Yearly Archives
2012
Supreme Court upholds free speech in elections
In a major victory for citizens who have normally been sidelined in political debates, the U.S. Supreme Court Monday struck down a Montana law prohibiting corporate spending in state political races, striking down anti-speech laws in other states as well. The case in American Tradition Partnership v. Bullock. ATP-Montana State Coordinator Doug Lair stated, “This […]
Read moreObama’s autocratic abuses
Cato Institute vice president Gene Healy, writing in The Washington Examiner, lays bare the myriad constitutional problems with Barack Obama’s policy of bypassing Congress and ruling by decree. In a Rose Garden speech Friday, President Obama announced that per a “Homeland Security Directive,” his administration had called a halt to deportation proceedings for certain unauthorized […]
Read moreRupert Boneham takes aim at Big Goverment
Tristate reporter Kayla Moody reports: Boneham is the libertarian candidate in the race for Indiana Governor. He says he realizes he’s somewhat of an ‘untraditional’ candidate. Just take a look at his tie-dyed campaign shirts. It’s the style he became know for during his time on the reality television show. “I am not the career […]
Read moreWashington Examiner: Even liberals realize government makes housing pricey
The Washington Examiner’s Barbara Hollingsworth writes this morning on a recent positive development — even liberals now agree government intervention is making housing unaffordable. Hollingsworth writes, in part: In this age of political and ideological polarization, it’s rather extraordinary when progressives and libertarians find themselves on common ground. But that’s what happened last week at […]
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