The People’s Action speaks Loudly
The People have surely made their actions known in the recent primary elections. A 30 year career party switching politician from Pennsylvania was dumped, a Republican party establishment figure and Secretary of State from Kentucky was trounced …beaten badly by a TEA party advocate Although this surely is a good sign, we still have a [...]
An Important Warning to Those Who Want Change in 2010!
In recent days, we’ve seen a great deal of media focus on episodes (real or imagined) of threats, verbal abuse, vandalism, and violence purportedly coming from opponents of “health care reform.” My guess is that much of this focus on how evil those opponents are marks the beginning of a deliberate political campaign looking toward [...]
VA 5th District GOP Candidates Take the 10th
There’s a horse race afoot in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District. No less than seven candidates are vying to run against vulnerable freshman Democrat Tom Perriello. Six of them because they feel that the GOP’s anointed nominee, State Senator Robert Hurt, lacks the fortitude to champion small government in Washington. Considering that in 2004 Hurt supported [...]
Don Gustavson: Sovereignty for Nevada
Don Gustavson, State Assemblyman from Nevada’s 32nd District, has signed the 10-4 Pledge for the Constitution. He is running for State Senate in District 2. In the pledge are 10 affirmations on the nature of constitutional government and 10 promises for action while in office – such as: When Congress enacts laws and regulations that [...]
A Line of Defense Against the Federal Government
Marcus Rivchin is running for State House of Representatives in Florida’s 117th District. He recently signed the 10-4 pledge for the Constitution. In it are 10 affirmations on the nature of constitutional government and 10 promises for action while in office – such as: When Congress enacts laws and regulations that are not made in [...]
States’ Rights Republicans?
It looks like some members of the Republican establishment are starting to fear primary challenges by the Tea Party folks. The Wall Street Journal reports that Colorado Republicans have adopted a “Platform for Prosperity,” intended to placate populist outrage, and are strongly encouraging all candidates for state office in 2010 to get on board. The [...]
Casey Anderson, Tenther, for Congress
Casey Anderson is running for the US House of Representatives in Utah’s 2nd District. He’s also just signed the 10-4 Pledge…10 affirmations and 10 promises on the 10th Amendment. Here’s what he has to say about his campaign, the 10th, and the Constitution: Growing up as a student in public education, I remember always hearing [...]
Looking to the Inside
Are You Finally Ready To Trust Your Conscience? Most politicians are not bad people, but the system has a way of chewing them up and spitting them out. Once in the system, they learn to play the game and almost always compromise their integrity when it can be justified and even sometimes when it cannot. [...]
Exciting Things Are Happening In Virginia
Last night I spoke at a gathering of activists hosted by FreedomWorks in Richmond, VA. The crowd was impressive, more than 130 people on a Thursday night were packed into the basement of a bar in Shockoe Bottom. They weren’t there to see me of course, former House majority leader, Dick Armey, was the headliner. [...]
Scott Yardley and Florida Sovereignty
Scott Yardley is the latest candidate to sign on to the 10-4 Pledge for the 10th Amendment. He’s running for the Florida House of Representatives in the 95th District. From his website, here’s a little of what Scott has to say about the 10th: Florida did not create this recession. This recession is the result [...]
Virginia’s Ken Cuccinelli Will Be a Much-Needed Friend of the Tenth Amendment
After attending a meeting where he spoke in Richmond recently, I was very impressed by Virginia state senator, candidate for attorney general, and self-described “strict constructionist,” Ken Cuccinelli. Specifically, I was impressed by his willingness to invoke the Constitution early and often as his personal political compass. But don’t take my word for it. Check [...]
