What is Reconciliation?

How is it that what was once called the “Constitution Option” is now considered nuclear?
We’re starting to hear a lot about this parliamentary procedure called “reconciliation” – and very few folks if any really know what it means.  Personally, I remember hearing the threats from the Republicans during the Democrats refusing to give judicial nominees [...]

According to a recent email blast sent out by Kat Barr – of  MoveOn.org – on Feburary 24th, this organization is planning a cyber attack on all United States Senators!  Don’t believe it?  Well – I quote…
Imagine if every single phone line, fax machine, email inbox, and social network page of every senator was [...]

First Court Challenge to Federal “Hate Crimes” Act

The Thomas More Law Center (TMLC), a national public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor Michigan, this morning filed a federal lawsuit against U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., challenging the constitutionality of the recently-enacted federal Hate Crimes Act.  The Act criminalizes so-called “bias” crimes motivated by a person’s “actual or perceived” “sexual [...]

Earlier this month – EFF – The Electronic Frontier Foundation again announced that thier are fighting for “Anonymity for Online Critic”  In their press release dated 12/15 – they state…
“The First Amendment protects the right to speak anonymously so people can express their views without fear of retribution or reprisal…
Although I agree that the gentlemen [...]

Interested in reading the new House of Representatives legislation on Health Care?  Hope you have a lot of time!  I don’t know what it would weigh in at if you printed it out – but – at 1990 pages, your definitely going to kill a few trees.  So do the environment a favor?  Download it [...]

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