Executive Orders Trump the Consent of the Governed
Current Events vs. Founding Documents Entry 125 Current Event Published October 31, 2011 | FoxNews.com Obama Orders FDA to Reduce Drug Shortages Acting once again without Congress, President Obama on Monday was directing the Food and Drug Administration to take steps to reduce drug shortages that administration officials say have placed patients at risk and [...]
That All men Are Created Equal
Current Events vs. Founding Documents Entry 124 Current Event From the speech by Martin Luther King Jr., Speech at Civil Rights March on Washington, August 28, 1963 “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident: [...]
Overhead and Profit Control
Current Events vs. Founding Documents Entry 123 Current Event According to Insure.com; Jan. 18, 2011 Medical loss ratios will control health insurance company profits Starting this year, health insurance companies must spend eighty to eighty-five cents on health care for every dollar they collect in premiums. Individual and small-group health plans are subject to the [...]
A Tale of Two Towns
Current Events vs. Founding Documents Entry 122 Current Event According to FoxNews.com; October 07, 2011 Atheists Demand City Remove Cross in Tennessee The mayor of Whiteville, Tennessee said his community is under attack from a national atheist organization that is threatening to sue unless they remove a cross atop the town’s water tower. But the [...]
Housing Finance Interference
Current Events vs. Founding Documents Entry 121 Current Event From the Making Homes Affordable website: The Making Home Affordable © (MHA) Program is a critical part of the Obama Administration’s broad strategy to help homeowners avoid foreclosure, stabilize the country’s housing market, and improve the nation’s economy. Homeowners can lower their monthly mortgage payments and [...]
Was Jesus A Socialist?
Current Events vs. Founding Documents Entry 120 Current Event Published December 06, 2010 | FoxNews.com(full article available online) A New Hampshire couple has pulled their son out of his local high school after the teen was assigned a book that refers to Jesus Christ as a “wine-guzzling vagrant and precocious socialist.” Aimee Taylor says her [...]
REINS Act is a Good Step
Current Events vs. Founding Documents Entry 119 Current Event According to The Washington Post, 12/07/2011 The House on Wednesday approved a measure that would increase Congress’s authority over the executive branch by making any major regulations subject to its approval. The REINS Act, H.R. 10, also known as the Regulations From the Executive in Need [...]
Deteriorating Family Culture In Our Cities
Current Events vs. Founding Documents Entry 117 Current Event According to 58News.com; August 5, 2011 MILWAUKEE — Aldermen Bob Donovan and Joe Dudzik release a joint statement about Thursday night’s violent mob attacks at the State Fair. This is the exact press release sent to CBS 58. Nothing has been omitted. “As elected officials, we [...]
End Run Around Congress on Guns
Current Events vs. Founding Documents Entry 116 Current Event According to| FoxNews.com; January 15, 2011 The Obama administration’s plan to force new reporting requirements on thousands of gun dealers near the Mexico border is under fire from members of his own party. At least three Democrats in the Senate and several more in the House [...]






