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Marijuana Laws: Legal Weed is a Perfect Tea Party Cause

Last update April 18, 2015Leave a Comment

Revamping America’s marijuana laws is a Tea Party cause made in heaven. With conservatives trying to get ahead of liberal public opinion and election season, legal weed is an issue compatible with even the most extreme right-wing principles. We just need to get over one nagging detail.

Filed Under: Conservatism Tagged With: states, taxes

People Are Stupid, but They Can Still Vote in Illinois

Last update October 6, 2014Leave a Comment

It’s unfortunate, but true. Even though some people are stupid that doesn’t mean they can’t vote. That’s how democracy works. You get to have a say no matter how politically impaired your views or self-centered your goals.

Is Pat Quinn running neck and neck against Bruce Rauner in the Illinois governor’s contest because people are stupid?

Filed Under: Illinois Tagged With: states

Six Laws Americans Deserve That States Will Never Pass

Last update October 28, 2015Leave a Comment

Americans deserve better than the litany of bad laws that kick in every January. We start every year shaking our heads in disbelief at new laws and regulations that scream legislative abuse and special interest pandering and pose a real danger to those unfamiliar with new infractions and their penalties.

Filed Under: American Ideals and Values Tagged With: states

Are Illinois Democrats the Worst Politicians in America?

Last update January 5, 20162 Comments

What is the best way to renege on a promise to taxpayers? We all know that there is no such thing as a temporary tax increase, just like we know that there is no such thing as fiscal sanity in Illinois.

Filed Under: Illinois Tagged With: states, taxes

Wasted Government Spending Is Just a Taxpayer Handout

Last update December 10, 2017Leave a Comment

Wasted government spending is more than just waste. It is an excuse to keep federal employees on the job tracking down lost tax dollars. It also enriches those doing business with the government, an expensive perk and part of using and abusing programs that are too large, too expensive, and too unwieldy to administer.

Filed Under: Health Care Tagged With: states

Will States Revolt Against the Obama Underclass?

Last update July 13, 2013Leave a Comment

What do North Carolina and Arizona’s Maricopa County Jail have in common? Both found unique ways to use the color pink, from Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s pink undergarments for jail inmates to North Carolina’s plan to adorn driver’s licenses for DACA illegal immigrants with a noticeable pink stripe.

Filed Under: Economy Tagged With: spending cuts, states

Obama Takeover Ridicules Working Americans

Last update January 18, 20161 Comment

Did the governors listening to the nuances of the Obama takeover of federal and state budgets during their get-together in Washington understand that they were being handed two death sentences, one from federal spending and the other from the money they will have to come up with to fulfill their end of the bargain?

Filed Under: Economy Tagged With: federal budget, states

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