This spring Gov. Dennis Daugaard will be making his way across the globe to visit Beijing and Shanghai on his third trade mission to China as governor. Once again, Gov. Daugaard is inviting South Dakota business leaders to join him.

America was built on the rule of law — indispensable liberties articulated by the Magna Carta and Anglo-Saxon common law and expanded upon during the American Revolution, the U.S. Civil War and the civil rights movement. Obama’s arrogant disregard for the rule of law is destroying this shared heritage. It is breaking the bonds of civil society — fueling the very distrust and contempt for government Obama professes to abhor.

Senate Republicans have a decision to make. Last Thursday, the House of Representatives passed the budget agreement negotiated by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA). At this point, however, not enough republican senators have come out in support of the deal to ensure cloture and there are several reasons why there may end up not being enough.

Even a general appraisal of our national condition, politically, would give rise to a jolt of shock to any of our Forefathers should they be able to pierce the veil of the grave and assess America’s state today. Many on America’s political right are openly and passionately calling for A Bill of Impeachment to be passed in the US House against our President, B. H. Obama. On the other hand, there are powerful figures, also conservative as well, and some from the establishment republicans who argue impeaching Obama is a waste of time and effort.

You’ve no doubt heard the Christmas song “Joy to the World.” Have you ever stopped to really listen to and think about the words? WHY is there joy for the world in the coming of the Christ? And has that joy fully arrived yet? And will everyone share in this joy?

This used to be a free country in America. Companies used to be able to manufacture safe, useful products.  Now, our out-of-control tyrannical federal monster has empowered itself to decide that certain companies can’t manufacture certain safe and useful products.

In American schools the Civil War is a one trick pony. It was all about slavery and that is all it was about. There can be no doubt that slavery was a blight upon the history of the United States. However, slavery was not the only issue at stake in the Civil War. There was one other that took center stage in the minds of many: State’s Rights.