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Political Hacks Swarm NE: Invasion of the Bus People

Originally published May 4, 2012, By Linda. Updated July 21, 2015. 6 Comments

Political Hacks Swarm NE: Invasion of the Bus People

I don’t know if everyone reading this is old enough to remember all the press about “the boat people” fleeing Vietnam in the ’70s.  According to Wikipedia, references to the boat people “came into common use during the late 1970s with the mass departure of Vietnamese refugees from Communist-controlled Vietnam, following the Vietnam War.”  Desperate […]

Filed Under: 2012 Election, Activism, Campaign Finance, Featured, Tea Party, US Senate Tagged With: 2012 campaign, 2012 election, all politics is local, amy kremer, astroturfing the tea party, attorney general jon bruning, ben nelson's senate seat, boat people, bus people, campaign finance, candidates, candidates for u.s. senate, carpet baggers, carpetbaggers, don stenberg, eagle forum, election 2012, family research council, federalism, gop astroturf, heritage foundation, herman cain, herman cain 9-9-9 plan, herman cain nine nine nine plan, important us senate seats, influencing local elections, jon bruning, money from outside the state, national tea party groups, nationalizing elections, nebraska don stenberg, nebraska election 2012, nebraska jon bruning, nebraska politics, nebraska senate race, nebraska senate seat, obama mega-hearse, obama planet-eating death star, obama tour bus, outside influences on election, phyllis schafly, secret service prostitutes, secret service scandal, stenberg campaign, tea party express, tea party express endorsements, tea party gop, tea party influence on elections, tea party movement and elections, teaparty, teaparty gop, tpx, u.s. seat, us senate race, values bus tour, vietnam boat people, vietnam war refugees

History Has Proven Nullification a Failure – Just Look at REAL ID

Originally published March 14, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated May 26, 2013. 7 Comments

History Has Proven Nullification a Failure – Just Look at REAL ID

This is Part 2 in a continuing series on nullification. For Part 1, click HERE. In Part 1, I explained that in the past year, I’ve come to realize that nullification is not a solution that should be pursued by the states. That change of opinion, the result of much research and reflection, includes a […]

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Did That Sovereignty Resolution Mean Anything?

Originally published September 8, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated January 23, 2011. Leave a Comment

Did That Sovereignty Resolution Mean Anything?

By Shelli Dawdy On March 29, 2010, I published an article here about the effort taken by GiN and so many Nebraskans to get the Sovereignty Resolution passed through the Nebraska Unicameral. Since then, I’ve been wondering…will that effort go to waste? Sovereignty…what does it really mean? On April 13, 2010, the Nebraska Unicameral passed […]

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A Republic If You Can Keep It

Originally published July 15, 2010, By Linda. Updated September 21, 2014. 2 Comments

A Republic If You Can Keep It

The story goes that Benjamin Franklin was approached by a woman as he left the Constitutional Convention 1 Recorded by Constitution signer James McHenry in his diary which was reprinted in 1906. Reference.. She asked: “What have you given us?” Franklin is said to have replied: “A republic, if you can keep it.” This exchange […]

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In the News: October 29-November 4, 2009

Originally published November 5, 2009, By mllewendy. Updated September 28, 2011. Leave a Comment

UPDATED September 27, 2011: Note that some sites remove or move items after some time has lapsed. Where possible, we have linked to the article originally cited, if it exists elsewhere online. CAP AND TRADE: Senate Panel Approves Democratic Climate Bill By Richard Cowan, Reuters; November 5, 2009 Gore’s Dual Role: Advocate and Investor By […]

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In the News: October 22-28, 2009

Originally published November 5, 2009, By mllewendy. Updated September 28, 2011. Leave a Comment

CAP AND TRADE: Carbon Advantage of Biofuels May Be Overstated By Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post; October 23, 2009 CONSTITUTIONAL/CIVIL LIBERTIES ISSUES: Senate Judiciary Chairman Unable to Say Where Constitution Authorizes Congress to Order Americans to Buy Insurance By Matt Cover, CNS News; October 22, 2009 Hoyer Says Constitution’s “General Welfare” Clause Empowers Congress to […]

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In the News: October 15-21, 2009

Originally published October 18, 2009, By mllewendy. Updated September 28, 2011. Leave a Comment

Across the Country CAP AND TRADE: Obama Poised to Cede U.S. Sovereignty By Lord Christopher Monckton; October 14, 2009 A Baker’s Dozen of Reasons to Oppose Cap-and-Trade By Nick Loris, The Heritage Foundation; July 21, 2009 CONSTITUTIONAL/CIVIL LIBERTIES ISSUES: Obama Poised to Cede U.S. Sovereignty By Lord Christopher Monckton; October 14, 2009 Hoyer Says Constitution’s […]

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In the News: Week of October 1-7, 2009

Originally published October 9, 2009, By mllewendy. Updated October 9, 2009. Leave a Comment

Across the Country CAP AND TRADE: John Kerry: If You Enjoyed This Year’s Recession, Just Wait for Cap & Trade By Nick Loris, The Heritage Foundation; October 5, 2009 CONSTITUTIONAL/CIVIL LIBERTIES ISSUES: Justices to Decide If State Gun Laws Violate Rights By Robert Barnes, The Washington Post; October 1, 2009 Health Care and the Constitution […]

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In the News: Week of September 23-30, 2009

Originally published October 2, 2009, By mllewendy. Updated October 2, 2009. Leave a Comment

In Nebraska Nebraska’s Opinion on K-12 Education and School Choice By Paul DiPerna; September 24, 2009 Across the Country CAP AND TRADE: Boxer-Kerry Unveil Their Energy Tax Bill:  Incomplete But Still Very Harmful By Nick Loris; September 30, 2009 In the Wake of Cap and Trade, We Can Learn Something from Wyoming By Nick Lorris; […]

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In the News: Week of September 17-23, 2009

Originally published September 26, 2009, By mllewendy. Updated September 26, 2009. Leave a Comment

In Nebraska Across the Country: CAP AND TRADE: Cap and Trade: The Wall Street Tax By Rep. Michelle Bachmann; September 21, 2009 CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES: 50 Bright Stars: An Assessment of Each State’s Constitutional Commitment to Limited Government By Nicholas Dranias; September 17, 2009 U.S. Constitution: The Originalist Perspective By David Forte; September 17, 2009 The […]

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