From the News

247 – Compulsory Voting

Do the American people have a right to vote or a duty? The difference may seem minor, but according to a proposed bill in Connecticut, it’s the difference between whether or not you can be fined for not voting.

245 – Is the Second Trump Impeachment Constitutional?

There’s been a lot of chatter about the second Trump impeachment. Some claim it is constitutional, others say no. The word “unprecedented” seems to be in just about every article about the topic. I think it’s time we look at this subject and see what the Constitution says about the topic.

243 – Massachusetts v. New Hampshire Interstate Income Tax Suit

New Hampshire actually sued Massachusetts back in October, 2020, but with all that has been going on, it didn’t float to the top of my list. Now, at this point, I thought it would be a good time to take a break from our regular government insanity and look at something a little closer to home. This is not just for those in New Hampshire though, because this case has implications for every small business owner in America.

When New Hampshire originally sued Massachusetts, it seemed it was only about collecting income tax from non-residents. After I looked at the complaint though, I think we should make the exact same argument about interstate sales taxes as well.

241 – State Extortion

I see it all the time in the media. Examples of states intimidating and extorting their own citizens in an effort to consolidate their power. So today, I want to look at some of the recent examples of this and give you some tools to protect yourself and your neighbors.

239 – New York Internment Camps?

Having lived most of my life in the Empire State and still having friends and family there, I found Assembly Bill 416 (A.416) to be more than just disturbing, I found it both frightening and disgusting. Why? Because it reminded me of some of the most despotic and egregious violations of human rights in history. It seems Santayana was correct, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”

237 – Is Freedom Of Speech Dead in America?

Sure, the First Amendment to the Constituiton of the United States says Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech. The the Constitutions of our states may protect freedom of speech as well. But has the concept of free speech become lost in the very psyche of the American people? Recent events show that, while Freedom of Speech may not be dead, it certainly is mortally wounded.

235 – Gohmert’s Gambit

There has been a lot of news about Rep. Gohmert’s lawsuit against Vice-President Pence regarding the counting of the votes of the Presidential Electors. Much of the reporting is wrong, but then, so is much of what I found in the actual suit. Rather than reviewing all of the misinformation coming out of the news media, I went right to the lawsuit, and found plenty of misinformation for this article.

231 – The Insurrection Act

I have heard a lot of talk lately about the institution of the Insurrection Act and martial law. In an effort to keep us focused on facts, I thought it would be a good idea to review the Insurrection Act, see what powers are legally delegated to the United States, and hopefully dispel some rumors you might have heard.