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Lawsuit second one filed by state residents since “compromise” proposedA former Colorado Senator from the Reagan era who has already been a party to one lawsuit against Obamacare’s abortion mandate has filed a second lawsuit, this time over a home mortgage company that he owns. Bill Armstrong, a Colorado senator from 1979-1991, along with [...]
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by Jack Minor – In a last minute fiscal cliff deal that will raise taxes on over 77 percent of Americans, the definition of compromise and balance in Washington means increasing revenue by significant amounts relative to spending cuts. According to the Congressional Budget office, the last minute fiscal cliff deal reached by [...]
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by Matt Lacy – Hawaiian residents have also filed a secession petition with the Obama administration, effectively making the requests unanimous among all 50 states. The petitions have been filed on the White House web site under “We the People” which is designed to permit individuals to exercise their constitutional right to petition [...]
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by Matt Lacy – Colorado along with 21 other states have filed a petition with the administration requesting the right to secede from the United States and form a new government following President Obama’s reelection last week. Following Obama’s victory over Mitt Romney last week, the president and his supporters have said [...]
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by Jack Minor – During last week’s debates the two candidates for House District 50 revealed a stark contrast on the Constitution and helping small businesses with excessive regulation. “Skip” Carlson, a small business owner, said the hindrance to job creation was excessive government regulations that make starting a business a lengthy and [...]
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by Jack Minor – The CEO of Papa John’s pizza unwittingly waded into the “culture wars” for saying on a conference call that Obamacare’s mandates would affect the company’s cost of a pizza. A new survey reveals that nearly two-thirds of employers expect to see a cost in their health plans when Obamacare [...]
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by Matt Lacy – A local employer in Denver has dealt a blow to requirement’s by the administration that religious employers be forced to provide abortion inducing birth control drugs to employees regardless of the employer’s religious objections. The Colorado-based Hercules Industries which is in the heating and air-conditioning business is operated by [...]
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by Peter Grady – Recent e-mails sent out by Obama and his campaign begging for funds appear to have been justified with new reports showing in June the campaign spent more than it took in. The campaign has recently sent out a series of e-mails with alarming tones saying the campaign is in [...]
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Vecchio by Jack Minor – GREELEY- The local head of a physician’s organization dedicated to the sanctity of the doctor-patient relationship will be speaking at a meeting to discuss the ramifications of Obamacare on individual Americans and how it will affect the doctor patient relationship. Dr. Jill Vecchio, president of the Colorado chapter of Docs4PatientCare [...]
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by Matt Lacy – Following the Supreme Court’s upholding of ObamaCare, negative opinions about the court has reached an all-time high. When the ruling upholding ObamaCare was upheld, a large segment of the population, including members of the media where shocked by the decision. The split decision was stunning partly because of how [...]
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by Matt Lacy – In an interesting twist, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has been accused of racism for being booed while speaking at the NAACP convention. Appearing at the organization’s annual convention Romney’s message appeared to be one to appeal to all Americans rather than a select constituency as is often done [...]
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State’s top attorney joins other states; calls for repeal to save liberty, freedom and states’ rights.by Craig Masters Colorado Attorney General John Suthers, “I am disappointed that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Colorado and its fellow states. We have a fundamental interest in protecting state authority and individual rights in the face of the [...]
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While the United States Supreme Court upheld ObamaCare’s individual mandate, for the president and Democrats it could be a case of “be careful what you wish for, you just might get it.” In the ruling written by Chief Justice John Roberts, he said, “Congress had the power to impose the exaction in Section 5000A [...]
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by Matt Lacy – Kansas has now become the latest battleground state for special rights for homosexuals and cross-dressers. Human Relations Commissions and/or homosexual activists in Lawrence, Hutchinson, Salina, Wichita and Pittsburg have asked city governments to add “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” as protected classes. Lawrence, home to the University of Kansas, has already [...]
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by Jack Minor – The city of Greeley is poised to spend up to $28,000 to install wheelchair lifts at its pool facilities in order to comply with the Obama administration’s new interpretation of rules it issued two years ago. March 15 was the deadline for all public pools to be compliant with guidelines issued [...]
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by Matt Lacy – While much of the reporting critical of the president’s health care plan has focused on the individual mandate, The Heritage Foundation has issued a new report called “The 10 terrible provisions of Obama care that you may not have heard of.” Despite a massive PR campaign by the administration, polls consistently [...]
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by Matt Lacy – A brief filed with the Supreme Court opposing ObamaCare reveals that in addition to forcing Americans to purchase health insurance or face a fine, they must also pay a surcharge to fund abortions. The brief was filed by the Bioethics Defense Fund which argues that in addition to violating the commerce [...]
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U.S. refugee policy favors Muslims over Christians facing persecution by Matt Lacy – While President Obama boasted that Iraq is stable amidst the withdrawal of all U.S. forces, Christians in the country fear that is far from the truth. Speaking at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Obama told troops that while “Iraq is not a perfect [...]
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Government asserting itself in other areas regarding American’s rights to purchase items by Jack Minor – On Monday the Supreme Court announced it would hear arguments regarding the constitutionality of President Barack Obama’s healthcare proposal. The arguments for the case will be heard in March and a ruling could be issued sometime in June, which [...]
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Feds maintain right to “approve” any plans offered by Jack Minor – A conservative think tank has warned that federal regulations will ultimately give them power of a state’s health care, even for those states, such as Colorado that have authorized health insurance exchanges. Diane Cohen, senior attorney with the Goldwater Institute in Phoenix, Arizona, [...]
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by Jack Minor – As part of a merger with NBC approved earlier this year, the government has required Comcast to begin providing high speed internet and laptops to low income children in District 6. The program, Internet Essentials, is currently being offered to school districts throughout Colorado. The program offers 1.5 Mbps service [...]
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Media spins Ron Paul comment regarding personal responsibility for medical choices by Jack Minor – The first ever Tea Party-sponsored debate showed the group is here to stay. During Monday’s event, candidates answered specific policy questions on everything from the economy to Obamacare and social security reform. The Monday evening debate was sponsored by the [...]
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Says upholding law would have meant no limit to Congressional power by Jack Minor – In a lawsuit filed by Colorado and 25 other states, a court has ruled that the President’s healthcare law forcing Americans to purchase medical insurance is unconstitutional. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals decision against Obamacare marks the first [...]
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Moody’s says cut, cap and balance only plan that could prevent negative outlook on triple-A rating by Jack Minor President Obama threatened to veto the only debt-reduction proposal that meets Moody’s criteria for avoiding a negative outlook of the U.S. triple-A rating. Earlier yesterday, President Obama praised the “gang of six”, [...]
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Budget is not “innovative” In spite of numerous meetings with the public, my colleagues are continuing their fantastic proclivity to image and politics instead of education. They have held meetings, collected input and then ignored it all for their own whims. There does not exist on this board a single business owner who is making their [...]
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by Jack Minor Barack Obama has called for giving an unaccountable “death panel” board even more authority to regulate health care for individuals. While health care legislation was being debated, critics, including Sarah Palin, warned the law would create “death panels”, deciding which elderly would live and which would die. Following her statements, Palin [...]
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by Jack Minor The government has absolute power to force private citizens to purchase anything according to the acting solicitor general for the United States. One of the key provisions of “Obamacare” is the individual mandate requiring every individual to possess health insurance. Critics have argued the provision is unconstitutional and if is upheld [...]
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By Mike Bauman With the courts seemingly split, we want your opinion. Is the individual mandate in the healthcare reform bill unconstitutional? Please support your answer. Share on Facebook
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By Mike Bauman A judge in Florida has ruled that the individual mandate in the healthcare reform act; often referred to as “Obamacare,” is unconstitutional. Judge Roger Vinson released the ruling mid-day Monday. In it, Vinson says Congress does not have the authority to require citizens to engage in economic activity. Simply put, Congress cannot tell all [...]
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or is there something more sinister afoot? By Mike Bauman Despite having nearly insurmountable budgetary and performance short falls, the District 6 School Board has spent the past two weeks working on one topic; preventing Brett Reese from carrying his permitted concealed handgun to board meetings. It is important to note three things about this action: [...]
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By Mike Bauman A federal district court judge in Virginia has ruled the federal government does not have the constitutional authority to require individuals to purchase health insurance. The Justice Department had argued that the Commerce Clause of the Constitution allowed Congress to regulate interstate economic activity. Virginia Attorney, General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, argued [...]
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Story and photo By Jack Minor The Federal Reserve announced it would purchase almost $60 billion U.S. Treasury Securities to monetize the national debt in a move that critics say could decrease the value of personal wealth by 20 percent. In announcing the purchase, the Fed stated that inflation has decreased recently, “Longer-term inflation expectations [...]
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Bill Armstrong by Jack Minor Following the government take-over of the issuing of student loans as part of the Healthcare Reform reconciliation package, the Department of Education has proposed new regulations that could give the government control over all institutions of higher learning including private and religious colleges. The 86 page document was issued by [...]
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Story by Jack Minor In our previous series on the ballot initiatives for this November we have discussed the amendments placed on the ballot by the legislature and Amendment 62. At the time of this article there are two amendments that are still awaiting approval for the ballot. They are the Health Care Amendment and [...]
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By Jack Minor A ballot initiative that would prohibit the State from requiring citizens to purchase medical insurance has been approved by the courts and given permission to gather signatures in an attempt to place it on the November ballot. The initiative says the State shall not “require any person directly or indirectly to participate [...]
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