The Republican Threat to Your Gun Rights
With Republicans in control in Washington D.C., many Second Amendment activists assumed their right to keep and bear arms was safe.
They’re not.
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Obamacare: Will States do the Job that Congressional Republicans Have Failed to Do?
If multiple states begin to simply ignore Obamacare, refuse to enforce it and create frameworks for better healthcare delivery within their borders, Obamacare will ultimately collapse like the house of cards it is.
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Has the Tea Party Sold Out to Big-Government Republicans?
Unfortunately, the tea party was quickly coopted by the GOP. As a result, while tea party groups still opposed Republican policies, they began muting their opposition to all but the worst Republican politicians.
DetailsGOP Tax Plan Would Not Shrink the Size of the Federal Government
This is yet another indication that the size and scope of the federal government never shrinks, no matter which party controls Washington D.C.
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Hamilton: The Liar
Conservative Americans should stop rapping about Hamilton and start railing against him
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Republicans Propose Obamacare Lite. Or Worse.
“This bill is a train wreck waiting to happen.”
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More Republican Pledge Hypocrisy
Republicans are such hypocrites that even while they preach smaller and less intrusive government they pass legislation to increase the size and scope of government.
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What does it really mean?
While Republicans trumpet their victory, they would do well to ground themselves in an important reality. This election was not a ringing endorsement of the GOP. It was instead a repudiation of progressive ideology.
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Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing?
Actions speak louder than words. So, too, do voting records speak louder than press releases.
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Promises, Promises
“Never, ever, under any circumstances, for any reason, trust in, rely on, or put any hope in Republican promises. As night follows day, disappointment, vexation, and anger are sure to follow.”
DetailsBeware the Stealth RINOS!
We voters have been suckers for too long. Federal politicians of today are, for the most part, intelligent, but disingenuous. They are great at dishing out rhetoric and spin, and they are most acutely skilled at avoiding substance as much as possible. It is marketing over substance.
DetailsRespecting the Constitution Only When it’s Convenient
by Jacob Sullum
The Republican platform unveiled last week notes in passing that “the Constitution assigns the federal government no role in local education.” Yet the same document offers opinions on all manner of local educational issues, including the virtues of phonics, the evils of sex education, the wisdom of merit pay for teachers, and the folly of social promotion.
That contradiction illustrates the hollowness of the Republican commitment to “constrain the federal government to its legitimate constitutional functions.” The Republicans (like the Democrats) respect the Constitution only when it’s convenient.
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