Congress
S510 Will Make it Illegal For You to Grow Your Own Food
Aug 15th
Some states make it illegal to collect rainwater now they are going after personal gardens. Tyranny is coming quicker than you think. Click Here
Coming After Your Gold and Silver Again
Jul 21st
A sneaky little provision has been revealed in ObamaCare (OC). Section 9006 of “OC” has people who buy and sell gold, silver, etc a little mad. Apparently under this provision people are now required to report all transactions over $600 via 1099’s. Just like FDR, Obama is trying to squash any precious metal purchases of the people. This once free country is becoming more repressive by the minute. Click Here
IRS to monitor Gold and Silver Coin Purchases
Jul 15th
Starting on January 1st in 2012, U.S. federal law will require coin and bullion dealers to report to the Internal Revenue Service all gold and silver coin purchases and sales greater than $600.
Repeal Obamacare Discharge Petition gaining strength in Congress
Jul 7th
Representative Steve King (R) from Iowa has a petition HR 4972 which will repeal Obamacare and will force Speaker Pelosi to have a Up or Down vote on the bill. This petition is gaining support with over 95 signatures so far. This comes from the Daily Caller website. Here is the link.
****Update now 109 Signatures have been gathered on this petition.
They are Coming After the Internet
Jun 18th
The Protecting Cyberspace Act (S 3480), sponsored by Joe Lieberman, is working its way through congress. This bill would give the President the power to shut off the internet under the guise of an emergency. Click here for the article
Disclose ACT: Democrats against Free Speech
Jun 18th
The Disclose Act was authored to reverse a recent Supreme Court Decision. It picks winners and losers in who can participate in political speech. And of course Unions can always participate. Read more here from the WSJ.
Republicans set up a Site for your input
Jun 16th
It is called America Speaking Out. It is a place where you can submit on ideas, comment on them, and keep up with others who do as well. To start you would have to make your own username and password but it is easy to use. Here is a link.
32 Black Republicans running for Congress
May 5th
Surprisingly a somewhat positive article comes from the New York Times. This election year there are many candidates entering in on the conservative side. African American (or Black) Conservatives are seeing this election cycle as a good opportunity to not only run but to win! There are some good candidates to watch out for like Allen West, Tim Scott, and Michael Williams. Here is a complete list of these Candidates and more. Who knows there might be a Republican Black Caucus one day.
CNN Poll shows on Monday 59% against HCR Bill
Mar 23rd
This is a very unpopular piece of legislation. Here is the link from CNN. It passed even with the barrage of calls and visitors to the capitol. Apparently the deals and threats were just too good.