More government waste….
A House of Representatives panel yesterday voted 30-17 to approve a measure that would strengthen the safety requirements for mines in the US, mainly due to the disaster that claimed the lives of 29 coal miners in West Virginia earlier. The bill, of course, was opposed by the mining industry and a number of GOP [...]
Obama Needs To Exercise Political Courage
Congress is on the verge of passing the appropriations bill for the next fiscal year, with something akin to 8,000 earmarks contained therein for pet projects in various states and congressional districts. Although promising in his campaign to fight the practice of earmarks, President Obama has released statements from the White House indicating that he [...]
Politics Defeat Principle, Again….
On Tuesday a measure was scheduled to go to the House of Representatives that would allow voting rights and a seat in the House to the District of Columbia. That measure has been stalled because a group of conservative Senators has inserted into the bill an amendment to repeal D.C.’s strict gun-control laws, which include [...]
NonPart Coins A New Term
Dec. 20, 2008. From this point foreword all persons elected to fill various offices of the government of the United States of America and the various states and municipalities therein shall be referred to by NonPart as “Elected Employees.” Call them officials, congresspersons, secretaries, governors, legislators, or whatever you want. It’s long past time we [...]
Has Anyone Read the Constitution Lately?
The United States Constitution clearly spells out the duties, authorities, and responsibilities of the various branches of government. Afraid of creating an executive branch with too much power, they placed the power to appropriate government funds into the hands of Congress. Over the course of the past 8 years we have watched (some of us, [...]
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