Special Web Documents 2010

  • Divest Terror - Picture story 2007 - Gaffney
  • Ed Hudgins: Maryland's Regulatory Burden.
  • Links to 2008 NRA board members.

  • Picture Story: 103rd Maryland Thursday Meeting, June10, 2010.

  • Hans Bader: "Obama Uses Oil Spill to Push Corporate-Welfare Laden Global Warming Bill that BP Once Lobbied For."

  • Hans Bader: "Media Gives Disgraced Politician Eliot Spitzer a Soapbox to Lecture the Public"...on CNN.

  • Paul Chesser: "That's my Congressman, Democrat Rep. Bob Etheridge of North Carolina, who likes to know who's asking him questions.... While he got a little rough for these young questioners, I am told he did not utilize his ultimate weapon ...."

  • Freedom Action: Oppose the DISCLOSE Act, which "will place burdensome restrictions on the ability of nonprofit groups to engage in free speech and advocate for conservative, free market policies and candidates in Congressional elections." House of Representatives vote set for Thursday June 17.

  • "This Roy Blunt Ad Would Have Worked With a Horse, Too" National Review, the campaign spot.

  • Who Can You Trust in Annapolis these Days? Falknor & Hodges 9-21-2004.

  • NTU 2006: "Maryland's Fiscal Folly"
  • Ehrlich 2004 "Fees" -- NTU letter.
  • Enacted 2004 Maryland Tax Hikes (First posted on MTA).
  • Dorothy Rabinowitz discusses how the media shied away from describing the Fort Hood massacre as a terrorist act perpetrated by a Muslim jihadist.

  • New documentary film challenges the education establishment, including teachers' union, in New Jersey, the state that tops the country in per pupil spending.

  • Barbara Boxer meets "Dr. Evil" -- Michelle Malkin's YouTube says it all.

  • Brian M. Johnson of ATR: "Renewal of $50 Billion Bailout Fund Not Enough to Fix Dodd Bill."

  • CIS's James Edwards--American Common Sense and Illegal Immigration: "Kuhn crafts a plausible-sounding argument about illegal aliens possessing fewer skills and less education than legal immigrants. However, though legal immigrants aren't quite as bad off socioeconomically as are illegal aliens, they lag behind native-born Americans. That goes for poverty, health coverage, welfare usage, and similar indicators. This fact shows up in Kuhn's own examples of poverty level and high school graduation rates; illegal aliens are the worst off, legal immigrants are next, and the native-born are the best off. The American public gets that most legal immigrants aren't doctors, corporate executives, and job-creating brainiacs."Arizona Governer Jan Brewer fights back against the attacks on her state from the US president. "In Arizona, no one is laughing." See video.

  • Byron York notes "The Ten Dumbest Things Said About the ArizonaImmigration Law".

  • Arizona Immigration Law UPDATE! RSC has released a document highlighting very recent changes made to the Arizona immigration law. The bill was signed into law on April 23, 2010, the highlighted changes on April 30, 2010.

  • BlueRidge Forum: "Our Common Defense: Chilling Warnings about Iran"

  • ENCOUNTER BROADSIDES: AMMUNITION FOR INTELLIGENT DEBATE. "Encounter presents a new series of critical pamphlets from Encounter Books. Uniting an 18th-century sense of political urgency and rhetorical wit (think The Federalist Papers, Common Sense) with 21st-century technology and channels of distribution, Encounter Broadsides offer indispensable ammunition for intelligent debate on the critical issues of our time. Written with passion by some of our most authoritative authors, Encounter Broadsides make the case for liberty and the institutions of democratic capitalism at a time when they are under siege from the resurgence of collectivist sentiment."

  • "A Stiff Upper Lip Confronted Bullies" - Peter Samuel's letter in the May 14, 2010 Wall Street Journal reads in part: "[My mother] always got angry at that question, responding: 'Frightened, never. I'm British, you understand. We don't frighten. With bullies like Hitler, you never get frightened. You make jokes about them, how ridiculous they are.'" --Peter Samuel,editor of Toll Roads Newsletter, spoke at the May 13, 2010 Maryland Thursday Meeting.
  • View photos from May 13, 2010, 102nd Maryland Thursday Meeting.
  • "For Some People, Earth Day Is Pay Day." Freedom Action links to IRS Form 990s of 8 prominent environmental organizations, showing annual income and presidents' compensation.
  • Carolyn Glick: VIDEO explanation of Israel's strategic importance to the US. See also Glick's "The Strategic Foundations of the US-Israel Alliance."
  • John Berlau in Open Market: "Obama-Dodd financial bill would further enrich Goldman Sachs"
  • "Gaffney: Iran Could Have Nuke 'Any Day' Now," reports Jim Myers in NewsMax.
  • Kaja Whitehouse in New York Post: "Wall Street Suspects Goldman charges' not coincidental' to financial reform efforts."
  • Cliff Kincaid: Glenn Beck Takes a Sharp Turn to the Left.
  • "RSC Info Alert: Tax Documents

    --In light of Tax Day this month and the growing tax burdens that Americans face, the two linked documents could be useful.

    Tax Facts: The information might be useful in conveying the growing burden of complying with the federal tax code.
  • Impending Tax Increases: Unless Congress takes action, the following tax increases will automatically occur for the following years."
  • John Goodman's Health Policy Blog: "Medical Underwriting: It's Better than the Alternative."
  • John Goodman's Health Policy Blog: "Obamacare By the Numbers" -- Goodman lists claims by advocates before passage, versus actual provisions of the health care law.
  • Implementation Timeline for the Government Takeover of Healthcare: H.R. 3590 and the Reconciliation Package. Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) and Paul Teller: Republican Study Committee.
  • Extended Summary of the Democrats' Government Takeover of Health Care (H.R. 3590) and Reconciliation (H.R. 4872). Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) and Paul Teller: Republican Study Committee Policy Brief.
  • Here is CEI's James Edward's useful list of immigration-related provisions in the Senate version (the one enacted) of Obamacare. Note Edwards' discovery that - -"The Senate bill exempts illegal aliens from the mandate that everyone have health insurance or else face a tax penalty. This perverse exemption unfairly treats illegal aliens better than the bill treats American citizens."
  • Center for Immigration Studies spells out the multiple dangers of the recently introduced "Comprehensive Immigration Reform for America's Security and Prosperity Act of 2009 (CIR ASAP) (HR 4321)."
  • Tax Freedom Day Was April 19th in Maryland. Maryland's State/Local Tax Burden is Fourth-highest in Nation, reports the Tax Foundation. "Estimated at 10.8% of income, Maryland's state/local tax burden percentage ranks 4th highest nationally, well above the national average of 9.7%. Maryland taxpayers pay $5,669 per capita in state and local taxes. "
  • Peter Samuel: Fresh thinking on $s for transportation. April 23, 1003.
  • John Berlau: Health Care- Fix middle-class “medicine cabinet tax” in reconciliation. Health care law's new txes on OTC meds.House Republican Study Committee: "Government Takeover of Health Care - WHAT CONSERVATIVES NEED TO KNOW"- in 1 page.
  • John Berlau on "Dodd's Main Street Punishment Bill" on biggovernment.com. "With the focus this week on health care’s 'home stretch'and concerns about government limiting the ability of ordinary Americans to make choices about medical treatment, another threat to freedom is accelerating that could harm Americans’ abilities to start a business, invest for retirement, and get affordable home and auto insurance policies. On Monday, after abruptly shutting down earnest negotiations between Senate Republicans, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd announced a partisan so-called financial regulatory reform bill that he will try to ram through his committee within a week." See earlier group letter on "proxy access."
  • Info from NumbersUSA: Tea Parties Against Amnesty and Illegal Immigration April 15-17 (Round 2). Last Few Days to Sign Up to Create/Attend Rallies
  • Pew Report on Pension Crisis in the States - pdf of image.
  • NumbersUSA Tea Parties Announcement - Against Amnesty and Illegal Immigration, April 15-17
  • Picture Story, Maryland Thursday Meeting, April 8, 2010.
  • Raging Elephants Boot Camp, Wednesday, April 7th, 6:00pm-9:00pm, Eldersburg Senior Center, 5928 Mineral Hill Road, Eldersburg. See flyer. RSVP with Kathy at carrollrepublicanwomen@yahoo.com
  • Mark Scribner on OpenMarket.org: "Property Rights Under Siege." More.
  • Family Security Matters: "Exclusive: Texas Textbook Wars Would Affect All of Our Nation’s Students." More.
  • TESTIMONY ON GOVERNOR MARTIN O'MALLEY'S TAX CREDIT BILL. Hayley Paterson in the Washington Examiner writes on 2/8/2010: "But [Susan]Payne said data from the Maryland Vehicle Administration shows illegal aliens can skirt the system. 'We know that illegal aliens have served on our juries. We suspect highly that they have registered to vote, and we know they can get worker's compensation,' she said. A packed hearing room gave Payne a standing ovation for her testimony." Read more.
  • LANDMARK Supreme Court decision reverses major parts of Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 , ruling on appeal on Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission, January 21, 2010.
  • Fresh thinking on $'s for transportation, by Peter Samuel, April 23, 2003

  • FACTS & INFORMED OPINION on
    INTENTIONAL and SOLAR EMP THREATS

    Is Iran Planning a ‘Catastrophic’ EMP Strike on the US?

    New Report Projects $34 - $770 Billion Blow to the Baltimore-Washington, DC – Richmond Economy from EMP Attack; Local Governments Could Protect Critical Infrastructure & EMP Survivable Networks. (Instant Access Networks)

    "DIRTY 'e-bombs' a threat to airliners" (Mark Rutherford in Military Tech)

    History & Current Threat (Emprimus)

    Empact America Inc.

    EMP Commission Report: Critical National Infrastructures & EMP Commission Background and Authorities

     

  • Picture story for 3-11-2010.

  • NRCC's Deal Watch:" Deal-a-palooza" on health care bill.

  • Michael Hammond Analyzes Procedural and Substantive Wrongs in House ObamaCare Struggle

  • Hammond 3-18-2010: "Violations of rules (Constitutional and Otherwise)" "If the House can create rules to ignore the Constitution's requirement that the House vote on an issue before it becomes law, then it can create rules to 'deem' a veto override."

  • Hammond 3-17-2010: "Three ObamaCare lies -- and the Rebuttal to Them"
    Lie #1: Pelosi: "Republicans used [self-executing rules], perhaps hundreds of times..."
    Lie #2: "Reconciliation has been used extensively in contexts analogous to ObamaCare -- most often by Republicans."
    Lie #3: "Any number of people: 'This bill does not provide for taxpayer funding of abortion.'"

    From Michael Hammond: "You and Your Neighbors Will Determine the Fate of ObamaCare -- And the Future of America."

    See Mike's action letter -- with a pre-written letter to send to representatives.

    Michael W. McConnell, Wall Street Journal, March 15, 2010.The House Health-Care Vote and the Constitution: No bill can become law unless the exact same text is approved by a majority of both houses of Congress.

  • Michael W. McConnell, Wall Street Journal, March 20, 2010. The Health Vote and the Constitution—II
    The House can't approve the Senate bill in the same legislation by which it approves changes to the Senate bill.

  • Mr. McConnell, a former federal judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, is a law professor at Stanford University and director of the Stanford Constitutional Law Center.

  • PROXY ACCESS -- Major threat to America's companies: "It's like Sarbanes-Oxley, McCain-Finegold, and the Fairness Doctrine all rolled into one," says John Berlau of CEI. See groupRead Berlau's article "Obama-Dodd-Alinksy shareholder jujitsu." See also more recent Berlau article: "The Corker-Dodd-Alinski Bill?" Center Right Coalition Letter Warns About 'Proxy Access'"

  • 'The Rules Committee Can Do Just About Anything' , Daniel Foster, National Review Online
    3/10/2010 - UPDATED: 5:47 P.M.

  • Americans for Tax Reform Report: "Obama Proposes Over $220 Billion in New Energy Taxes." Read more.

  • Baron Bodissey on Gates of Vienna: "The Pilot Shark for British Sharia."

  • TEA PARTIES AND IMMIGRATION:
    --Greg Kline, The Conservative Refuge: "Are We Forgetting Something?"
    --Ann Corcoran, Potomac Tea Party Report: Truth in Tea-Party     Advertising"

  • "Brit Hume and Public Profession of Faith," posted by hogan on RedState.

  • Virginia Anti-Sharia Task Force asks House of Delegates "to withdraw the invitation to Imam Johari Abdul-Malik of the Dar Al Hijrah mosque in Falls Church ... to open the Thursday, March 11 session with a prayer." More.

  • Delegate Bob Marshall asks Attorney General Cuccinelli for legal opinion on agreement to include $76 million in new fees in the Budget law of Virginia.

  • Committee for Justice Blog: Activists sign on to letter concerning legal issues in health care reform.

  • Maryland Taxpayers Bill of Rights amendmentproposed for 2010: see fiscal note.

  • Michael Hammond Analyzes the New Obama Health Care Draft 2/22/2010

  • Steve Hanke: "In his formal paper, 'Monetary Policy and the Housing Bubble,' Chairman Bernanke argues that the Fed’s monetary policy was not responsible for the U.S. housing bubble. He claims that faulty regulation was the primary culprit. Chairman Bernanke’s claim is a great canard. The Fed is a serial bubble blower."

  • The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) presents: "Spotlight on Speech Codes 2010: The State of Free Speech on Our Nation's Campuses. This report examines policies at 375 of the largest and most prestigious American colleges and universities. FIRE found that while the percentage of public campuses that unconstitutionally restrict student speech dropped from 77 percent to 71 percent, the percentage of private campuses that similarly restrict freedom of speech has risen by 3 points from 67 to 70 percent." (Underlining added)

  • The Republican Alternative: Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, Hails CBO Report on Republican Health Care Bill.

  • GOP Alternative Health Reform Bill: GOP Summary | GOP TEXT | GOP section-by-section analysis.

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