Tag: commerce clause
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National Debt Will Force Devolution of Power to the States
by William L. Kovacs, ©2023 (Nov. 7, 2023) — [Part I: Fix a Government Too Big to Govern: Devolve Power to the States.] As the spending minuet plays out between the House and Senate over appropriations, supplemental spending for wars, and government shutdowns, a wall of debt is being built around the Congress. With an…
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Never in America—Right?
by Cherie Zaslawsky, NewswithViews, ©2021 (Apr, 20, 2021) — In a recent broadcast, Tucker Carlson featured a story destined to send shockwaves throughout America. In discussing Canada’s new policy of mandatory detention of people who test positive for Covid in “government facilities,” Tucker referred to these “facilities” as “internment camps.” He’s right, of course, and…
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How is Obamacare Working on its First Day?
“EXPECT GLITCHES” by Sharon Rondeau (Oct. 1, 2013) — Because the House of Representatives was not successful in defunding or delaying the health care law known as Obamacare, the new health insurance marketplaces were announced as open on Tuesday. Twitchy is reporting that websites established by those states wishing to set up their own exchanges…
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Another Component of Obamacare Delayed
IS OBAMA’S “SIGNATURE LEGISLATION” ALL ABOUT CONTROL? by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 28, 2013) — In an exclusive report, Reuters revealed on Wednesday that agreements between the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and health insurance carriers would not be signed as originally planned between September 5 and 9, in anticipation of the implementation of…
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Beck: “The Whole World is About to Change”
HINTS AT WATERSHED MOMENT IN AMERICAN HISTORY by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 13, 2013) — Reporting from New York City on Thursday, Glenn Beck indicated that America is about to enter a period of change in order for “civil rights” and First Amendment protections to be upheld. He was in New York for a meeting of…
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Has the U.S. Supreme Court Overstepped Its Bounds?
WHAT IS THE PROPER BALANCE OF POWER BETWEEN THE LEGISLATIVE AND JUDICIAL BRANCHES? by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 12, 2013) — Late last month, the North Dakota legislature passed, and the governor signed, several bills which limited the practice of abortion to the time before a heartbeat can be detected on an ultrasound, normally six weeks…
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Will Obamacare Be Declared Unconstitutional After All?
LEGAL GROUP CONTENDS BILL RAISES REVENUE, DID NOT ORIGINATE IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 3, 2013) — A lawsuit claiming that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), also known as “Obamacare,” is unconstitutional could potentially overturn it. The case, Sissel v. U.S. Dept. Health & Human Services, was brought by…
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Nullification and What They’re Not Telling You
LIMITING THE POWER OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT by KrisAnne Hall, ©2013, blogging at KrisAnneHall (Jan. 26, 2013) — I am compelled to share with you a dirty little secret. This secret is one that the government doesn’t want you to know, especially your State legislators, that is if you have one like my dear senator…
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King of the Sockdolagers (PB)
CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS OR DAVY CROCKETT?? by jtx, ©2012 (Jul. 12, 2012) — A few years ago, the actor Fess Parker introduced Davy Crockett to the public through the entertainment industry. Many people still remember “The King of the Wild Frontier,” as he was called. Many years before that, the real Davy Crockett served as…
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The Tax Man Cometh, but is it Constitutional?
HOW CAN ROBERTS HAVE IT BOTH WAYS? by Nicholas Purpura, blogging at Conservative News and Views (Jul. 11, 2012) — As I stated in my previous articles, any and all taxes implemented in Obama-care are unconstitutional. The bill originated in the Senate, and that breaks Article I, Section 7, Clause 1 of the Constitution. In…
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Beware The Fearsome Jackalope!! (PB)
“A VERY ODD CREATURE INDEED” by jtx, ©2012 (Jul. 4, 2012) — Just as the neologism of the Jabberwock in Lewis Caroll’s Through The Looking Glass, the mythical Jackalope is also a chimera – an animal assembled from parts of many animals. The same thing is obviously true about the recent SCOTUS decision in the…
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ObamaCare Gives People an Incentive Not to Have Health Insurance
AND NOT PAY THE TAX! by Don Fredrick, ©2012, blogging at Colony14 (Jul. 3, 2012) — I spend about $8,000 per year on health insurance premiums. I most certainly do not get $8,000 worth of care every year. I pay the premiums not for “free” treatment of likely minor illnesses or injuries such as strep throat,…
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Oh Where, Oh Where Has Our Chief Justice Gone???
COLLEGIALITY VS. CONSTITUTIONALISM by jtx, ©2012 (Jul. 2, 2012) — Oh where, oh where can he be…With his ears cut short and his tail cut long, Oh where, oh where can he be? Borrowing from the old children’s nursery rhyme and song above is probably not a bad thing since it is neither a “penalty”…
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Is the “Tax” Justification of the Health Care Bill its Achilles’ Heel?
MAJORITY’S DECISION MIGHT NOT WITHSTAND FURTHER LEGAL SCRUTINY by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 2, 2012) — Earlier today, The Post & Email asked whether or not the Supreme Court decision released on Thursday on the health care law is being misrepresented in the national media by characterizing that the law was “upheld.” Chief Justice John Roberts…
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Breaking: Was Chief Justice John Roberts Intimidated into Upholding the Indivicual Mandate?
MAINSTREAM MEDIA REPORTER: ROBERTS HAD DECIDED AGAINST HEALTH CARE BILL BEFORE HE VOTED FOR IT by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 1, 2012) — On today’s Face the Nation, it was reported that U.S. Supreme court Chief Justice John Roberts had planned to vote against the health care bill and then changed his decision in May. The…
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Is the Mainstream Media Mis-Reporting the Health Care Law Decision?
WAS THE LAW PRESENTED AS A TAX DURING ORAL ARGUMENT? by Sharon Rondeau (Jul. 1, 2012) — On Thursday, it was widely reported by major media that the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act had been upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court as “constitutional.” At the core of the debate was whether or not the…
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The Power to Destroy
JOHN ROBERTS’ MASQUERADE by Joseph DeMaio, ©2012 (Jun. 30, 2012) — “The power to tax involves the power to destroy.” — M’Culloch v. State of Maryland, 17 U.S. 316, 431 (1819) (Chief Justice John Marshall). There are a couple of ways to view and analyze what happened on June 28, 2012, when a badly fractured Supreme Court…
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Wanted: White House Shrink
“AN INABILITY TO DEAL WITH REALITY” by Don Fredrick, ©2012, blogging at The Obama Timeline (Apr. 4, 2012) — On April 2 Obama was asked by a reporter about the possibility that his signature health care legislation might be ruled unconstitutional. His response showed monumental ignorance and arrogance. He stated, “I’m actually… uh… continue to…
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Obama Demands SCOTUS become Rubber Stamp for his Policies
“OBAMA THE DICTATOR” by Sher Zieve, ©2012 (Apr. 3, 2012) — Like the MCP (Master Control Program) in TRON 1, Obama has already sucked the life out of Congressional members. That once co-equal (per the US Constitution) branch of the US Government is no longer viable and has become little more that a “me too”…