Articles By: Rick Manning

Neil Gorsuch Should Have an Up or Down Vote

Neil Gorsuch Should Have an Up or Down Vote

The nation is divided. The Senate Democrats have proven a willingness to play hardball to win no matter the cost over the past four years. The Supreme Court confirmation decision may prove to be the most significant Senate battle in more than 200 years, because in the end, the entire way the Senate functions may be changed forever.

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Bureaucracy illustration (Credit: Petr Novák, Wikipedia)

Reining in Rogue Bureaucrats

The Hatch Act, which established the career federal service system was designed to create a class of people who were in place to ensure the everyday business of government got done regardless of who was President. It never was anticipated that there would be approximately two million public employees enjoying this status who would use their power to circumvent and publicly argue against the policies of a new Administration.

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States: The Prime Battleground

States: The Prime Battleground

Republicans will control both statehouses in 32 out of 50 states when state legislatures meet in 2017, and this does not include Nebraska which is unicameral and state candidates run as non-partisan. Of these 33 states, 25 have a Republican Governor, and in North Carolina the Governor can be overridden with a 60 percent majority, a margin the GOP enjoys in the statehouse.

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Source: Americans for Limited Government

Congress Should Unify Around Article One

In the wake of a bitter 2016 presidential battle and its acrimonious aftermath a critical question now confronts us: How do we govern a federal government many believe has become ungovernable?

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US House Should Reassert Its Constitutional Authority

US House Should Reassert Its Constitutional Authority

When the next House Republicans convene on Tuesday, November 15 to decide the rules that will govern them, it is hoped that they will take two actions: move the decision on the next Congress’ leadership back until after the lame duck and assert their Constitutional authority by adding Ken Buck’s Article One calendar to the House rules.

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Bank Bailouts: Did They Save the Free Market?

Bank Bailouts: Did They Save the Free Market?

Eight years ago, on September 15, Lehman Brothers failed, starting a rapid series of events that resulted in the bank bailouts and the country has not been the same in so many ways.

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Democrats Continue Weakness on National Security

Democrats Continue Weakness on National Security

The stunning part is that the Democrats are so blinded that they can’t see what is obvious to everyone else who is paying attention. The end results of Obama and Clinton’s policies toward refugees has already been tested in France, Germany and the rest of Europe where acts of jihad seemingly occur daily and rapes are skyrocketing as Sharia followers envelop communities.

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Hillary’s Speech Can’t Overcome History of Corruption

Hillary’s Speech Can’t Overcome History of Corruption

If an alien landed on this planet with no knowledge of Hillary Clinton’s history, that moon man might think that Hillary sure has some big ideas. Unfortunately for the Democrats, Hillary Clinton has a history.

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From Dinesh D'Souza's "Hillary's America"

Hillary Clinton: Corruption Fostering Corruption

The Democratic National Committee functioned as an arm of the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign throughout the primary. The release by WikiLeaks of more than 20,000 DNC emails makes that point abundantly clear. It wasn’t shocking the Hillary and her friend Debbie Wasserman Schultz were in cahoots; what was, is the level of opposition game planning that was engaged in against Bernie Sanders.

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Obama is Wrong, Not Everyone is a Bigot

Obama is Wrong, Not Everyone is a Bigot

President Obama, you don’t get to blame the rest of us for the evil that has been unleashed as you play the role of “Agitator in Chief” as the Black Lives Matter movement that Politico reports is funded by the far left, George Soros supported Democracy Alliance continues their hate speech.

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