Archive for the “Politics” category

THE WINNER: Martha Coakley, Scott Brown battle it out in Massachusetts for Sen. Ted Kennedy’s seat

1Rusty Ray, Editor14th Jan 2010Politics, , , , ,

On January 19th, 2010, Massachusetts voters will decide who gets to serve in former Senator Edward Kennedy’s U.S. Senate seat.
The choices: Democrat Martha More »

YOU PROMISED: C-SPAN challenges President Obama, Congress to give public “full access” to final health care negotiations

1Rusty Ray, Editor7th Jan 2010Featured, Politics, , , , , , , ,

In a letter dated December 30, 2009, C-SPAN called upon President Obama and United States Congressional leaders to conduct final health care overhaul More »

YEAR OF YOUTH: Project 2012 seeks to “prepare the ground” for youth-driven liberty candidates at local, state levels

0Rusty Ray, Editor1st Jan 2010Featured, Politics, , , , , ,

A new youth-driven political movement dedicated to the principles of localism, individual liberty, and fiscal responsibility hopes to usher in hundreds, if not More »

BABY’S FIRST: ASPIRE Act would give $500 to U.S. newborns in proposed lifetime savings accounts

0Rusty Ray, Editor13th Nov 2009Featured, Politics, , , , , , ,

Despite one of the worst financial crises in American history, lawmakers are expected by the end of 2009 to reintroduce a bill that would give all U.S. newborns a $500 nest egg to promote savings and asset accumulation. The estimated cost to the federal government and taxpayers would be $37.5 billion over a 10-year period. The funds could only be withdrawn when the child turns 18 and used for specific purposes…

Army official: Fort Hood shooting in Texas that left 13 dead, 30 wounded was “a kick in the gut”

5Rusty Ray, Editor8th Nov 2009Featured, Politics, Military, , , , , , , , , , , ,

With flags flying at half-staff around the nation, soldiers and civilians continue to mourn the loss of 13 and the wounding of at least 30 at Fort Hood, Texas. First responders reported hearing, “pop, pop, pop,” as they arrived on the scene at the Soldier Readiness Processing center on Thursday. The suspect, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, was an Army psychiatrist. Investigators what to know what made Hasan open fire on his own…

Obama vows to repeal military policy on gays to end punishment of “patriotic Americans”

0Rusty Ray, Editor11th Oct 2009Featured, Politics, Military, , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Enacted into law as a compromise measure by the Clinton Administration, over 13,000 troops have been discharged from the military since 1993 under the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. Military code has held that unit cohesion trust, as well as living conditions that created forced intimacy with little privacy justified the ban on gays actively serving. President Obama wants to repeal the law to bring equality to the armed forces…

Traficant: A walking symbol of defiance

0Justin Liberty, Contributor23rd Sep 2009Politics, The Liberty Report

Arguably one of the most colorful and shocking representatives to serve in the United States Congress, James A. Traficant, Jr. recently was released…

FIRED UP! Taxpayer activists march on nation’s Capitol, Obama pushes health reform in Minnesota

1Rusty Ray, Editor13th Sep 2009Featured, Politics, , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Grassroots activists from all 50 states– riding on some 450 buses — on Saturday rallied at the nation’s capitol to protest what they called an encroachment of federal government power in their lives. The event, sponsored nationally by FreedomWorks, was the culmination of nearly six months of tea-party protest rallies held across America since February 27. Organizers said nearly 200 events in 45 states were being held…

Green jobs czar resigns over scrutiny

0Justin Liberty, Contributor6th Sep 2009Politics, The Liberty Report, , , ,

Van Jones has quite a controversial career. He comes from Oakland, where he did become a convicted felon, got out of prison and became a communist…

Big brother a big problem

1Justin Liberty, Contributor24th Aug 2009Politics, The Liberty Report, , , , , , , , , , , , ,

As we upload, tweet, update, comment, and consume our digital lives away it seems our definition of a reasonable search and seizure has a need for…