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- Alexander's Column · Aug 11, 2011The Obama Degrade
Democratic Socialism “ has been so successful that the debate about the future of American Liberty now includes the radical question of whether it will be restored … Senate Judiciary Committee (where Rule of Law should reign supreme): “ Nobody questions that .” “This is essentially a Tea Party downgrade,” said Obama senior flack David Axelrod, mimicking the Democrats’ talking
- Alexander's Column · Aug 4, 2011The Next American Revolution
tenor of questions about the future of Essential Liberty for our once-great Republic is propelling them into mainstream debate. The unfortunate ascension of Barack Hussein Obama and his socialist … time for another American Revolution? The answer to that question depends upon the answer to a more fundamental question: Is it too late to restore authority of our Constitution? Moreover
- Opinion · Jul 28, 2011A Downgrade Is Serious Business
year, he said, “Well, naturally, it’s going to raise questions ... we would have to look at the balance of incentives and disincentives that might increase or decrease the probability … July that we would be concerned if we thought that the debt-ceiling debate would come back and be open, and we’d have to go through all this again
- Alexander's Column · Jun 9, 2011Obama Proclaims June ‘Gender Confusion’ Month
answer to that question is not headlined on the pages of most conservative political journals. Many analysts will not venture into the race debate unless, of course, they are among … happen to be black, which provides some cover as they expose Democrat “plantation politics.” Rarer still are analysts who take on the LGBT agenda. Those who do will most certainly
- Alexander's Column · Jun 2, 2011Citizenship and Immigration
these economic arguments, pro or con, are straw-man diversions. While we can debate the economic benefits and detriments of illegal migrants, we must, first and foremost, uphold … skills when answering questions regarding American history, government and our Constitution. Notably, most upper-school American students fail to correctly answer enough of the citizenship questions to pass
- Opinion · Jun 1, 2011Here Come the Ailes Haters
responsible for 70 million deaths and mass cannibalism, and that his politics are essentially the philosophical opposite of communism -- and OK, he’s Mao. More journalistic idiocy: Rolling Stone vaguely … soundstage created to mimic the look and feel of a news operation, cleverly camouflaging political propaganda as independent journalism.” It’s amusing to see a magazine express tender concern about
- Opinion · Jun 1, 2011Artificial Panic Behind the Rush to Extend the Patriot Act
expiring powers -- including the “lone wolf” provision, which has never been used -- were absolutely essential to national security. Letting them lapse, even for a single day, claimed Senate Majority Leader … mind that Congress could have temporarily extended these provisions to provide more time for debate and consideration of amendments. The point of the wait-and-hurry-up strategy used
- Opinion · May 25, 2011Run, Paul Ryan, Run
counterproposal, splashed out in a rambling partisan attack in April, essentially reintroduces the whole “death panels” debate, albeit at a macroeconomic level, by empowering 15 presidentially appointed members … with all of those “third rail” metaphors in the first place. So the question many are asking is, should Ryan ride to the rescue? If the election is going
- Opinion · Feb 15, 2011NPR, PBS Federal Subsidies Should Go
permanent funding, free from political meddling.” Of course, the best way to guarantee no political meddling would be to eliminate some $500 million in federal funds allocated annually to these … site extols public broadcasting, thus: “The free flow of ideas and debate helps us participate in the political process as informed citizens.” Problem: A free flow of ideas doesn
- Alexander's Column · Dec 9, 2010Do Ask, Do Tell?
defining the DADT debate, let me say that it is not about the sexual habits of consenting adults. This debate is about making the normalization of homosexuality a matter … that revocation of DADT would have on frontline military units. That question was not in the survey. Questionable reliability notwithstanding, the Leftmedia’s reports implied that 70 percent of respondents
- Opinion · Nov 4, 2010Brown Won -- and Whitman Lost Big
spent most of the campaign ducking. She often ducked reporters’ questions. She ducked all but one primary debate. She ducked her responsibility to look beyond the spreadsheet … cashing big checks through November. With all their clout behind her, Whitman essentially had won the GOP primary before a single vote was cast. You watch. In four years
- Opinion · Oct 11, 2010Can Skinflint Mitch Daniels Win the Presidency?
proved that cutting spending and gaining a reputation as a skinflint is good politics. Now Daniels is being mentioned as a presidential candidate, and he doesn’t deny that … those Secretary Robert Gates has imposed. “No question that the system is rigged to overspend,” he says, “like health care. No question that defense dollars could be spent better
- Alexander's Column · Aug 26, 2010So-Called ‘Birthright Citizenship’: A Clear Constitutional Violation
called “ birthright citizenship .” Like most contemporary political debates between Right and Left, the questions raised concerning the meaning of the 14th Amendment are, essentially, about whether we are a nation … then further examine the context under which it was proposed and passed. Any debate about the authority of our Constitution must begin with First Principles , original intent. “All persons born
- Opinion · Jul 22, 2010Another Deficit Spending Measure
measure “with $40 billion in cuts (reducing unneeded government printing, cutting non-essential government travel, and eliminating bogus government bonuses) and revenue raisers (selling unneeded government property and collecting unpaid … going after unspent stimulus money or “unneeded” spending requires great political courage. It doesn’t. Which makes the Democrats’ refusal to entertain the notion all that much more baffling -- unless
- Alexander's Column · Jul 1, 2010Independence Forever!
resurgence of demand for Essential Liberty and the Rule of Law across the Fruited Plain; a rebirth of the understanding that limited government is essential to Liberty; and a resounding … beloved wife, Abigail, on this very topic: Yesterday, the greatest question was decided, which ever was debated in America, and a greater, perhaps, never was or will be decided among
- Alexander's Column · Jun 24, 2010The Second ‘Tea Party’ Revolt
Second, in answer to the question, the Tea Party is not an organized political party, per se, rather it is a genuine grassroots movement motivated by the clear goal … required for restoration of Essential Liberty and constitutional integrity, and is hijacked by politicians, it risks self destruction. We must refuse to waste our precious political capital on ideological purity
- Opinion · Jun 14, 2010Random Musings to Ponder
question’’ about the anti-incumbent resolve of American voters this year. Don’t bet on it. According to Larry Sabato of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics … percent. “Nothing is so essential to the preservation of a republican government as a periodical rotation,’’ declared Virginia statesman George Mason during the debate over the Constitution’s ratification. Voters
- Opinion · May 9, 2010Arizona Law Also Happens To Be Good Politics
demographic that abandoned John McCain in the 2008 presidential election? He risked his political ambitions by pushing for a federal bill with a pathway to citizenship in 2007 and then … Brewer amended the law so that local and state authorities can only question individuals on their immigration status after they’ve been stopped for a non-immigration offense. This change
- Opinion · Apr 29, 2010America’s Political Grand Canyon
local cops to question anyone suspected of being unlawfully in the United States and essentially bans “sanctuary city” laws in Arizona. One might think that only those who break immigration … population is 29 percent Latino, many legal Arizona residents fear that they will be questioned because of the color of their skin or speaking with an accent because they
- Alexander's Column · Mar 18, 2010Pulling the Plug on our Constitution
political and popular debate about the Democrat proposal to turn over to the central government control of more than 17 percent of the U.S. economy, is focused on one question … leaders” have all been questioned about constitutional authority, and have uniformly asserted that the question is irrelevant. Typical of their non-responses was this indignant question from Speaker Pelosi