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Lee: Obamacare’s Backward Approach to the Constitution
Tellingly, Obamacare marks the first time in our country’s constitutional history that the federal government has asserted such an extraordinary power.
New Chapter in Culture Wars
The Ohio Republican, who is Catholic, pulled no punches: “In imposing this requirement, the federal government is violating a First Amendment right that has stood for more than two centuries.
In a First, Senate Posts Disbursements Online
The Senate published its semiannual account of all salaries, committee expenses and other disbursements online for the first time today.
Pegoraro: Online Piracy Act Is Copyright Overreach
Without the speed bump of a court hearing to judge the merits of these demands, most of them would have to capitulate or close first. 3.
Riddick’s Tome Unlocks Quirky Senate Powers
Insiders have come to call this a “clay pigeon” amendment because the amendment shatters into pieces like a clay pigeon used in skeet shooting.
Cole Thwarts Obama, Bill by Bill
Cole’s first two amendments, to bills funding the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security — which awarded $367.4 billion and $13.6 billion, respectively, in contracts last year, according to
Small Size, Enormous Importance
During a recent interview, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner pulled out his copy to cite the 14th Amendment on public debt, while Sen.
Wang: A Time for Reflection, Not Legislation
(The bill’s text was not available when this article went to print.)