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Immigration Executive Order: Fortenberry Parrots Party Line

Originally published November 23, 2014, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated September 8, 2015. 2 Comments

Immigration Executive Order: Fortenberry Parrots Party Line

Rep. Jeff Fortenberry’s special statement on Pres. Obama’s executive order benefiting millions of illegal immigrants displays inherent misunderstanding of the message sent by voters on November 4 and what’s required to deal with President’s abuse of power.  Read full articleImmigration Executive Order: Fortenberry Parrots Party Line

Filed Under: Constitution, Featured, Immigration, Jeff Fortenberry Tagged With: 1st congressional district nebraska, congress, congressman, executive orders, illegal immigration, immigration, jeff fortenberry, nebraska, president obama, u.s. house of representatives

Top 10: Overlooked in Nebraska Election 2014

Originally published November 4, 2014, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated September 13, 2015. 4 Comments

Top 10: Overlooked in Nebraska Election 2014

Did you know that nearly 1.3 million was spent advocating FOR the minimum wage increase? Who provided those funds? Did you know Nebraska has a lot of government entities that don’t exist anywhere else in the U.S.? These are just a few examples of what two major election season research projects indicated were important issues receiving little attention this and other election years.  Read full articleTop 10: Overlooked in Nebraska Election 2014

Filed Under: 2014 Elections, Elections, Featured, Nebraska Tagged With: 2014 election, budget, Education, government spending, health care law, immigration, issues, legislature, nebraska, obamacare, Policies, state senators, top 10

It’s The Electability and Inevitability, Stupid

Originally published March 8, 2012, By Shellinda. Updated July 21, 2015. 3 Comments

It’s The Electability and Inevitability, Stupid

We don’t know about anyone else, but we’re a little tired of having our intelligence insulted. We started writing this article on Monday, well before the votes were in from “Super Tuesday”. When family matters interrupted our task, we hoped we’d be proven wrong and just have to scratch this article. But, alas, as the […]

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Outrageous Terror Drill Planned for Saturday in Iowa

Originally published March 25, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated October 13, 2012. 4 Comments

Outrageous Terror Drill Planned for Saturday in Iowa

  UPDATED Friday, March 25, 2011 Thanks to one of our site’s regular readers and commenters, Glen, we’ve learned that the drill has been cancelled. According to a report by the Associated Press (see update at the bottom of the article), the Treynor, Iowa, high school where the drill was to occur, received a threat […]

Filed Under: Big Brother Government, In the News Tagged With: 2nd amendment, department of homeland security, dhs, domestic terrorism, emergency management, federal government grants, federal grants, firearms, governor terry branstad, gun owners, guns, high school, illegal immigration, immigration, iowa, iowa governor, iowa terror drill, local and county governments, march 26, miac report, operation closed campus, pottawattamie county, right-wing extremists, saturday, treynor

Immigration a State or Federal Issue? Birthright Citizenship & the 14th Amendment

Originally published March 3, 2011, By Shellinda. Updated March 9, 2011. 5 Comments

Immigration a State or Federal Issue? Birthright Citizenship & the 14th Amendment

The Nebraska Unicameral session has been in full (fast, furious) swing since its opening on January 5. We’ve been taking a look at some of the many bills that have been introduced, including Senator Charlie Janssen’s LB48, which many people have characterized as “Arizona-style immigration law”, referencing the controversial SB1070. The hearings were held on […]

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Who Cares What the UN Thinks? Not AZ Governor Jan Brewer

Originally published September 9, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated September 9, 2010. Leave a Comment

Who Cares What the UN Thinks? Not AZ Governor Jan Brewer

On August 28, I published an article entitled “Obama Surrendering US Sovereignty To UN?“. I was hoping what appeared to be the unconstitutional subjection of the United States to review by an outside government would garner attention beyond that paid by the Heritage Foundation. I was not disappointed. Arizona Governor Jan Brewer definitely noticed. She […]

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Arizona Immigration Lawsuits & Nebraska Connections

Originally published September 7, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated September 7, 2010. Leave a Comment

US Court System: Click on image to view larger version The State of Arizona is currently defending seven lawsuits, including actions filed by the U.S. Justice Department, civil rights groups, and two police officers, contesting the state’s controversial immigration law. In the suit brought by the Justice Department, the trial judge recently granted the Department’s […]

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Federal Red Ink Tsunami: The Life Boats Are Within Our Reach

Originally published August 19, 2010, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated March 9, 2012. Leave a Comment

Federal Red Ink Tsunami: The Life Boats Are Within Our Reach

By Shelli Dawdy In two recent articles, I laid out what I believe to be some unfortunate truths. In Don’t Count On A Republican Congress To Save The Day I theorized there is ample evidence and information that placing all hopes on the results of November’s election is a fallacy. The title of the second, […]

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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

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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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