December 2010 Blog Posts (23)

Did you know technology exists to pick your credit card and other information right out of your pocket -- on the street, in a crowd, on public trans, etc.?  This one definitely got my attention!  Here's the link:

http://www.wreg.com/news/wreg-electronic-pickpocketing-story,0,6564458.story 

Sometimes you are encouraged about our country's future when you see something like this. Specifically, there is an annual contest at Texas…

Kevin Collins' Coach Is Right

By Suzanne Eovaldi, staff writer ( this is a special edition of Sunday’s with Suzanne)

Our school children are facing Muslim indoctrination with “The 99″ project which is set to air in January with a 13 episode series on the Discovery Channel for Kids. President Obama praised this media event for capturing young imaginations by “teaching tolerance for Islam” at his recent Washington, D.C.…

By:  Dr. Jeffrey "Jake" Baker…

I awoke to a good morning, except for a head cold and sore throat.   The OMNIBUS bill that was laden down with ear marks was defeated or withdrawn by Harry Reid after great opposition by the Republicans and some Democrats!   And the Bush Tax Cuts Bill was extended!   WE WON on these two.   Thanks so much for your calls to the Republican leader John Boehner and others.   The Republicans insisted on reading the entire bill of 2,200 pages on the House floor.   Please call and thank your…

The 10th Amendment codifies in law that We the People of the several states created the federal government to be our agent for certain enumerated, or listed, powers – and nothing more.

The essential question of our day, though, is this – when the federal government violates these limits,what do we do about it? Remember the words of Thomas Jefferson who reminds us that the States are, “the most competent administrations for our domestic concerns…

As expected, Reid launched another attack on your property rights with a 1924-page $1.2 trillion spending bill that includes 327 pages of omnibus government lands bill crammed with more than 120 separate measures to lock up vast swaths of wilderness areas.

You may recall that in 2008, the EPA, sanctioned by Washington, redirected water away from the most furtile farmland in the nation under the guise of saving…

***A Democrat change of plans…

The House is expected to break into suspension debate and have our first series of votes on postponed suspensions at approximately 12:00 p.m.

Following votes, we now expect to begin up to one hour of debate on the Rule for the Senate Amendment to H.R. 2965 – Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act of 2010, followed by another series of votes.

After votes,…

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2010 AND THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK

On Wednesday and Thursday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for legislative business. On Friday, the House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business.

Suspensions (12 Bills)

2. S. 3036 - National Alzheimer's Project Act (Sen. Bayh - Energy and…

By: Dr. Jeffrey "Jake" Baker

Beckah was silent as they pulled away from the family's Christmas party. She had smiled and joked with family and friends, but her friend Linda, being the observant and wise sage she was, called Beckah aside and asked her why she wasn't eating. Beckah, responding like…

Number 1: Do the American People deserve know the truth regarding the ongoing wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Yemen?



Number 2: Could a larger question be how can an army private access so much secret information?



Number 3: Why is the hostility directed at Assange, the publisher, and not at our governments failure to protect classified information?



Number 4: Are we getting our moneys worth of the 80 Billion dollars per year spent on intelligence…

In 2009, Virginia Campaign for Liberty launched a legislative campaign to challenge federal authority to mandate that every citizen subscribe to a federally approved health care plan. VA C4L named the bill "the Virginia Healthcare Freedom Act," and Delegate Bob Marshall's HB10 gave Virginia the standing necessary for our Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's court challenge to the mandate.…

From a very well known political lawyer:



ANALYSIS OF POTENTIAL IMPACT OF SCOTT BEASON'S SUBSTITUTE BILL



Under current law, a "person" is a lobbyist once he, she or it spends $100 on a thing of value to lobby. A "person" is an individual but is also everything else such as a corporation, association, university, or any other organization. So the $100 limit applies to a trade association as well as its registered lobbyist. Beason's Substitute does nothing to…

ANTICIPATED FLOOR SCHEDULE

THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 13, 2010

MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2010:

On Monday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. in pro forma session. Votes are not expected.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2010:

On Tuesday, the House will meet at 12:30 p.m. for Morning Hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. Votes…

Bernie Sanders filibusters the “tax bill compromise” because the deal allows the same rates to remain in effect for two years. He asked the question, “when is enough, enough?” He is talking about Americans—Americans who have been successful and earned more money than average folk… he is posing the issue as one in which the government is entitled to confiscate income because the earners can afford the hit and the government needs the money instead. It seems funding NPR is important enough to…

By: Dr. Jeffrey "Jake" Baker

I'm an American. I still believe in American exceptionalism, but perhaps now more than ever, I have come to understand that exceptionalism is not a result of merit ... but grace. I came to that conclusion after honestly asking myself: Are we smarter than the…

Thanks to all who attended the Public Hearing in Montgomery, AL.

It was an eye opening experience to…