During the Ways and Means hearing over the IRS abuses it was revealed that one conservative group was asked by the IRS to, “…please detail the content of the members of your organization’s prayers.” Click for story. Watch the video here:
Two Congressmen, Republicans Mike Kelly (PA-03) and Jim Renacci (OH-16), put out a letter last Thursday requesting Treasury Secretary, Jack Lew about whether political factors played a role in dealership closings between 2008 and 2009. The congressmen requested, “…all emails, phone records, notes, memoranda, reports and other communications regarding the decision making process for dealership [...]
If you were to write a novel about a corrupt administration targeting its political foes, it couldn’t get more astonishing than what we see unfurling before our very eyes with the IRS intimidation of tea party groups. On May 17th, the OLC published an article discussing this issue and its worrisome ties to Obamacare given [...]
Ohio Republicans opposed to Obamacare are in a unique position to watch a strange confluence of events. On the one hand, we have the Republicans in Congress doing everything they can to slow the implementation of the ACA – voting to defund Obamacare in the US House budget, turning down requests for more dollars for implementation, voting [...]
For tea party and 912 groups in Ohio, the story of the IRS illegally targeting patriot organizations is finally seeing the light of day. Now we are learning that the harassment was much more widespread with the IRS going after Jewish groups, pro-life groups, True the Vote and the 1851 Center for Constitutional Law as well. [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 16, 2013 MEDIA CONTACT Maurice A . Thompson IRS harassment was not limited to “tea party” organizations, and began earlier than many believe Columbus, OH – The 1851 Center for Constitutional Law today emphasized that Internal Revenue Service harassment of groups advocating for limited government extends as far back as [...]
The United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers has called for Obamacare’s repeal in a very straightforward statement outlining the ACA’s many defects. While they are coming rather late to the party, the roofers are welcome nonetheless, and it is hoped, that more of the democrat base will follow as they witness their own [...]
As we have been discussing on our site, Tea Party groups allegations that the IRS has been targeting their organizations have recently come to light. Breitbart.com is now reporting that, allegedly, even more federal agencies may have engaged in politically motivated abuses. Mentioned in the article is Catherine Engelbrecht, founder of True the Vote. Many [...]
In the wake of Friday’s claim by the IRS that only low-level employees were targeting Tea Party groups, the Associated Press has obtained an internal IRS report which indicates that department heads within the IRS were completely aware of the actions being taken by IRS employees. WASHINGTON (AP) – Senior Internal Revenue Service officials knew [...]
A recent survey indicates that the liberty movement or “tea party” is still a major force and is not likely to disappear soon. The survey of more than 11,000 FreedomWorks members shows the movement is here to stay and is more ideologically focused than ever. Three notable conclusions are pointed to in a summary of [...]
Governor Rick Perry made it a happy April Fool’s day in Texas when he reaffirmed, with Senators Cornyn and Cruz by his side, that Texas would not expand its Medicaid program. Rick Perry stated, “Seems to me April Fool’s Day is the perfect day to discuss something as foolish as Medicaid expansion, and to remind [...]
The President’s recent inaugural address referenced that our nation is “…a union founded on the principles of liberty and equality.” But is the President’s definition of equality the same as our founders? If not, what will changing this definition mean to our country’s future? Read this excellent article on Forbes.com by Ohio Liberty Coalition Board [...]
By Tom Zawistowski, President, We the People Convention Listen to them whine in Washington about the potential “cuts” from Sequestration. The President is acting just like a local school board when they immediately threaten to cut sports, special programs, and busing whenever citizens will not pass their levy. It’s a well orchestrated drama that years of taxpayer-funded [...]
by Tom Z I am sure that many TEA Party members across the land have had a good laugh at the continued pathetic attempts by the left, through their allies in the media, to smear us with yet another outrageous claim. This time claiming that our movement is actually a decades old plan, funded by [...]
Yesterday Heritage Action for America, the Heritage Foundation’s political action arm, announced a short list of republican congresspersons that they termed “Sentinels”. Heritage describes the Sentinels as follows: The one Ohio representative that earned this prestigious status was Representative Jim Jordan who represents Ohio’s 4th federal Congressional District. Jordan tied for an impressive 3rd place [...]
Thoughts on the Report “Expanding Medicaid in Ohio: Preliminary Analysis of Likely Effects” from Five National Health Care Experts January 18, 2013 (PDF version) From Michael Cannon, Director of Health Policy Studies at the Cato Institute: The Urban Institute says expanding Medicaid will cost Ohio $6.6 billion over 10 years. 1 But my colleague Jagadeesh Gokhale, [...]
Jim DeMint represented South Carolina in the Senate from 2005 to 2013 and in the House from 1999 to 2005. The U.S. Senate reached an all-time low — a hard mark to achieve — last week as I said my goodbyes to rejoin the real world. The “fiscal cliff” theatrics ended with a predictable non-solution that raised taxes [...]
In case you missed it (which would have been easy because it’s not published on the senator’s Facebook page, Twitter account, campaign website, or senate website), on January 4th, Senator Portman published an extensive explanation for his vote in favor of the “fiscal cliff deal” which raises taxes on 77% of Americans and includes no spending [...]
The Washington Post has published a comprehensive article on the plans of the Obama administration for gun control early this new year. We’ve included article excerpts below. Please review the information below and pass on to your friends and family and prepare for an all out attack on the 2nd amendment. Share this article with [...]
Opportunity Ohio’s Matt Mayer recently contributed to an article on Heritage Foundation Hurricane Sandy Relief Bill: Starting the New Year with Bloated Deficit Spending. We’ve taken the liberty to highlight sections that we found to be of particular interest. Just days after concluding the fiscal cliff debacle, —this time exploiting loopholes in the budget process to [...]
