“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 […]
“IN DEFENSE OF RURAL AMERICA” by Ron Ewart, ©2013 (Sep. 29, 2013) — “Today, America would be outraged if U.N. troops entered Los Angeles to restore order. Tomorrow they will be grateful! This is especially true if they were told that there were an outside threat from beyond, whether real or promulgated, that threatened our […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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, […]
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” […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
“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” […]
HOW DID THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ACQUIRE ITS POWER? by Ron Ewart, ©2012 (Mar. 18, 2012) — “By permitting Congress to regulate so much of our lives under the Commerce Clause, the Supreme Court has changed the federal government from one of limited and enumerated powers, to one with few exceptions to its power.” — Walter E. […]
PLAINTIFF IN THE “WE THE PEOPLE” LAWSUIT AGAINST OBAMA’S HEALTH CARE DERIDES BEHAVIOR OF THE NATION’S HIGHEST COURT by Nicholas E. Purpura, blogging at Conservative News and Views, ©2012 (Mar. 1, 2012) — As stated in Part I, oral argument on the constitutionality of Obama-care will take place on March 26-28, 2012. But whatever the […]