CONSERVATIVE ACTION ALERTS 06/24/2013

Reid wants Gang of Eight decided by Friday  The United States Senate resumes consideration of the Gang of Eight immigration plan today. Senator Harry Reid would like to see this bill be decided by Friday of this week, given that cloture is invoked. Read More

Democratic Party official confesses to bribing IRS agents  In the midst of a far-reaching Internal Revenue Service scandal, a chairman of a local Democratic Party committee and father of an officeholder in New Jersey confessed on Friday that he bribed two IRS officials so that they would erase his federal tax debt, according to the U.S. Justice Department. Read More

Supreme Court vs. Supreme Authority  The U.S. Supreme Court is expected any day to release opinions on two landmark cases (Hollingsworth v. Perry and U.S. v. Windsor) that, should the court overstep its authority, threaten great violence to the age-old institution of marriage – society’s fundamental cornerstone. Also at stake is the high court’s already fragile legitimacy. Read More

Canning Trash Talk  “Well, your mama wears combat boots.” Perhaps an insult in a day and age when the men went to fight in war, and women kept the home fires burning, now such an insult could be taken as a compliment for one that supports an American’s willingness to voluntarily serve his, or her, country. I suppose a quip about one’s mama, or daddy, wearing combat boots would be an insult in a group of progressive flower children at an anti-war rally. Read More

Cheap energy: a human right and for the public good  A few months ago, in his State of the Union address, President Obama proudly pledged to tackle climate change—despite opposition from Republicans. To date, precious little action to combat climate change has been seen from the White House—which pleases most Republicans and angers the left. Read More

I Am Not Asking for Permission!  This last week my ministry team made national news (again) as we came under fire for seeking and saving the lost. A deranged “Constitution teacher” physically assaulted my street team ministry leader for stating that “separation of church and state” is not found in the Constitution. Read More