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NEGOP: Help us understand how you differ from Democrats

Originally published March 1, 2013, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 21, 2015. 3 Comments

NEGOP: Help us understand how you differ from Democrats

I am in receipt of your recent Chairman’s Report update, and would like to report an injury; I have some bruising of the chin area, sustained when my jaw hit the floor from incredulity. This from the state Republican Party chairman whose senators own a super majority in the legislature, the same legislature that is about to pass without serious debate, challenge, or objection, a huge increase in the Nebraska Medicaid entitlement program?  Read full articleNEGOP: Help us understand how you differ from Democrats

Filed Under: 2012 Election, Budget, Constitution, Featured, Government Spending, Governor, Health Care, Republican Party, Ruling Class, Senators, State Legislation Tagged With: campaign issues, chairman's report, colby coash, election issues, electoral college, federal deficit, federal funding, health care implementation, jeremy nordquist, kathy campbell, lb577 nebraska, lb599, mark fahleson, medicaid expansion, nebraska budget, nebraska electoral votes, nebraska legislature, nebraska medicaid, nebraska republicans, negop, negop scc, obamacare, party politics, ppaca, repeal obamacare, republican party, republican super majority, state spending, stop obamacare, Unicameral

Nullification: Are States Sitting Ducks or Willing Accomplices?

Originally published March 24, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated May 26, 2013. 3 Comments

Nullification: Are States Sitting Ducks or Willing Accomplices?

This article is part of an ongoing series about the concept of nullification by states; the idea that individual states can declare a federal law or regulation unconstitutional, and therefore, refuse to implement it. See the bottom of this article for a complete list of series’ articles. This article explores the second reason why I […]

Filed Under: Governor, Health Care, Nebraska, Senators, State Sovereignty, Tenth Amendment, Unicameral Tagged With: 10th Amendment, antonin scalia, attorneys general lawsuits, balanced federalism, bureaucracy, bureaucrats, commerce clause, Constitution, dual federalism, dual sovereignty, effectiveness of nullification, federal aid to states, federal debt, federal deficit, federal funding, florida court, general welfare clause, governor, governors, gregory v ashcroft, growth of government, health care implementation, health care law, healthcare law, interposition, judge roger vinson, justice scalia, legislators, lopez v united states, myths about nullification, necessary and proper clause, northern district, nullification, nullification series, obamacare, printz v united states, state governments, state senators, state sovereignty, states, stopping obamacare, supreme court, supreme court rulings, supreme court state sovereignty, Tenth Amendment, the nullification debate, the states, unconstitutional, us constitution

Nullification: Are State Level Officials Really Opposed to Federal Encroachment?

Originally published March 23, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated May 26, 2013. 4 Comments

Nullification: Are State Level Officials Really Opposed to Federal Encroachment?

This is Part 4 in an ongoing series about a the concept of nullification by states; the idea that individual states can declare a federal law or regulation unconstitutional and, therefore, refuse to implement it. See the bottom of this article for a complete series list.  My prior opinion, that nullification is a legitimate and Constitutional […]

Filed Under: Governor, Senators, State Sovereignty, Tenth Amendment, Unicameral Tagged With: 10th Amendment, 2010 election nebraska, 2010 election results, american recovery and reinvestment act, arra, attorneys general lawsuits, balancing government budgets, bureaucracy, bureaucrats, comparative research council, cutting spending, dave heineman, defined benefits plan, entitlement, entitlements, federal budget, federal deficit, federal encroachment, federal funding, federal government aid to state, gin nullification series, government goodies, governor, gross public debt, growth of government, health care court cases, health care in stimulus bill, health care law, health care nullification, health care unconstitutional, health freedom act, health information technology, healthcare, healthcare lawsuits, healthcare unconstitutional, implementation, insurance exchanges, lobbyists, march 2010, medicaid, nebraska, nebraska unicameral, nullification, obamacare, political benefits, political organizations, political power, sacred cows, state budget shortfalls, state budgets, state legislature, state legislatures, state sovereignty, states moving to implement health care, stimulus bill, Tenth Amendment, us government spending, welfare

Comment on GiN Site Reveals Troubling Attitudes of Too Many

Originally published February 10, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated February 10, 2011. 1 Comment

Comment on GiN Site Reveals Troubling Attitudes of Too Many

“Unions exist to protect workers and ensure that our children receive a quality education and that those who work for the state and educate your children live healthy, decent lives. I am opposed to CIR reform. The CIR is not the source of the problem. CEO salaries are the source of the problem.” The above […]

Filed Under: Featured, State Legislation, Unicameral Tagged With: agriculture subsidies, ceo, cir, cir changes, cir reform, class warfare, federal funding, government budgets, government unions, governor, home schooling, homeschooling, income brackets, income tax, income taxation, industrial relations act, lea, Legislation, legislator, legislature, nanny state, national educaton association, nea, nebraska, nebraska budget, nebraska economy, nebraska state education association, nsea, private schools, progressive income tax, public education, public employee unionization, public schools, redistribution of wealth, state budget, state employee collective bargaining act, teachers unions, Unicameral, unionized public employees, unionized workers, welfare state

NE Senators Meeting 11/17 Part 2: Voices Not Often Heard

Originally published November 23, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated January 25, 2011. Leave a Comment

NE Senators Meeting 11/17 Part 2: Voices Not Often Heard

By Shelli Dawdy Big thanks to Linda for helping with this to refresh my memory! Yesterday we published an article about the meeting of Nebraska State Senators representing districts in Lancaster County that occurred last Wednesday, November 17. As noted, the first half of the meeting was allocated for the purpose of taking public input […]

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Election Is Over – Now What? State Sovereignty! Join Us Tonight 6pm On Radio

Originally published November 5, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated November 5, 2010. Leave a Comment

Election Is Over – Now What? State Sovereignty! Join Us Tonight 6pm On Radio

Join an outstanding line-up of guests for an evening all about State Sovereignty! TONIGHT 6:00PM – 8:00PM CST Rule of Law Radio Network – click *HERE* to listen live online I’ll be sitting in for Kaye Beach on the Axxiom for Liberty show tonight. Election Euphoria? Or the Beginning of the Beginning? Although the election […]

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GiN Election Information: Now Available Here In Printable Form

Originally published October 29, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated October 29, 2010. Leave a Comment

GiN Election Information: Now Available Here In Printable Form

For readers’ convenience, we have prepared a printable PDF version of the election information we’ve put out. Feel free to download, print, and share. Just click anywhere on either snapshot below to download and view. If you’d rather view the full-sized PDF before downloading and printing, click HERE. I have set the link to open […]

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Amendment 1 Smooths and Widens the Path to Fiscal Irresponsibility

Originally published October 27, 2010, By Linda. Updated October 27, 2010. 3 Comments

Amendment 1 Smooths and Widens the Path to Fiscal Irresponsibility

The State of Nebraska already gets 40 percent of its operating funds from the federal government. But such money comes with strings attached. In return, the state relinquishes control over significant parts of its budget to the whims of federal bureaucrats. Now, ask yourself this question — Do you really think it’s wise to allow […]

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Jeremy Nordquist Confused About What Sustainable Means

Originally published October 14, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated January 22, 2011. Leave a Comment

Jeremy Nordquist Confused About What Sustainable Means

This article is part of a continuing series about Nebraska Senator Jeremy Nordquist (7). There are several important reasons why we are allocating so much time to this topic. We ask that regular readers of the GiN site visit daily at least through this weekend and share this information with whomever they believe would be […]

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Feds Gone Wild? Sure, But What About NE Officials?

Originally published September 10, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated September 10, 2010. Leave a Comment

Feds Gone Wild? Sure, But What About NE Officials?

By Shelli Dawdy I’m a frustrated taxpayer. Very frustrated. Where’s the frustration coming from? I don’t have to look far to find the source.  It’s right here in Lincoln at the State Capitol. As I’ve been looking at Nebraska’s budget, I’ve been very disappointed to realize just how many dollars come from the federal government. […]

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