Dec 31, 2013 – also sees the fiscal irresponsibility in D.C. and believes that the appropriators must be restrained by a real Balanced Budget Amendment … We can do these things, but first we need make sure Ken Buck has the funds he needs to win.…

Dec 30, 2013 – Probably the single most important remaining constituency of the Republican “ground game” is the Second Amendment community. … So the message to gun owners is this: A vote for anyone with a “D” after their name is a vote to repeal the Second Amendment. … Barack Obama, on the other hand, came out of the shutdown with Americans realizing, for the first time, that he was not a nice person…

Jun 16, 2011 – To that end, the RSC is offering an amendment today which would cut an additional $1.8 billion from the USDA. … It’s the brand-new Proposition 26, a constitutional amendment passed in November, that the tax violates. … And no, Proposition 25, another constitutional amendment also passed in November, doesn’t change that fact.…

Jun 15, 2011 – Yesterday, Gregg wrote an Op Ed for The Hill where he thrashed the Balanced Budget Amendment “to dodge debt-ceiling action.”  … Gregg falsely implies that the demand of conservatives is to get the constitutional amendment ratified by 37 states. … First, one has to remember the record of Judd Gregg to judge his motivation to trash a Balanced Budget Amendment that is supported…

Jun 14, 2011 – could come anytime, so they have turned their organizing skills toward a counteroffensive, decrying the inquiry as a threat to their First … Amendment rights.…

Jun 14, 2011 – ” to a “first-to-file” system. … Most of the rest of the world now uses a “first-to-file” system that rewards whoever submits their patent application first, regardless … for something the inventor invented first.…

Jun 13, 2011 – We’ve Key Voted a “Yes” vote to Senator Coburn’s Amendment to kill Ethanol Subsidies. … We have an opportunity to strike deep into the heart of Big Ethanol – Senator Coburn’s Amendment repeals not only the tax credit, but … Senator Coburn’s Amendment is #436 to S. 782 and will most likely be voted on tomorrow. He needs 60 votes for cloture.…

Jun 29, 2011 – In the first battle of the Texas Revolution that eventually led to our independence, 140 brave Texians stood their ground against tyranny … This is why I signed the Cut, Cap & Balance pledge because I believe a Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S.…

Jun 29, 2011 – First off this morning, I hope you will call Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) today at (202) 224-5323 and tell him thank you for standing … You should stop dragging your feet hoping to get the votes for the Lee-Cornyn-Hatch Balanced Budget Amendment or the Walsh version…

Jun 29, 2011 – If At First You Don’t Succeed 2. The Immigration Policy of Absurdistan: Legal is Illegal; Illegal is Legal 3. … If At First You Don’t Succeed First off this morning, I hope you will call Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) today at (202) 224-5323 and … You should stop dragging your feet hoping to get the votes for the Lee-Cornyn-Hatch Balanced Budget Amendment or the Walsh version…

Jun 28, 2011 – be increased that led to the Cut, Cap, Balance Pledge — force real and sizable cuts, cap spending, and pass a Balanced Budget Amendment … Now is the time for conservatives to up the ante and pledge scorched earth on Republicans who raise the debt ceiling without first … cutting spending significantly, imposing enforceable caps on spending, and passing the Lee-Cornyn-Hatch Balanced Budget Amendment a…

Jun 28, 2011 – The Supreme Court threw out California’s video game censorship for the children, ruling in Brown v EMA that it violated the First Amendment … I love video games, but I agree with Justice Thomas who with Justice Breyer dissented, putting the rights of parents first, and showing…

Jun 27, 2011 – So here’s a better idea: First, Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey needs to get repeated votes on his bill to require that interest … The nominations bill, S. 679, currently pending in the Senate, has a big hidden amendment to ObamaCare in it. … They rose, in many cases, close to double digits in the first year.…

Jun 27, 2011 – terrible crisis, then the best option should be to do nothing — either extract major cuts, cap spending, and get a balanced budget amendment … Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the nation’s stockpile supposedly set aside for emergency supply disruptions.Upon hearing the news, my first…

Jun 24, 2011 – candidate for Congress — incumbent or challenger — who does not sign a pledge promising not to vote for a debt limit increase without first … passing a balanced budget amendment, making deep spending cuts and putting strict limits on future government spending. … primary Republicans who raise the debt ceiling without extracting serious concessions to include passage of a Balanced Budget Amendment…

Jun 23, 2011 – and Ben Domenech are joined by Mario Loyola to discuss the court challenge of Obamacare’s expansion of Medicaid, how the Tenth Amendment … So, the individual mandate is there to solve a problem that’s created by Federal regulation in the first place. … How much the 10th Amendment is not just an abstract principal. The 10th amendment was meant to protect self-government.…

Jun 21, 2011 – The bill changes American patent law into European patent law by granting patents to those who file first – giving big corporations … This violates the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution and constitutes a “takings” without just compensation.  …

Jun 21, 2011 – And even more pointed questions about why conducting what has been categorized as being a stealth political attack on Second Amendment … Feel free to first respond by saying “So… guns don’t kill people: people kill people, right?”…

Jun 21, 2011 – If any Republican dares to raise the debt ceiling without first ensuring (1) cuts in the budget; (2) caps in spending; and (3) the … Lee-Cornyn-Hatch Balanced Budget Amendment makes it out to the states, conservatives must agree to at least attempt to find someone … There must be scorched earth against any who vote to raise the debt ceiling without cutting, capping, and balancing first.…

Jun 20, 2011 – met: (1) substantial cuts in spending; (2) enforceable spending caps; and (3) passage of the Lee-Cornyn-Hatch Balanced Budget Amendment … Here’s the Erick Erickson Pledge: I pledge that if any Republican votes to increase the debt ceiling without first cutting, capping … debt ceiling without forcing (1) substantial cuts; (2) enforceable caps; and (3) sending the Lee-Cornyn-Hatch Balanced Budget Amendment…

Jun 20, 2011 – met: (1) substantial cuts in spending; (2) enforceable spending caps; and (3) passage of the Lee-Cornyn-Hatch Balanced Budget Amendment … If the union won, it would have been the first-ever unionized Target in the nation.…

Jul 7, 2011 – Then, there will be no excuses for opposing a Balanced Budget Amendment. … selected individuals, industries, or social engineering endeavors – and those “credits” granted to people who have no tax debit in the first … problem, we can proceed to the real deficit reduction mechanisms; free market entitlement program reforms and a Balanced Budget Amendment…

Jul 7, 2011 – Some, however, are arguing that a Balanced Budget Amendment will never pass, so why bother? … In reality, Republicans won’t get a two-thirds vote in either House when they first bring the Balanced Budget Amendment to the floor … If they do, they will have their way and get a Balanced Budget Amendment.…

Jul 18, 2011 – But when looking to endorse candidates, those who express a willingness to support someone else first will certainly be given more … McConnell sat by idly as sponsors of the bill played “let’s make a deal” — offering amendment after amendment to buy off opponents … to the Incumbent Protection Act a/k/a the Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act to take away the free speech rights of Second Amendment…

Jul 13, 2011 – As I first out of the gate and drew the most ire from McConnell supporters, I think it is safe to conclude they are unhappy with me … The GOP should do the same — show an absolute unwillingness to raise the debt ceiling without their balanced budget amendment passing…