Tag Archive for ‘Congress’

Trusted Most—Men with Guns

Public confidence in Congress has plummeted to the lowest level of any institution since Gallup began asking the question in 1973. One-half of all Americans have little or no confidence in the Congress.

Only 11 percent have a “great deal” or “a lot of” confidence in what is, given its place of primacy in the Constitution, the first branch of government and the branch most representative of the people.

The United States, In Congress Assembled

“All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States . . . ” Thus run the first words of Article I, Section 1, of the U.S. Constitution, clearly laying out the Framers’ understanding of the nature and the role of Congress.

Multicultural Heaven (We Did It to Ourselves)

The new stimulus passage provides for building a high-speed train to serve gamblers and illegal immigrants traveling between Los Angeles and Las Vegas.

A Sellout of Our Unemployed

In writing the $789 billion stimulus bill, Congress revealed that, for all its “Buy American” blather, it does not truly put America first. It does not believe that 10 million jobless Americans, in the country their fathers built, should receive any preference in hiring 12 million to 20 million illegal aliens who broke into this country and owe her no loyalty, allegiance or love.

Questions! Questions! Ever More Questions About the Way We Are Now

“You can’t make a republic without republicans.” —Stendhal

Just asking—

What happens to a “service economy” when people no longer have the money to pay for service?

What happens when “precision” bombs and missiles are not really as precise as they are supposed to be?

What happens to a country where judges make up the law as they go along?