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  1. 30 Reasons Republicans Lost The Election https://redstate.com/mikehammond/2012/11/07/30-reasons-republicans-lost-the-election-n47984
    A year and a half ago, when Senator Rand Paul literally forced the Senate to consider an amendment to exempt gun records (4473’s) from … In Particular, The Second Amendment Community Became More And More Livid At Boehner’s Reluctance To Force A Show-Down On “Fast And … Thus, Rather Than Making Things Happen, Conservatives Became A “Peanut Gallery” Cheering Section, Hoping Events Like The First Debate…
  2. Susan Estrich's barren complaints about Obama's future tax hike plans. https://redstate.com/moe_lane/2012/11/20/susan-estrichs-barren-complaints-about-obamas-future-tax-hike-plans-n44955
    Not that it matters: Susan Estrich’s use to Obama disappeared the second the polls closed, and thanks to the 22nd Amendment he’ll never … ever have to care about her again… Moe Lane (crosspost) PS: You should have seen the first draft of this.…
  3. Gov. John Hickenlooper (D, CO) to set up task force to stymie pot legalization. https://redstate.com/moe_lane/2012/11/28/gov-john-hickenloop…d-co-to-set-up-task-force-to-stymie-pot-legalization-n44986
    over pot legalization that’s been stacked with groups that can be relied upon to bitterly resent pot legalization is an excellent first … So is ‘asking for guidance‘ from the Justice Department, which is code for Get this stupid amendment bogged down in court, already.…
  4. Ted Cruz's First Decision is a Huge Deal https://redstate.com/erick/2012/11/28/ted-cruzs-first-decision-is-a-huge-deal-n44984
    going to Washington sell out the conviction he ran on, but actually, as we’ve all known, does believe in federalism, the tenth amendment … He’s very much a proponent of the 10th Amendment. … This is a most excellent first step by the Senator-Elect from Texas. The conservative movement should congratulate Ted Cruz.…
  5. Harry Reid: The Bully on the Playground https://redstate.com/mikehammond/2012/11/27/harry-reid-the-bully-on-the-playground-n48252
    What is true is that Reid routinely files cloture on matters before the first word has come out of either side’s mouth. … Thus, Reid effectively shuts off any debate or amendment on some of the most important issues of our time. … Remember several things: First, two years ago, Reid promised that he would reciprocate for Republican concessions by allowing the…
  6. "We Are Ohio" Makes the Union Case Against Right to Work https://redstate.com/jasonahart/2012/11/26/we-are-ohio-makes-the-union-case-against-right-to-work-n47922
    We Are Ohio’s slogan regarding the constitutional amendment proposed by Ohioans for Workplace Freedom reads like a combination of George … or describing what the amendment would actually do. … The full text of the proposed amendment to the Ohio Constitution is included below.…
  7. Dog Bites Man. Man Bites Back: The UAW's King made Michigan's Right-To-Work bed. https://redstate.com/laborunionreport/2012/12/13/dog-bites-m…s-back-the-uaws-king-made-michigans-right-to-work-bed-n45083
    With his March announcement of a constitutional amendment to ban right-to-work and reverse Republican-led government reforms, sources … It was the UAW’s Bob King who fired the first shot.…
  8. “Next Time We’ll Really Stick it to Obama” https://redstate.com/dhorowitz3/2012/12/13/next-time-well-really-stick-it-to-obama-n45082
    transformational change, such as free market entitlement reform, elimination of a number of discretionary departments, or a balanced budget amendment … Boehner and the boys are scared to fight now; for the same reason they were scared to fight a dozen other times, including during the first…
  9. Workplace Freedom in Michigan Ups the Ante for Ohio https://redstate.com/jasonahart/2012/12/12/workplace-freedom-in-michigan-ups-the-ante-for-ohio-n48166
    Thompson, who wrote the Ohio Health Care Freedom Amendment, also authored the amendment to the Ohio Constitution proposed by Ohioans … “Between 1947 and 1992, the number of jobs grew by 88.5 percent in first-tier counties on the pro-business side, 26 percentage points … more than the 62.6 percent increase for first-tier counties on the anti-business side,” Holmes wrote in the Spring 2000 issue of the…
  10. Let’s Just Call the Bush Tax Rates a Subsidy https://redstate.com/dhorowitz3/2012/12/11/lets-just-call-the-bush-tax-rates-a-subsidy-n45068
    Last June, Senator Rand Paul illustrated this liberal hypocrisy by introducing an amendment to the Farm Bill, S. 3240, which would … Only 1 Democrat (Herb Kohl) in the entire Senate voted for this amendment. So what gives?  … It’s not evil to be rich, so long as that wealth is first transferred through the circuitous cycle of government, special interests…
  11. The Return Of The Scary Gun Ban. 2012 Edition. https://redstate.com/streiff/2012/12/18/the-return-of-the-scary-gun-ban-2012-edition-n45109
    This ban was a truly bad idea when it was first imposed under the equally feckless Bill Clinton in 1994 as the Orwellian named Public … Back in 2004, when the first assault weapons ban had lapsed and Senator Dianne Feinstein was trying to generate interest in its extension … The ban on assault weapon simply allows the anti-Second Amendment people to use the next tragedy… and the last body had hardly hit…
  12. Question One in Our National Conversation: Why Did Gun Control Fail the Families of Newtown https://redstate.com/thomas/2012/12/17/question-one-in-our-n…tion-why-did-gun-control-fail-the-families-of-newtown-n45103
    whom they wouldn’t care were they just inside the birth canal, let’s have the “conversation” about pretending away the Second Amendment … Because they want to change the law, the burden of proof lies on them; so here is the first question they must answer: Why didn’t … But if we are to discuss the value of gun restrictions, we first need an explanation from gun control advocates of why their ideas…
  13. Whether the Semi-Automatic Weapons Ban Passes Depends on What Happens to the Senate Rules https://redstate.com/mikehammond/2013/01/04/whether-the-semi…passes-may-depend-on-what-happens-to-the-senate-rules-n48253
    But the first step will be to demolish the Senate rules so that gun control only requires 50 votes -– or so that gun control can be … The first McCain-Levin rules change would make it impossible to fight a motion to proceed to gun control legislation.   … Senator Rand Paul is currently planning to offer an  amendment requiring a two-thirds vote in the Senate before any anti-gun measure…
  14. Tech at Night: Sales tax deal is dead. Silly video privacy law gone. Obama makes life harder. https://redstate.com/neil_stevens/2013/01/03/tech-at-night-s…silly-video-privacy-law-gone-obama-makes-life-harder-n45184
    The First Amendment is an important part of the Constitution to remember when it comes to these issues, he reminds us.…
  15. Let's Give Up on Professor Louis Michael Seidman https://redstate.com/andrewhyman/2013/01/02/lets-give-up-on-professor-louis-michael-seidman-n48216
    Even if something in the Constitution did stand in the way, what’s so onerous about the amendment process?   … John Adams supported the Alien and Sedition Acts, which violated the First Amendment’s guarantee of freedom of speech. … Amendment, as Professor Seidman wrongly suggests.…
  16. A New Agenda https://redstate.com/erick/2013/01/02/a-new-agenda-n45174
    But in doing so, they need to move economic conservatism away from just tired old 20th century rhetoric into the twenty-first century … It is one of the few striking issues besides the second amendment.…
  17. Fiscal Deal: Tax Hikes, Green Pork, Stimulus, Oh My https://redstate.com/dhorowitz3/2012/12/31/fiscal-deal-tax-hikes-green-pork-stimulus-oh-my-n45166
    Of course, there is no agreement that Senate Democrats must formulate a budget for the first time in 1342 days. … House conservatives must demand an open floor process so they can offer an amendment to fully extend all the rates including making…
  18. Gun Control, Gun Rights, Gun Politics and Newtown: Part I of II https://redstate.com/dan_mclaughlin/2012/12/26/gun-control-gun-rights-gun-politics-and-newtown-part-i-of-ii-n45152
    They turned the group into a political force, with the Second Amendment as their bible. … During the war, however, blacks obtained guns for the first time. … Which brings us to the Second Amendment – why we have one, what it means, and why it matters. What Is The Second Amendment?…
  19. What Time Is It? It's Time To Cheat https://redstate.com/mikehammond/2011/01/10/what-time-is-it-its-time-to-cheat-n37557
    So what do you think Senate Democrats are doing during the first twenty days of the new Congress? … But first, some background: WHAT DO I MEAN BY “CHEAT SCHEME”? … First, we can’t be sure of the political landscape in 2013.…
  20. Ted Cruz Makes it a New Game for U.S. Senate in Texas https://redstate.com/hogan/2011/01/19/ted-cruz-makes-it-a-new-game-for-us-senate-in-texas-n37650
    But what makes Ted a truly remarkable candidate are two things: first, his deeply held and very well articulated belief in America … He has fought, among other things, to defend the Second Amendment, to protect American sovereignty, to fight for religious freedom,…
  21. Force Congress to Stop the Debt https://redstate.com/erick/2011/01/18/force-congress-to-stop-the-debt-n37639
    In 1997, the United States Senate voted on a balanced budget amendment. … Jim DeMint and several of his colleagues are pushing a modified Balanced Budget Amendment and they want our help. … First, visit http://stopthedebtpledge.com and sign our “Stop the Debt” pledge.…
  22. What Is Wrong With Democrat Senate Rules Changes https://redstate.com/mikehammond/2011/01/16/what-is-wrong-with-democrat-senate-rules-changes-n37619
    : First, under current rules, Reid can force a “Mr. … WHAT’S WRONG WITH THAT: First, Reid would have an absolute right to offer his composite vote-buying amendment, while people like DeMint … has had an opportunity to offer an amendment.…
  23. Turning up the rhetoric to 11 https://redstate.com/bs/2011/01/15/turning-up-the-rhetoric-to-11-n37614
    The first boundary is legal. Words inciting violence or panic are excepted from First Amendment protections. … And the first thing we can do is to crank down the rhetoric a few notches.” Shocked?  I thought not.  …
  24. The Second Amendment Under Attack In 2011 https://redstate.com/brian_d/2011/01/15/the-second-amendment-under-attack-in-2011-n37613
    This is not the time to restrict the Second Amendment rights of Americans to defend themselves from unbalanced individuals. … Expect 2011 to be a year when the opponents of the Second Amendment try to push for legislation to take away your rights to “keep and … The Second Amendment should not be restricted because of the act of one madman in Arizona. …
  25. Gun Control and the Tucson Shootings https://redstate.com/streiff/2011/01/13/gun-control-and-the-tucson-shootings-n37594
    For reasons that are really unclear to me, one of our own elected officials, Peter King (R-NY) was among the first on this bandwagon … “The Second Amendment is not about hunting deer or keeping a pistol in your nightstand,” the Texas Republican declared in 2006. … The Second Amendment grants the Right to Keep and Bear Arms.…