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Pumping Up Politics, Prices: Transcanada Keystone XL Pipeline

Originally published April 5, 2012, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 21, 2015. 8 Comments

Pumping Up Politics, Prices: Transcanada Keystone XL Pipeline

From my article of November 2, 2011, “TransCanada Trojan Horse: Keystone XL Pipeline Will Increase Gas Prices“: “The TransCanada Keystone Xl pipeline project will result in increased gas and diesel prices in 15 Midwestern States – to the detriment of those states’ citizens and economies.” While I continue to ponder the question… How much more […]

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The New National Past Time: Pipeline Hot Potato

Originally published November 12, 2011, By Shelli Dawdy. Updated July 21, 2015. 4 Comments

The New National Past Time: Pipeline Hot Potato

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No! Wait… Is that a football? No, but it is brown. And it is oblong. Hey, it’s smoking! Wait! It’s a hot potato! It’s America’s new national past time and no, sorry, Husker fans, it is not football. It’s called Pipeline Hot Potato. So, let’s play! Let’s meet our […]

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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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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: Health Care and the Constitution By John Hendrickson, Public Interest Institute; October 7, 2009 The Constitution: It’s Not Just for Conservatives by Josh Eboch, Tenth Amendment Center; October 1, 2009 Mourning Constitutional By Matthew Ladner, Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs; September 29, 2009 Locking Up Political Speech: How Electioneering […]

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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

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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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May 11 General Meeting Handout

Originally published May 14, 2009, By GiN Admin. Updated March 9, 2012. Leave a Comment

The image below is a printable, embeddable PDF version of the handout distributed at the May 11 General Meeting: Grassroots in Nebraska Handout Meeting May 11pdf Publish at Scribd or explore others: Law Research montana gun law oklahama

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