Creative Legislating 101 – XXX Tax Rates – Literally

The 102nd Legislature, 1st Session just concluded its 12th official day and I know I am already getting…tired, nauseated, and grouchy. (No, I don’t have a virus…unless you call politician-itis.) Why? In addition to more wrangling than you would see at a Texas rodeo, I’m disappointed and in some cases, appalled about some of the [...]

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AxXiom For Liberty Live! Friday Jan. 21 6-8pm Guest Amanda Teegarden

Listening info Amanda Teegarden of OK-SAFE will be our special guest this evening. She will give a run down on the upcoming GOP Precinct elections, how they work and what they are for.  Amanda will also tell us about some … Continue reading →

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Last ever US Space Shuttle flight scheduled for June. After that, can Muslim self-awareness finally be Job 1?

NASA has scheduled its last-ever US Space Shuttle mission for 28 June, 2011. Designated STS-135, it will carry a mass of supplies, parts. and whatever they can cram aboard to the International Space Station in advance of the Shuttle program coming to an end. After that, the ISS will rely solely on what can be [...]

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Bin Laden threatens France for being in Afghanistan. France is IN Afghanistan?

Yeah, heard all the “Surrender Monkey” jokes already, and I usually pass them on due to the French propensity to poop on all things American. I remember the crap about Hezbollah and France’s refusal to designate them a terrorist group, too many others to even dig up now. That would be an “I digress” moment. [...]

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Senator Haar Proves His Popular Vote Bill Is Ill-Advised

Thanks to Don1 for letting me know that Senator Ken Haar appeared on KLIN’s DriveTime Lincoln show to talk about LB583, (to download and read on your computer, click here) his bill that would award all of Nebraska’s electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote in Presidential elections. Yesterday we published an [...]

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Lots of Legislation in the Unicameral: Are You Watching?

Examining the blizzard of bills introduced in the Unicameral is likely to make one’s eyes cross. We are working through them, however. We’ve been hearing from a number of Nebraskans who are passionate about one issue or another and from those who are passing along information to help us out. We appreciate the interest, the [...]

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