How we have lost liberties by losing states rights and allowing the federal government to enter every aspect of our lives
Government by unelected experts (aka the Administrative State) isn’t all that different from the ‘royal prerogative’ of 17th-century England, argues constitutional scholar Philip Hamburger. By John Tierney June 9, 2017 3:44 p.m. ET What’s the greatest threat to liberty in America? Liberals rail at Donald Trump’s executive orders on immigration and his hostility toward the […]
Ten Thousand Commandments is the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s annual survey of the size, scope, and cost of federal regulations, and how the U.S. regulatory burden affects American consumers, businesses, and the economy. Authored by CEI Vice President for Policy Clyde Wayne Crews, Jr., it shines a light on the large and growing “hidden tax” of America’s regulatory […]
Throughout his time in office, Obama has implemented unconstitutional environmental policies by abusing his executive powers–including the Antiquities Act (which Roosevelt signed into law in 1906 to set aside public land for conservation). His actions have been largely applauded by environmentalists but criticized by some conservatives for placing too much land under federal control. Most […]
Your act of protest can help fix the broken health-care system and improve Medicare billing. America is in denial about the depth and breadth of the problems with its health-care system. While there is much discussion of rescinding the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), there is nothing being discussed as a substitute that begins to address […]
Fifteen Republican Attorneys General just wrote to House and Senate leadership, concerned about agencies “failing to fully consider the effect of their regulations on States and state law.” The July 11 letter never received the media attention gotten by a different set of AGs seeking to terminate the speech and research of those who differ on climate change […]
Yes, embracing Socialism IS going backwards. The reason the Founding Fathers created the Republican form of government we have with our Constitution, is because Socialism had already been proven to fail. One constant throughout history, besides the tendency to repeatedly attempt failed formulas, is to rebrand those formulas so they sound new. Since Socialism has […]
Socialism is the philosophy of failure and failure often leads to ignorance, envy, wanting something for nothing. Those who lead in socialism desire control of the masses who follow it.
Since President Obama took office, his regulators have added $35 billion in unfunded regulatory burdens and at least 75 million paperwork burden hours on state and local governments. Regulation of industries or businesses tends to receive a majority of the coverage, but the mandates placed on cash-strapped states and local governments can result in far […]
“When this government is adopted, there will be two governments to which we shall owe obedience – to the government of the Union – in certain defined cases – to our own state government in every other case.” — James Iredell
“The onslaught of regulations and executive orders from the Obama administration has chipped away at the 10th Amendment and its division of power, putting more control in bureaucratic hands than that of the people or the states.” One of the basic responsibilities of the executive branch is to execute the law faithfully. The Obama Administration, however, […]
