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The GOP Wants to Shoot Bigbird, or Something

Massachusetts Representative Ed Markey held a little press conference where he explained how evil Republicans want to shoot, field dress, and serve Bigbird for Sunday dinner, or something like that. The House GOP leaders have announced intentions to slice funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in the continuing resolution, resulting in the elimination of … Continue reading

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02/12/2012

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The Unconstitutional Individual Mandate – Part II

Yesterday I wrote about the group of conservative leaders who were questioning the constitutionality of the health reform bill. South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint, along with Nevada’s John Ensign, has raised a Constitutional Point of Order on the Senate floor. “I am incredibly concerned that the Democrats’ proposed individual mandate provision takes away too much … Continue reading

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Order In The Court

The Heritage Foundation has a web site that “profiles activist federal judges and catalogues Court rulings where judges acted as policy-makers instead of strict interpreters of the Constitution.” Visit Order In The Court for the latest on the Sonia Sotomayor hearings, including links to Heritage’s “Rapid Response Page” and “Sotomayor’s Activist Cases and Troubling Statements.” … Continue reading

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Big Tents Need Strong Support

South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint laid out a very practical look at building the Republican “Big Tent” in a WSJ Opinion piece yesterday. Key to such an effort is this: To win back the trust of the American people, we must be a “big tent” party. But big tents need strong poles, and the strongest … Continue reading

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