Mails I receive about the tragedies of Zero Tolerance enforcement and its long-term effects on innocent children would break your heart. The news reports are equally disturbing. Good, honest, obedient students, with … Continue reading
Scenario: No More Drug Problem. For the sake of this hypothetical commentary, let’s assume that somehow, the problem with illegal drugs is made to go away. Whether this is through enforcement, social change, legalization or some yet to be discovered … Continue reading
Place yourself in this hypothetical situation: You are very successful and your time is in constant demand. It is no longer cost effective (or very much fun,) to shop, cook, register the car, pick up the cleaning, pay the bills … Continue reading
A number of federal agencies have expanded far beyond their charters and morphed into liberty-threatening, money-sucking, paramilitary style law-enforcement operations. Among the worst of these offenders is the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. We have a plan to … Continue reading
“If No Child is Left Behind, How can Any Child Get Ahead?” When was the last time someone from the Fed was directly involved in the education of your child? When was the last time you saw a Fed at … Continue reading
Private Enterprise built the Transcontinental Railroad without the benefit of a “Federal Railroad Administration.” When was the last time you saw a Federal work crew performing any work on a US or Interstate highway? The answer is most likely never. … Continue reading
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