Dec 30, 2010 – It will be considered first on January 4th by House Republicans alone, and then thereafter by the full House of Representatives. … This is a major improvement that could be added by amendment when House Republicans consider the package on January 4th. … It is a nice first step by Republican Leaders, and rank-and-file Republican would be wise to resist efforts to water it down and look…

Jul 28, 2011 – Then Democrats would have no choice but to pass a balanced budget amendment and reform entitlements, and the Tea Party hobbits could … First up, my rendition of the Tea Party Hobbits and Friends (click for full size): (If you can’t guess who everyone is, blame global…

Jul 27, 2011 – There’s a first time for everything.People want a deal. People want John Boehner’s deal. … And a guarantee of a losing vote on a balanced budget constitutional amendment doesn’t get you anywhere.…

Jul 25, 2011 – The first stage of the proposal calls for $1.2 trillion in discretionary spending cuts over the next 10 years, in exchange for a $1 … Under CCB, the passage of a balanced budget amendment is a pre-condition to raising the debt limit.  … Furthermore, it is unclear how much of the $1.2 trillion in first-step cuts would be implemented immediately. …

Jul 24, 2011 – In April, Republicans had their first chance to fulfill their mandate by passing a continuing resolution for FY 2011 that slashed government … majority of voters support repeal of Obamacare; 66% of adults support Cut, Cap, and Balance; 74% of adults support a balanced budget amendment…

Aug 4, 2011 – First they were concerned we did not deal with our debt problem. … I wonder if you could tell us, first off, why you wrote it and who should be interested in reading it? … district, but without earmarks they had to pass the bill on its merit and it wouldn’t pass until they added a balanced budget amendment…

Aug 2, 2011 – To forestall the coming horror, they worked tirelessly to pass a Balanced Budget Amendment, means test entitlement programs, close … announced deal, and the government’s borrowing costs rise as a result, the now relatively small spending cuts contemplated in the first…

Jul 31, 2011 – And I bet, after the first time little Sasha gets groped at the airport, TSA procedures will become a lot more “freedom-friendly.” … LIE #3: BOEHNER 7.0 WILL PROMISE “ACTION ON [OUR] BELOVED [SIC] BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT” There will be two loopholes: The mandate … will apparently be ambiguous about the version of the balanced budget amendment to be considered –- leaving open a proposal allowing…

Aug 18, 2011 – creative economy, limit our ability to access useful information online, harm competition and innovation, and test the limits of the First … Amendment.…

Aug 16, 2011 – the most dimwitted and politically unaware person in the universe would have recognized these ads for exactly what they were at a first … made if the Club for Growth produced a series of commercials starring Adam Baldwin pushing for the passage of the Balanced Budget Amendment…

Aug 25, 2011 – Well, the first comprehensive conservative report card of Congress is out, and we can now determine which members of the “Tea Party … In just the first seven months of the legislative session, they scored 30 votes in the House and 19 in the Senate, many of which dealt … First, the Senate is more decentralized, making it easier for an individual member to oppose leadership. …

Aug 25, 2011 – ”: “Rick Perry’s campaign is now distancing him from another controversial claim in his book: That we should repeal the 16th Amendment … CBO is predicting GDP growth of 2.3% this year, even though it has only grown by 0.8% for the first half of the year. … I love my bosses and my employer and the owner and was happy to accommodate their very first request in my five years of employment…

Aug 22, 2011 – Even some of his more eccentric-sounding ideas, like his criticism of the Sixteenth Amendment, are grounded in his experience balancing … racial superiority for its native people), and became independent by seceding from Mexico – to Texans, independence and secession are first…

Sep 7, 2011 – The only reason why it passed constitutional muster without the requirement of an amendment was FDR’s hardball tactics with … Or, instead of empowering government bureaucrats with even more of our money – the same bureaucrats who mismanaged it in the first … Karl Rove wants to know what a 10th amendment solution would look like vis-à-vis Social Security. …

Sep 6, 2011 – Do you think we should transform our first-to-invent system into a first-to-file system?  Is this a jobs bill? … Do you believe that the intent of the 14th amendment was to grant citizenship to the children of illegal immigrants?  … –10th Amendment:  There has been a newfound alacrity for the 10th Amendment, which states that “The powers not delegated to the United…

Sep 13, 2011 – According to the Tenth Amendment and centuries of constitutional precedent, states governments have inherent powers, subject only to … What that means – as any first year law student or person of ordinary common sense can tell you – is that when asking whether a State…

Sep 11, 2011 – Currently, I am a United Parcel Service Boeing 757/767 First Officer flying domestically and internationally. … My first reaction was to call my father, also a U.S. … On September 6, 2002, the Senate voted overwhelmingly to allow airline pilots to carry guns on an amendment to the legislation that…

Dec 20, 2023 – voted to remove former President Donald Trump from the state's 2024 GOP presidential primary ballot using Section 3 of the 14th Amendment … This marks the first time in history that this provision has been leveraged in an effort to prevent a presidential candidate from seeking … The court put its ruling on hold until Jan. 4, so Trump can first seek review from the Supreme Court.…

Dec 20, 2023 – ruled that the former president had committed "insurrection" regarding January 6th and was thereby disqualified under the 14th Amendment … Think about how ironic just the first part of Biden's statement is.…

Dec 20, 2023 – Jonathan Turley Rips Apart the Colorado Decision Booting Trump Off the Ballot First, Biden responded with the right thing, that he … Now, whether the 14th Amendment applies, we'll let the Court make that decision. But he certainly supported an insurrection.…

Dec 20, 2023 – With not quite four weeks to go until the Iowa caucuses, that first-in-the-nation presidential election indicator, former President … At first glance, it would appear that Trump and DeSantis are both losing some support at the margins to Haley. … Emerson survey was conducted from December 15th to the 17th, before the Colorado Supreme Court issued its ruling using a weak 14th Amendment…

Dec 20, 2023 – The folks trying to push the 14th Amendment agenda to get former President Donald Trump booted off ballots finally met with success … The purpose of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment — the “disqualification clause” — was to bar Confederates.   … The only narrow part of the opinion came with the interpretation of the First Amendment, where the four justices dismissed the free-speech…

Dec 20, 2023 – We have very clear documentation on the purpose of the amendment.  The circumstances of today are a lot murkier. … Amendment protects Trump’s speech and wasn’t implicitly repealed in that regard by the 14th Amendment, that the Republican Party has … a First Amendment right of association to put an ineligible candidate on its primary ballot, and even that Trump may have a legal…

Dec 19, 2023 – But even Christie found the decision by the Colorado Supreme Court booting Trump off the primary ballot under the 14th Amendment for … States by the voters of this country. pic.twitter.com/77ChhLFkFz — Chris Christie (@GovChristie) December 20, 2023 Christie noted first … As my colleague Bob Hoge reported, Vivek Ramaswamy went a step further and showed class by being the first out with a statement, saying…

Dec 19, 2023 – that 2024 GOP presidential candidate and former POTUS Donald Trump should be removed from the Republican primary ballot on 14th Amendment … the election away from the people of Colorado and robbed them of their right to vote for President Trump.This is an unprecedented First … amendment violation that must be struck down by the SCOTUS.This can not be allowed to stand. — Rep.…