PA-13 Rep. Allyson Schwartz – Balanced Budgets are "Extreme"
Personally, I’m not big on the balanced budget amendment either. I think the 2/3 override vote will become a “rubber stamp” for future congresses (if there’s one thing both parties can agree on, it’s spending money!) and Constitutionally limited spending would be less than 18% of GDP anyway. Rep. Schwartz’ commentary is stunning, though. Balancing [...]
Earmarks: More Than Meets the Eye
The popular press has been obsessed with the topic of earmarks for the last few days. Some are arguing that the cost of earmarks is insignificant in comparison to the overall size of government. Others are saying that small, though they may be, eliminating earmarks is an important symbolic step to show that the congress [...]
On Thought Control and Same Sex Marriage
Introduction One theory about the origin of the children’s poem, “Jack and Jill”, is that it was a stealth protest against actions by King Charles I of England during his reign from 1625 until his execution in 1649. Details about what happened are sparse on the web, but apparently, when the Parliament refused to allow [...]
"Small businesses like us are going to hurt the most from ObamaCare" -Wendy Wiltrout, CEO, Dew Electric, Inc.
