“Whenever a man has cast a longing eye on offices, a rottenness begins in his conduct.” ~Thomas Jefferson It was going to happen and now it has, the National Popular Vote Compact, (NPV) another political scheme and nail in the coffin of the Republic is being introduced by Rep. Matt Lori (R) The same Matt …
“Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy”. ~Ernest Benn MIRS is reporting that Gov. Snyder is looking elsewhere besides the Legislature and a bill to try and get his pet project DRIC built. Word is that the Snyder administration …
QUOTATION:“Well, Doctor, what have we got—a Republic or a Monarchy?” “A Republic, if you can keep it.” Benjamin Franklin “There is no basis in the Constitution for Congress being able to abrogate their responsibilities and authority to make fiscal law and pass it off to 12 handpicked members of the aristocracy……Boehner’s bill is another example …
Feigning Powerlessness to Retain Power House Republicans are certainly afraid that they could be accused of causing a default on the debt. But with almost $200 billion in monthly revenue, there is no shortage of money to pay the necessary $39 billion monthly tab to the creditors of the United States. Any accusation of precipitating …
In an brilliantly executed raid Navy Seals killed Osama bin Laden, terrorist and murdered of over 3,000 innocent Americans and others on 9-11. God Bless Our Troops. God Bless Our Republic! Getting Osama bin Laden: How the mission went down….At an April 19 meeting in the Situation Room, the president approved the air assault as …
“Art, like morality, consists of drawing the line somewhere.” G. K. Chesterton English author & mystery novelist (1874 – 1936) “(T)he foundation of our national policy will be laid in the pure and immutable principles of private morality; …the propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules …
The Thomas More Law Center announced today that it has filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan against the City of Coldwater on behalf of the Common Sense Patriots of Branch County and two of its members, Barbara Brady and Martin Lepper, alleging that the City’s recent …
“One consistent challenge in teaching is remembering how little students really know and how much they think they know. This is not a putdown of students. On the contrary, it is a celebration of optimism in the best sense of the word, the same optimism that was supposed to have inspired Winston Churchill to observe: …
MegaVote for Michigan’s 8th Congressional District: Recent Congressional Votes Senate: Short-term Continuing Resolution House: Short-term Continuing Resolution House: Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011 Upcoming Congressional Bills Senate: Patent Reform Act of 2011 House: FHA Refinance Program Termination Act House: Emergency Mortgage Relief Program Termination Act Recent Senate Votes Short-term Continuing Resolution – …
From time to time Grassroots in Michigan will feature guest bloggers writing on topics of interest on a state and national level From The Wizard of Laws Being a Judge Means Following the Law, No Matter How Distasteful Last year’s Michigan Supreme Court race featured a fairly clear choice between rule-of-law judges and empathy judges. …