Dakota Voice

Senator Tim Johnson: Squarely on the Wrong Side of History

The Rapid City Journal reported yesterday that Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) released a statement regarding his support for the unconstitutional government health care bill in congress. It was, shall we say, very interesting. While Johnson says he wants to be "on the right side of history" with his health care vote, he has made it overwhelmingly clear that he could not be more on the wrong side of history--with all the failures of socialism.

The Economics of Abortion

If our society chooses to embrace the notion that the unborn only matter when they are wanted (and affordable), it is only a matter of time before we allow ourselves to be persuaded that the human rights of infants, the disabled, the elderly, the poor, the unproductive, or even the unemployed are similarly mutable. This way of looking at our fellow humans – no matter how cleverly disguised by the rhetoric of “rights” or “dignity” – is evidence of a poisonous and depraved state of mind.

Unions, public schools, and minority children

Speaking a couple years ago about technology and education, Apple CEO and founder Steve Jobs said that technology wouldn't matter as long as you can't fire teachers. "I believe that what is wrong with our schools in this nation is that they have become unionized in the worst possible way," he said. Jobs likened schools to running a small business that he said could never succeed if you can't hire and fire. Reasonable? I think so.

South Dakota Joins Challenge Against EPA

The Feds just aren't able to get away with pushing around the people and the states like they used to. In addition to resisting the federal government's unconstitutional actions with regard to firearms and health care, now a dozen states or more are challenging the EPA's crazy global warming standards.

Two More States Threaten to Sue over Govt Health Care

Attorney Generals from Florida and South Carolina are joining the Virginia AG (and the Landmark Legal Foundation) in warning congress not to proceed with this unconstitutional plan to ram through this unconstitutional government health care bill. Most of the 50 states are already moving to protect their citizens from this unconstitutional bill, even as socialists in congress grit their teeth and prepare to ram it down America's throat.

Poll: Anti-Incumbent Tide is High

The latest poll from Fox News reflects the foul mood of the average American today. 68% of voters would vote out all incumbents, with only 20% voting to keep all incumbents. A day of reckoning is coming on November 2...and perhaps earlier for some in the primaries.

SD Governor Candidate Howie: Current Budget Proposal Fatally Flawed

During a press conference today, State Senator and gubernatorial candidate Gordon Howie called the budget proposals by the Governor and the Legislative leadership “fatally flawed.”

European Carbon Market Scandal Illustrates Insanity

Consider the so-called modern invention known as the "carbon market." These "carbon credits" aren't anything that really exists like apples, corn, cell phones or widgets. They don't actually do anything like a vacuum cleaner, a car or a hammer. And they don't affect anything that can be measured, since the hypothesis of anthropogenic global warming cannot be measured with real science and all real evidence points to natural and cyclic climate change.

Dutch Military: A Lesson Against ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repeal?

Our government is considering allowing homosexuals to serve openly in the U.S. military by rescinding Bill Clinton's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy which allows homosexuals to serve in the military as long as their sexual behavior is kept secret. But General John Sheehan testified before congress and revealed an important lesson which illustrates why this would be foolhardy.

Star Parker to Run for Congress?

Marvin Olasky's latest column says that it looks very likely that author and columnist Star Parker will be running for congress against incumbent Democrat Rep. Laura Richardson to represent the 37th District of California. This dynamic woman who walked out of a life of welfare and multiple abortions could set Washington D.C. on fire.

Predictions of Global Warming Hysterics are All Wet

Here are three great quotes from "scientists" who have been pushing environmental extremism for years, and continue to push the hoax of anthropogenic global warming on society. They demonstrate that the so-called "scientific" predictions of these radicals are not grounded in science and are actually worthless.

CBO: You Must Buy $12,000 Health Care Policy

Would you like to shell out an average of $12,000 for a health insurance policy each year--whether you get any help from your employer or the government or not? The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) says that honor will be yours if socialists in Washington D.C. get their way and ram through this government health care plan. The plan also contains the seeds of the complete destruction of our free market system which will force everyone onto the government dole.

The Census: Counting Illegal Aliens, Distorting Representation

John S. Baker and Elliot Stonecipher have an informative article at the Wall Street Journal on one of the many unconstitutional aspects of the 2010 census. This one looks primarily at how the census, because it counts illegal aliens like citizens, will result in some states receiving too many seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, and other states unfairly receiving too few representative seats.

Pelosi Health Care Deeming Plan Stinks Too Much for her House Whip

Do you know how bad is Speaker Nancy Pelosi's plan to wave her imperial wand and deem the unconstitutional government health care bill "passed?" It's so bad that even one of her floor whips (whose job it is to whip up votes to support the Speaker's initiatives) Rep. Stephen Lynch, a Democrat from the People's Republic of Massachusetts, says it stinks.

Virginia AG: Don’t Pass Govt Health Care Without a Vote

The Attorney General of Virginia is the latest state official to warn congress not to pull yet another fast one in their attempt to ram government health care down the throats of the American people. AG Kenneth Cuccinelli has sent a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, warning her there would be a constitutional challenge if she attempted to ram through government health care without a vote of the people's representatives.