Congress Won’t Cut a Penny: Refuses to Cut Even 0.08 Percent of Federal Budget
There was a recent move to cut a pittance out of the federal budget and the Republicans in Congress couldn’t even get that done.
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Social Security and Medicare Going Broke Even Faster than Expected
Are you depending on Social Security and Medicare for your retirement?
You might want to rethink that plan. These unconstitutional government programs are going broke even faster than expected.
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Federal Agency Gets to Unconstitutionally Set Its Own Budget
A federal agency created under the Dodd-Frank Act unconstitutionally gets to determine its own budget.
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The latest budget shows that Republicans and Democrats are Equally Dangerous
Coming in at over 2200 pages, votes are already starting on a budget that no one in congress has actually read.
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Today in History: James Madison’s Veto of Infrastructure Spending in the Bonus Bill of 1817
On Mar. 1817, President James Madison vetoed the Bonus Bill of 1817 – a plan that called for the federal construction of various roads, bridges, and canals throughout the country. In a letter to Congress, the president explained his rationale. Out of all historical writings on constitutional interpretation, I believe it stands today as one of the most important.
DetailsFederal Programs are Helping Local Police Buy Surveillance Drones
Local law enforcement agencies around the country are acquiring drones at a dizzying pace, often with financing from the federal government, asset forfeiture, and in some cases, private grants.
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Federal Disaster Relief Is Unconstitutional
In fact, there was a time in the not so distant past that two presidents…two…vetoed bills that would have provided money to drought-stricken farmers and flood victims.
DetailsNo! The Feds Cannot “Coerce” States with Funding
The bottom line is the federal government has a very narrow range of actions that it can legitimately take against a state or local government that doesn’t do its bidding.
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The Limits of Coercing States with Federal Funding Threats
Can the federal government just withhold all money to get state and local governments to do things?
The short answer is no.
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