The Fork in the Road

The Democrat presidential hopefuls are a Marxist lot. Even Joe Biden agrees they are all socialists. They are willing not only to accept but to promote open borders, cancelled college debt, tax-funded health care for illegal aliens and the Green New Deal… all without a thought to affordability. They want to eliminate private health insurance, … Read more

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Choice Versus Force

Herbert Spencer describes the difference in “political parties” circa 1850 in a manner wholly appropriate to our circumstances today. Exactly, in fact. On the one side, compulsory cooperation and on the other, voluntary association.

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First Big Tech Came for the Conservatives…

In the beginning there was Microsoft… The original dominant company of the “computer world” was Microsoft. It’s dominance came through “aggressive” business practices. It was their way or the highway. They consumed other companies, their people and their ideas. Their business practices have been adopted and adapted by other successful Big Tech companies since. This … Read more

Promise, Tax, Grow Government, Borrow, Grander Promises, Until…

Promise me this… The Donkey’s running for President are locked in battle. Socialists all, they are competing to become the candidate who promises to give away the most tax dollars of yours. They are promising to give away everything to anyone who might be a potential voter whether or not they are a citizen. Why … Read more

Venezuelans were disarmed in 2012.

It is clear that the Socialist Government of Venezuela has been tyrannical (as well as slipshod, cronyistic, and can’t manage a lemonade stand, but that’s Socialism in a nut shell).  Now we see it truly is. The Chavez / Maduro regimes disarmed their population years ago.  The Progressive Democrats are trying to do so now … Read more

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What Mueller’s Report Teaches Us About Democrats

The Mueller report is a partisan screed that does everything it can to make a case for guilt despite the lack of any evidence of guilt. Democrats, taking the cues Bobby Mueller left behind vow to continue the quest. And while they think the message is “Trump is guilty” the message is that neither evidence nor innocence matter.

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Trump Vs. Bernie… Actions Vs. Words

Remember the Bernie Sanders town hall program on Fox? It was an instructional show, if you were paying attention. It turns out Bernie is part of the ‘evil 1%’ he has made a career demagoguing. He paid way less taxes than what he thinks people in his tax bracket ought to pay. Hard to believe … Read more

There’s a Stench at the FBI and DOJ

Something is rotten at the FBI and DOJ There’s something wrong at the top of the FBI and DoJ. Is it time to clean out the leadership? Clearly, the nation has an expectation of integrity from the top law enforcement agency in the land. We need accountability for bad acts such as exceeding ones authority, … Read more

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Constitutional Structure Matters To Balance of Power

Where we started: When the founders designed our system of government, they were focused on creating gridlock. That is the heart of balancing of power in our government. They intentionally made our system one whose legitimacy originates from popular support of the governed. When something is controversial in our society it is difficult to change … Read more

Do Americans Want Government by Consent of the Governed or by Judicial Tyranny?

Supreme_Court_Building_at_DuskThe kind of Supreme Court Justice someone wants indicates the kind of country he or she wants.  Does one want a government that abides by the consent of the governed, as envisioned by the authors of our Declaration of Independence, Constitution and laws passed by Congress, or a government controlled by a Judicial Oligarchy, five or more unelected, unaccountable, and fallible people that impose their will on the American people?

Donning a black robe doesn’t confer wisdom or divinity.  Supreme Court Justices made many bad decisions, e.g., approving slavery, “separate but equal”, and interning Japanese-Americans during WWII.  Recent decisions outrage Conservatives and Progressives, e.g., eminent domain (Kelo), Citizens United, gun control (Heller), and Obamacare.

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Congressional Democrats – you DON’T deserve to be tax exempt

“It’s everybody’s right to participate in politics, and well you should,” Blumenauer said on Tuesday at the House Ways and Means Committee hearing into allegations that the IRS targeted conservative organizations, including NOM. “But I think having organizations parading as being social welfare organizations and then being involved in political combat harkens back to why the (IRS 501(c)(4) statute – a hundred years ago – said that they were prohibited, and I wholeheartedly agree.”

NOM – National Organization for Marriage.  It is a conservative group that educates and advocates for traditional marriage.  It’s Chair, John Eastman answered back:

“The notion that defending traditional marriage doesn’t qualify as a defense of the public good is beyond preposterous,” Eastman said. “And how sad it is, Rep. Doggett, how sad it is that efforts to educate about our Constitution have become a partisan political issue that you think people ought not to get tax-exempt status for that.”

In his opening statement, Eastman said the IRS had released the NOM’s tax information in 2012 to the gay rights advocacy group the Human Rights Campaign, and although much of the tax documents were redacted, the names of donors were left in place. The HRC posted the documents on its website, Eastman said.

Now, the Human Rights Campaign organization (HRC) is the leading militant Gay rights organization in the US.  It does way more than “dabbling” in politics itself – and is also a tax exempt organization.  But that is not my point – it is what Progressivism has done to Civil Society: “…then being involved in political combat harkens back to why the (IRS 501(c)(4) statute – a hundred years ago“.

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