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“[An] Enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent Term of ten Years, in such Manner as they shall by Law direct.”

Our representative republic depends upon an accurate count of citizens living in the United States. We have a responsibilty to provide the information needed, but there is no mention in the Constitution about the need for private information. Read more »

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. Read more »

Keli (”Liberty Belle”) Carender became one of the founding mothers of the Tea Party Movement when she organized the Seattle protest against the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, a.k.a. Porkulus. In a letter sent to Michelle Malkin she reminds us of what the first “tea party” was about back in 1773 and how Americans are suffering similar oppression under present day tyrants. Patriots today have told the political elites that we have had enough and that we demand that the government be yoked and constrained according to the limits laid out in our Constitution. The desire for liberty still burns hot in the hearts of most Americans, and therein lies our hope for a renewal of the founding principles. Read more »

For several months, CNS News has been doing the yeoman’s work (the work the “mainstream” media won’t do) of challenging our representatives on Capitol Hill about the constitutionality of socialized health care. Their efforts have revealed some pretty interesting, and pretty pathetic, responses. Read more »

Senator Harry Reid is worked up that Senator John McCain doesn’t seem to be acting like a RINO anymore. “He’s against everything! He didn’t used to be against everything.” Read more »

The latest polling finds Republican Scott Brown ahead of Democrat Martha Coakley in the race for the late Ted Kennedy’s senate seat from Massachusetts. This was supposed to be a safe seat for Democrats. Read more »

Every U.S. Senator who voted for the health care reform bill “stuck” every state in the Union with a big bill that no state needs right now during a recession and falling revenues. Read more »

You remember the unconstitutional waste of money program known as Cash for Clunkers, right? Did you know the liberals in congress have a new cash giveaway program to waste your money? Read more »

The U.S. Senate preens and postures about fairness and equality, but when it comes right down to it, all they want is a higher price for the screwing they’re giving the American people. Read more »

There is a co-regency between ignorance and arrogance in congress because many of our leaders in Washington feel entitled to ignore the U.S. Constitution and just make up stuff they feel we the little people need to have forced on us. Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) is the latest senator to fail the question of constitutionality on government health care. Read more »

Senator Mary landriew (D-LA), an elected representative of the people who is sworn to uphold the U.S. Constitution, joins the ranks of those elected representatives exposed for not knowing where constitutional authority resides for congress to meddle in the health care system…yet are eager to meddle anyway. Read more »

Longstanding tradition involves waiving the reading of a congressional bill before the vote, but Senator Tom Coburn is calling for a reading of the 2,074-page health care bill. With stakes this high, if our representatives can’t find the time or energy to read the bill, it seems the least they could do is pull up a chair and listen. Read more »

As a majority of representatives and senators in congress display their contempt for the U.S. Constitution, our freedom and the American way of life, WorldNetDaily is backing a hugely successful effort to send a colorful message to socialists in congress: pink slips. Read more »

If you support a bill or amendment or procedure to forward a bill or amendment without reading it, studying it, and allowing the voters to review it and advise you, then you are an irresponsible legislator. And the label of “IRRESPONSIBLE” will stick on you in the next election. Read more »

Dr. Walter Williams examines the effects and dangers of elected representatives who show contempt for the Constitution. He also looks at a step we can take to reduce such blatant contempt and better hold our officials accountable. Read more »

Celebration over the narrow passing of a health care reform bill by members of the House Saturday was short-lived, as few Democratic moderates in the Senate view the plan as acceptable. “The House bill is dead on arrival in the Senate,” added Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). “It was a bill written by liberals for liberals.” Read more »

Imagine a world exempt from parking tickets, where gym membership is free and health care is second-to-none. In order to receive these benefits, you also only have to work two, maybe three days a week—a time period during which you will be shuttled around in a nice car. The other days of the week you can spend at home with your family. Welcome to life in congress. Read more »

When Congress recessed for August, members were surprised that so many citizens went online to read the proposed health care law. Many Senators and House members did not bother to read the proposed law. Instead, they just gave talking points which were false and written by the bill’s supporters. Will they do any better before the issue comes to a vote? Read more »

Imagine going to the hospital for major surgery, only to have your doctor say you aren’t smart enough to understand your operation and he doesn’t want to take the time to explain it to you. Or suppose you asked your local car dealer for a test drive of the vehicle you were considering purchasing before you actually signed on the bottom line and he refused, telling you to just shut up and trust him. Only a fool would continue under such circumstances. Read more »

A prominent Southern Baptist leader and well-known Christian radio hosts will deliver a massive petition with 1.2 million signatures opposing the current health care bill to Congress Wednesday. Using an ambulance and gurneys, Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, and Salem Radio Network hosts will transport printed copies of the petition to the U.S. Capitol. Read more »

Video of questions at Senator John Thune’s town hall meeting in Rapid City yesterday: “What will we do about 47 million Americans who can’t afford health care?” and “Why can’t the American people have the health plan you [Senator Thune] have?” Read more »