According to a Rapid City Journal article, an elementary school just outside Rapid City in Blackhawk will lose $200,000 in federal funding next year.

The school, which serves students in Black Hawk and Summerset, learned it will lose the funds after officials there determined it had dropped below the percentage of students in the free and reduced-price lunch program that is used to determine if a school qualifies for the federal funding.

Lisa Plumb, director of federal programs for the district, said she was researching data for their next grant application when it became clear that Black Hawk would not meet the 40 percent threshold to qualify for Title 1 funding next year.

The article elaborates that the money the school will lose is money for ”professional development opportunities in math and literacy for teachers, additional literacy support in classrooms and reading recovery services for some first-grade students.”

Do you see how so many things in our modern government work together to provide a powerful incentive for federal largess-to keep it snowballing and growing?

School officials have an incentive to get more Americans on the dole and accepting taxpayer-funded government handouts: more federal funding, more education jobs, etc.

So why is money for math and literacy tied to the number of taxpayer-subsidized lunches the school provides? As the article alludes indirectly to (we wouldn’t want to connect the dots for the taxpayers, though), it goes back to 1965 and President Lyndon Johnson’s “War on Poverty”…which has been abysmally lost.

When Republicans got control of congress after a historic electoral landslide in 1994, perhaps the greatest thing they did before they lost their, um, anatomy, was a historic welfare reform that reversed decades of literally generational dependence on welfare.  At that time, the figures were that after $6 TRILLION spent on the war on poverty, the poverty rate was slightly higher than it was when Johnson’s war began. Newsflash: dependence breeds more dependence.

Unfortunately, President Obama and the Democrats under his first two years succeeded in wiping out virtually all the gains our country made under welfare reform-and since the Tea Party gave Republicans back control of the House (from which all spending bills are supposed to originate, according to the U.S. Constitution), the GOP has been too feckless to lift a finger against the tide.

If you followed recent discussions about balancing the budget in the South Dakota Legislature, some opponents of an Article V Constitutional Convention pointed out that states are as much to blame for out-of-control federal spending as the federal government.  Why?  Because state and local government officials looooooooooooooooove that federal bacon.

According to the article, Principal Holly Yamada says teachers and staff are working on a plan to ensure students aren’t significantly impacted by the $200,000 loss in federal funds.

Why weren’t school staff already working to educate students as efficiently as possible, so that our state and local areas would be that much less dependent on federal largess, and we could reduce the taxpayer burden by that much? When it comes budget time, we always hear about how every department and corner of government needs MORE, never less. We only look for ways to increase efficiency and reduced costs to the taxpayers when that money completely dries up. Why do government officials never seem to care about the taxpayer while the spigot is open?

You see, if we will all be on the lookout for do things more efficiently at lower costs, we can save the taxpayers (i.e. ourselves) a lot of money. If we’ll only try. The problem is, we don’t try. It’s much too easy to simply look to or even demand that our elected representatives leverage the force of government to open our neighbor’s wallet to pay for our particular project of interest.

Of course, the question also comes to mind: If we can manage to avoid significant impact without these funds, how much were they really needed in the first place? Or how effective were they?

Until we ALL make the decision to say “NO” to the “crack cocaine” of government largess, the federal debt is just going to continue to go up from the current $17 TRILLION in debt.

And every American who advocated more government largess, and every American who stood silently by, will be responsible for the oblivion that awaits.

(Issued 9:00 am (CDT), Thursday, February 13, 2014)

Child #1 Description: Tayloni Skye Burnham-Endicott, 1 year old, DOB: 12-31-2012 American Indian female, 2’6″, 20 lbs., brown eyes, brown hair, light complexion, with a nickel sized birthmark on her right thigh. Tayloni has an additional thumb on her right hand. Only wearing a diaper.

Child #2 Description: Layla Marie Tuttle, 1 month old, DOB: 12-22-2013 American Indian female, 1’6″, 10 lbs., brown eyes, black hair in a mohawk, dark complexion. Wearing a one piece neon orange jumper and wrapped in a monkey patterned blanket. NO PICTURE AVAILABLE

Suspect Description: Skye Levi Burnham-Endicott, aka “Eddie Little” American Indian male, 6’2″, 220 lbs., brown eyes, shaved head, brown goatee, Last seen wearing a grey T-shirt, black Dickie brand jeans, black and red Jordan shoes and a brown South Pole sweatshirt with a broken zipper.

On 02-12-2014 at 11:10 pm the suspect, Skye Burnham-Endicott, trespassed on the property where Tayloni and Layla’s mother was living and violently assaulted the mother at her home in Rapid City, SD. Following the assault, Skye took the children from their home. Skye has no custodial rights to the children and threatened to kill the children and made suicidal threats.

Caution: DO NOT APPROACH. Suspect is believed to be armed and dangerous.

If YOU have seen these Children or Suspect Call 605-394-4131 Immediately Do NOT take action to rescue the child, CALL IMMEDIATELY

PLEASE re-print this poster as much as you want and take it gas stations, convenience stores, restaurants, motels, and other high traffic locations in your area.

Scott Walker (Photo credit: WisPolitics.com)

It can’t happen here.

Government targeting and intimidation against political opponents is something found in North Korea or Iran, not in the United States of America.

Tell that to conservative groups in the state of Wisconsin whose leaders have had their private homes raided by local police due to their attempts to support Gov. Scott Walker (R) during the labor unions’ failed attempt at recalling him from office.

After losing at the ballot box, Big Labor allies in the Milwaukee County district attorney’s office have conducted a secret witch hunt of their opponents’ activities that is specifically designed to intimidate and discourage their future political participation.

Using leaks to the media to question credibility, coupled with kicking in a few doors to make a dramatic statement, the Milwaukee district attorney has proven that it can, in fact, happen here.

Now, one of those groups has had enough and has filed a federal lawsuit against the high-profile Walker opponent.

The lawsuit, filed on behalf of the Wisconsin Club for Growth and its director, Eric O’Keefe, names four Milwaukee prosecutors including special prosecutor Francis Schmitz and District Attorney John Chisholm.

The lawsuit’s description is eerily reminiscent of the actions of the IRS in targeting conservative groups. It charges that the defendants have spent four years using their official offices attempting to harass and silence political opponents.

Wisconsin has been at the center of a heated legislative battle that has seen many public employee unions lose their capacity to compel employees to pay dues. Attempts to change the majority in the Senate as well as to recall the governor have fallen flat. Now, the AFL-CIO, SEIU, NEA and their state affiliates are engaged in a last-ditch challenge to Walker’s reelection.

Chisholm, who appeared in an ad supporting the public-employee-union-led effort to recall Walker, is charged with using his office to affect the outcomes of the upcoming 2014 election by knocking potential Walker supporters to the sidelines through legal intimidation.

O’Keefe and the Wisconsin Club for Growth serve as exhibit A for the impact of this local prosecutor’s jihad against Walker supporters, as they have been forced to hire a bevy of lawyers while avoiding normal political activity.

As the federal lawsuit moves forward, the bullying tactics of prosecutors will be laid bare as they are forced to defend their actions.

And Americans will learn that, yes indeed, it can happen here. The only question is do they still care?

Here’s what’s going on in the South Dakota Legislature today.

We have several bills dealing with education funding.  There is also a bill to supplant the controversial Common Core education standards.

Another bill deals with eminent domain, expanding gambling in South Dakota, and more.

It’s going to be a full and busy day today in Pierre.

Are you as a citizen engaged in your government?

	Date	Committee/Chamber	Bill	Title
	2/13 8:00 AM	House Appropriations	HB 1003	revise the definition of the index factor in the state aid to education formula to include a minimum annual percentage increase of two percent.
	2/13 8:00 AM	House Appropriations	HB 1004	set the per student allocation in the state aid to general education formula for school fiscal year 2015.
	2/13 8:00 AM	Senate Appropriations	SB 37	revise the state aid to general education formula.
	2/13 8:00 AM	Senate Appropriations	SB 38	revise the state aid to special education formula.
	2/13 8:00 AM	Senate Appropriations	SB 94	appropriate money in order to fund the fiscal year 2014 health insurance shortfall for Board of Regents employees compensated from tuition, fees, and other funds, and to declare an emergency.
	2/13 8:00 AM	Senate Education	SB 129	supplant the Common Core State Standards.
	2/13 10:00 AM	House Local Government	HB 1234	require notice to property owners in certain eminent domain cases.
	2/13 10:00 AM	Senate Commerce and Energy	SB 180	authorize the increase in the number of video lottery machines that may placed in a licensed establishment under certain conditions.
	2/13 1:00 PM	Senate	HB 1056	repeal certain provisions regarding the taxation, the licensing, and the regulation of motor vehicles.
	2/13 1:00 PM	Senate	HB 1060	revise certain provisions regarding military speciality plates.
	2/13 1:00 PM	Senate	HCR 1014	Demanding the end of federal deficit spending, the repayment of national debt, and the beginning of balanced budgets and sound U.S. fiscal policy.
	2/13 1:00 PM	Senate	SB 46	revise certain provisions regarding animal welfare and to provide a felony penalty for cruelty to animals.
	2/13 1:00 PM	House of Representatives	SB 63	protect the privacy of the records of individual students.
	2/13 1:00 PM	House of Representatives	SB 64	require a waiting period prior to the adoption of new uniform content standards and to provide for an opportunity for public comment for all new content standards.

If you are a lover of liberty in America today, you probably have gotten used to hearing and seeing “bad news.”

I’m sure that you would agree that we live in an age of lawlessness and corruption.  We have a central government that has become everything that our Founders feared.  Indeed, Washington, D.C. has become a black hole of consolidated power that is bent on enslaving, impoverishing and destroying the very people it is duty bound, before the Almighty, to protect.

Rather than defend our God-given rights, our government has become the abuser of those rights.

Rather than upholding law, government uses the “color of law” to break the law.

And our state and local governments, which are duty bound to interpose on our behalf and protect us from this lawbreaking, far too often assume the role of the tyrant’s local commissar.  They inflict further evil upon us by trading our liberties and our property for grants and perks that are funded by our tax monies in the first place.  In this way the people are double victims.

But there is some good news and I would like to share it with you.

I recently attended a meeting of the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association.  These sheriffs and peace officers might just be the brightest light that shines today for the cause of liberty and justice.

Headed by former Sheriff Richard Mack, these officers are dedicated to the protection of the God-given liberties of the people they represent.  They are a serious band of brothers who recognize that they have taken an oath before God and that oath does not obligate them to obey courts or agencies that operate outside of the Constitution.  Rather, they are committed to following the Constitution which is the Supreme Law of the Land.

Moreover, they recognize that the rights they are duty bound to defend have a divine origin.  They are part of God’s created order and are fixed and unchanging.  They are not subject to the will and the whims of courts and bureaucrats.

On January 24, 2014, the CSPOA published a resolution which declared, among other things, that “no agency established by the U.S. Congress can develop its own policies or regulations which supersede the Bill of Rights or the U.S. Constitution, nor does the executive branch have the power to make law, overturn law, or set aside law.”

The resolution also declares that certain abuses of the citizenry will not be tolerated including “arrest of citizens or seizure of persons or property without first notifying and obtaining the express consent of the local sheriff.”

This resolution deserves the support of all lovers of liberty.  These sheriffs and peace officers, having recognized their duty under God and the Constitution, are bravely stepping forward to do that duty and to defend your rights.  They are deserving of your commendation and your support.  I am asking you to give them your prayers, your encouragement and your financial support.

You can do this by visiting their website at www.CSPOA.com.

You should also ask your local sheriff to join this effort.

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Resolution of the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association

January 24, 2014

Pursuant to the powers and duties bestowed upon us by our citizens, the undersigned do hereby resolve that any Federal officer, agent,

or employee, regardless of supposed congressional authorization, is required to obey and observe limitations consisting of the

enumerated powers as detailed within Article 1 Section 8 of the U S Constitution and the Bill Of Rights.

The people of these united States are, and have a right to be, free and independent, and these rights are derived from the “Law of

Nature and nature’s God.” As such, they must be free from infringements on the right to keep and bear arms, unreasonable searches

and seizures, capricious detainments and every other natural right whether enumerated or not, pursuant to the 9th amendment.

We further reaffirm that “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are

reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.” (10th amendment)

Furthermore, we maintain that no agency established by the U S Congress can develop its own policies or regulations which supersede

the Bill of Rights or the Constitution, nor does the executive branch have the power to make law, overturn law or set aside law.

Therefore, in order to protect the American people, BE IT RESOLVED THAT,

The following abuses will not be allowed or tolerated:

1) Registration of personal firearms under any circumstances.

2) Confiscation of firearms without probable cause, due process, and constitutionally compliant warrants

issued by a local or state jurisdiction.

3) Audits or searches of a citizen’s personal affairs or finances without probable cause, due process, and

constitutionally compliant warrants issued by a local or state jurisdiction.

4) Inspections of person or property without probable cause and constitutionally compliant warrants as

required by the 4th Amendment and issued by a local or state jurisdiction.

5) The detainment or search of citizens without probable cause and proper due process compliance, or the

informed consent of the citizen.

6) Arrests with continued incarcerations without charges and complete due process, including, but not limited

to public and speedy jury trials, in a court of state or local jurisdiction.

7) Domestic utilization of our nation’s military or federal agencies operating under power granted under the

laws of war against American citizens.

8) Arrest of citizens or seizure of persons or property without first notifying and obtaining the express consent

of the local sheriff.

AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,

that the undersigned Sheriffs, Peace Officers, and other Public Servants, do hereby denounce any acts or agencies which promote the

aforementioned practices. All actions by the Federal Government and its agents will conform strictly and implicitly with the principles

expressed within the United States Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and the Bill of Rights.

There is no greater obligation or responsibility of any government officer than to protect the rights of the people. Thus, any conduct

contrary to the United States Constitution, Declaration of Independence, or the Bill of Rights will be dealt with as criminal activity.

Position: ______________________________________________

Signed: _______________________________________________ Date: ___________________

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Palm Beach, FL—Anticipating a Senate attack on South Dakota’s voter-approved term limits law, U.S. Term Limits initiated a series of informative mailers to constituents of potential term limits foes in the South Dakota Senate this week.

The mailers, which went to constituents of State Sens. Rave (R-25) and Lederman (R-16), point out that both men have yet to take a position on anti-term limits bill HJR 1002, and could be decisive voices in debate over the measure. It passed the House 54-16 last week.

“This is a radical undermining of term limits which polling shows are as popular as when they were originally passed by 63 percent in 1992,” said USTL President Philip Blumel. “In 2006 and 2008, the voters overwhelmingly rejected attempts from politicians to gut this law. Legislators and lobbyists are now only groups in South Dakota asking for a change.”

The bill, if passed, would have lengthened term limits from eight years to 12 in both the state House and Senate.

Blumel pointed out that, not only do South Dakotans oppose longer term limits for public officials, but they’re also angry about politicians’ repeated attacks on term limits.

“63 percent of poll respondents said an attack on South Dakota’s term limits makes them either very angry or somewhat angry,” Blumel noted. “This is clear evidence that voters are not buying any of the politicians’ spin on the issue.”

What is REAL and REALITY today in American politics and in Washington D.C.? Well… that a good question, but in all honesty who will “really” hear the ETERNAL REALITY?? The constant bickering, lying, slandering, lawlessness and politics of the Left is now become dominate and has overtaken the American people. The dominate Left with their media has greatly intimidated and cowered those in the Moderate run Republican party. What about conservatives? Well… they are fighting with a great passion but it is not enough to turn the tide and are losing the battle as did those of the Alamo.

Oh that American’s today would objectively see the BIG ETERNAL picture and what doom lies at the world’s door, then would there be a great turning to Almighty God… or would there be (Matt. 24, 1 Thess. 5:3, 2 Thess. 2:3-12, Rev. 6-19)? But… ignorance is bliss, the Kool-aid delish, the darkness delightful and delusional optimism rife (John 3:19-21, 1 Thess. 5:3). No wonder the Day of the Lord cometh as a thief in the night!

The common denominator across the American political spectrum  and American population is the out right rejection of Almighty God’s Heavenly summons to repent and to be saved (John 8:24, Acts 4:12, 17:30-31, 1 Tim. 2:3-4). Though many profess to “know” Almighty God, they personally reject Him and the simple Biblical message of salvation in Spirit and TRUTH (Matt. 7:21-23, John 4:24, 5:38-47, 8:24, 16:2-3, Rom. 10:2-4, 1 John 4:1-5). No matter what political party you belong to or political ideology you adhere to, if you REJECT Almighty God’s ETERNAL Heavenly summons to repent and be saved - as God’s Word clearly teaches -  you will indeed die in your transgressions (John 3:16-17, Rom. 10:2-4, Eph. 2:8-9, Rev. 20:11-15).

Do you as a progressive, liberal, moderate or conservative have the RIGHTEOUSNESS requiredto enter into Almighty God’s RIGHTEOUS and PERFECT Heaven (Isa. 53:6, Acts 4:12, Rom. 3:23, 10:2-4)? That is the ETERNAL bottom line and the great ETERNAL question one must ask themselves. Almighty God the Son knocks on your heart today; will you hear Him and answer Him (Rev. 3:20)?

May you truly consider and make knowing God’s TRUTH the most pertinent passion of your life. We have 1000′s of Bible studies and a special challenge for you to take if you truly would like to know. May it be so!

The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!

HB 1248 to “regulate the state of South Dakota’s relationship to certain presidential executive orders and decrees” was heard in the South Dakota House State Affairs Committee today.

The bill stated:

Section 1. Neither the Governor, the Legislature, nor any state official with competent discretional authority is required by law to recognize, administer, implement, or facilitate the provisions of any unilaterally issued presidential executive order or decree unless:

            (1)    The executive order is a proper exercise of the police power necessary to protect the immediate public peace, health, and safety in the areas of national security, military preparedness, declarations of national disasters or epidemics, or other true emergencies; or

            (2)    The executive order has been debated in Congress and has received an affirmative vote in both houses.

Section 2. Nothing in this Act may be construed to prohibit either the Governor, the Legislature, or any state official with competent discretional authority from recognizing, administering, implementing, or facilitating any presidential executive order or decree other than those addressed in section 1 of this Act, if, in the considered judgment of the entity exercising discretion the presidential executive order or decree is found to be in the best interests of the state of South Dakota and its citizens.

The bill’s prime sponsor Rep. Lee Qualm summed up the bill by saying that it states that South Dakota doesn’t have to abide by a presidential executive order unless it is for military purposes or unless the state believes it is good for South Dakota. The Constitution gives congress authority to make laws, Qualm said, not to the president. Qualm said presidents issue executive orders to help offices and agencies of the executive branch manage operations within the federal government itself. These are subject to judicial review, he said, and may be struck down if they are unsupported by statute or the constitution. Qualm said that while the use of executive orders go back throughout our history, they are with greater frequency being used like laws.

Rep. Stace Nelson spoke in support of the bill, stating it is similar to one he offered last year, and that this bill addresses some of the concerns which were identified with his bill last year.

No opponent testimony was offered.

Rep. Scott Parsley asked Qualm if he could provide any examples of executive orders that have been treated as laws, and he could not. Qualm said only two executive orders have ever been repealed: one from President Harry Truman and one from President Bill Clinton.

Rep. Justin Cronin asked Qualm if something came down dealing with Medicaid or something else, who in state government would have authority to say “yes” or “no” to following the executive order. Qualm said department secretaries would be the first officials to have a say in the matter.

Rep. Peggy Gibson thought the bill “flies in the face” of congress and the court system to negate an executive order. Gibson asked why the state of South Dakota should try to exercise a “fictitious authority” to oppose presidential executive orders. Qualm replied that we are a sovereign state and we have the authority to say no if the order is not supported by the constitution.

Rep. David Lust asked if Qualm felt it was appropriate for states to decide if an executive order was unconstitutional. Qualm said he spoke to the South Dakota Attorney General and he had no problems with this, and said the state is already doing something along these lines and that a law like the proposed bill would not be out of line.

Rep. Dean Wink said he shared some of Qualm’s concerns about presidential executive orders, and said that for example, President Obama had already made changes to ObamaCare three times through executive orders. However, Wink said he believed the court system was the best route for dealing with those cases.

Rep. David Novstrup made a motion to kill the bill, stating that while he shared the sponsor’s concerns, he also believed the court system was the best way to deal with them.

The bill was killed in a 12-1 vote:

Three bills dealing with an Article V Constitutional Convention that were making their way through the South Dakota legislature were killed on Monday and Tuesday this week.

On Monday Feb. 10, HJR 1005 “to apply for a Convention of the States under Article V of the Constitution of the United States” was killed in the South Dakota House State Affairs committee on a 12-0 vote. Testimony had been accepted in committee on this bill on Feb. 9, and no additional testimony, other than a proponent statement by the bill’s prime sponsor Rep. Isaac Latterell,  was offered on Feb. 10. During the same Feb. 9 meeting in which HB 1136 to ““limit the authority of delegates to a limited Article V convention to vote for unauthorized amendments contrary to legislative instructions and to provide a civil fine for the violation thereof” was passed 12-0. During that same meeting, HJR 1004 “making formal application to Congress to call an Article V convention of the states for the sole purpose of proposing a federal balanced budget amendment” was also passed 7-4.

Latterell stated there were more than one group seeking a balanced budget amendment, and that HJR 1004 was seeking another avenue than his bill. Latterell said it was impossible to tell which one might gain support of enough states first, so he urged the committee to pass both bills.

Rep. Mike Verchio moved to kill the bill and stated he believed it was overly broad. After very brief discussion, it was killed on a 12-0 vote.

On Feb. 11, the full House considered HB 1136. Prime Sponsor Rep. Manny Steele and Rep. Don Haggar spoke in favor of the bill. Rep Anne Hajek said states do not have the authority to limit what a constitutional convention would do, and urged a “no” vote. The bill was killed in a 37-33 “no” vote. Steele gave notice of intent to reconsider the vote at a later time.

Yeas: Anderson; Bolin; Craig; Cronin; Ecklund; Erickson; Gibson; Haggar (Don); Haggar (Jenna); Heinemann (Leslie); Hickey; Hunhoff (Bernie); Killer; Langer; Latterell; Lust; Magstadt; Mickelson; Novstrup (David); Otten (Herman); Parsley; Qualm; Schoenfish; Sly; Stalzer; Steele; Stevens; Verchio; Werner; Westra; Wick; Wink; Speaker Gosch

Nays: Bartling; Cammack; Campbell; Carson; Conzet; Dryden; Duvall; Feickert; Feinstein; Greenfield; Hajek; Hawks; Hawley; Heinert; Hoffman; Johns; Kaiser; Kirschman; Kopp; May; Munsterman; Nelson; Olson (Betty); Peterson; Rasmussen; Ring; Romkema; Rounds; Rozum; Russell; Schaefer; Schrempp; Soli; Solum; Tulson; Tyler; Wismer

Immediately following the vote on HB 1136, HJR 1004 was heard. Prime sponsor Rep. Hal Wick spoke for his bill, as did Steele. Steele said both parties have been in power and have contributed to the spending problem.

Rep. Jim Stalzer said language was specifically added to Article V in the 1787 constitutional convention to give the states power to amend the constitution and restrain the federal government. Stalzer said the federal government will not restrain spending unless the states force it to. Rep Jim Bolin also spoke in favor of the bill.

Rep. Dan Kaiser spoke against the bill, stating he did not want to see the U.S. Constitution changed, but rather he wanted to see us start following it. Kaiser said the problem with spending and debt isn’t just the federal government’s fault, because the states have been willing to take massive amounts of federal spending within their own borders.

Latterell spoke in favor of the bill, stating that while many fear what could happen with a constitutional convention, “Pandora’s Box is already open,” referencing the power of congress under Article V to propose amendments.

“How can we trust them [congress] with the power they have today,” asked Latterell, “but we don’t even trust the people that we would send there to propose amendments?”

Rep. Charlie Hoffman also spoke in opposition due to the size and scope of the proposed change to our constitution.

Rep. Stace Nelson said this measure would inadvertently give congress more authority to raise taxes under the auspices of balancing the budget. Nelson said South Dakota has a balanced budget requirement, but our state didn’t follow its own constitution because in 2011 the legislature had to cut $127 million from the budget to deal with a structural deficit.

“There is no magic in getting congress to obey the constitution,” said Nelson.

Nelson said South Dakota requires that bills contain only one subject and that subject be clearly identified in the title, yet legislation last year such as SB 70 had multiple subjects. Nelson mentioned SB 235 and said new spending is required to come in its own bill and must receive a two-thirds vote.

Nelson questioned the wisdom of trying to get congress to obey a new constitutional amendment when congress isn’t obeying the original constitution.

Rep. Troy Heinert said the simpler solution to this issue was to stop supporting the candidates we are sending to Washington now.

Rep. Don Kopp asked why Leftists like George Soros are pouring money into efforts to have a constitutional convention, and agreed with Heinert that the “fix” for our nation’s spending problem is at the voting booth.

Rep. Susan Wismer said the answer is in getting “big corporate money” out of the political process.

HJR 1004  was defeated in the full House by a 42-28 “no” vote:

Yeas: Anderson; Bolin; Conzet; Cronin; Ecklund; Erickson; Gibson; Haggar (Don); Haggar (Jenna); Heinemann (Leslie); Hickey; Hunhoff (Bernie); Killer; Langer; Latterell; Lust; Mickelson; Otten (Herman); Parsley; Qualm; Sly; Stalzer; Steele; Stevens; Werner; Westra; Wick; Speaker Gosch

Nays: Bartling; Cammack; Campbell; Carson; Craig; Dryden; Duvall; Feickert; Feinstein; Greenfield; Hajek; Hawks; Hawley; Heinert; Hoffman; Johns; Kaiser; Kirschman; Kopp; Magstadt; May; Munsterman; Nelson; Novstrup (David); Olson (Betty); Peterson; Rasmussen; Ring; Romkema; Rounds; Rozum; Russell; Schaefer; Schoenfish; Schrempp; Soli; Solum; Tulson; Tyler; Verchio; Wink; Wismer

All bills submitted in the 2014 legislature dealing with an Article V Constitutional Convention are now dead, with the possible exception of an intent to reconsider for HB 1136.

PIERRE, S.D. – Gov. Dennis Daugaard signed the following bills into law today:

HB 1032 – An Act to revise certain provisions regarding children placed in residential treatment centers or intensive residential treatment centers.

HB 1044 – An Act to authorize limited cosmetology services outside of a licensed salon or booth.

HB 1047 – An Act to revise various trust and trust company provisions.

HB 1049 – An Act to establish and revise certain provisions regarding the South Dakota Athletic Commission.

HB 1057 – An Act to repeal certain provisions imposing the inheritance tax and the estate tax.

HB 1070 – An Act to sunset certain tax refund claims for an economic development incentive program that has been previously terminated and to declare an emergency.