Category Archives: Constitution

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 4/8/2017- Relationships Under Construction Banquet Report And Report On A Committee Hearing on An Article V Convention Call

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday April 8, 2017. There were some audio issues with this broadcast. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis begin by recapping the Relationships Under Construction banquet and go into a discussion of Ohio’s attempt (yet again) to get the legislature to call for a new constitutional convention. We also discuss the attempt to repeal and “replace” Obamacare (the ACA).

Article links- Relationships Under Construction

Lawrence Lessig blog

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 3/25/2017- Obamacare And An Article V Convention; The Never Ending Stories

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday March 25, 2017. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis begin by looking at the radical Islamic attack on the Parliament building at Westminster in London England. We then discuss both the failure of the unspeakably bad attempt at federal health care “reform” and yet another attempt to get Ohio to call an Article V convention.

Article links- 3Rd Rail Politics continues its outstanding work in exposing the corruption of the Fordham Foundation and Ohio Senator Peggy Lehner regarding the funding of charter schools

A blissfully clueless Wall Street Journal pot calls the Donald Trump kettle “black” regarding “credibility” (warning: suicidal pay wall at WSJ.com)

Rep. Devin Nunes makes a Kafkaesque statement regarding Trump campaign surveillance and “incidental” information collection

More on Rep. Nunes ridiculous assertions

Is the odious James Comey the most powerful man in Washington at the moment?

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 12/17/2016- Of The Electoral College, Constitutional Conventions, Russian “Tampering,” And Gubernatorial Vetoes

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday December 17, 2016. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss man-made global warming, the Electoral College, faithless electors, Russian “election tampering,” a call for a Constitutional Convention and pro bono faithless elector legal services from supporter Lawrence Lessig, and John Kasich’s veto of the Heartbeat Bill.

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 12/10/2016- The Ohio Lame Duck Legislative Session Hears A Heartbeat

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday December 10, 2016. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis analyze the Ohio Legislature’s “lame duck” session and the passage of the “Heartbeat” bill and what might happen when it gets to Governor Kasich’s desk. Barry is not optimistic that he will sign. Barry and Chuck are both certain what that would do to Kasich’s badly wounded political career. We also talk about important Electoral College dates.

Article links- Ohio House session Part I ,Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V

Important Electoral College dates

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 11/19/2016- Object Lessons In Why The Constitution Is Still Relevant And Necessary

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday November 19, 2016. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis analyze the post-election outpourings of angst, “creative” (i.e., unconstitutional) methods to block future policy and election results, and place blame for a political shellacking on everybody but the guilty parties.

 

Article links- Who is to blame for Hillary Clinton’s humiliation? Why, according to Clinton campaign operatives it is “self-loathing” women!

Scenario by which Merrick Garland might, maybe, possibly, still be appointed to the Supreme Court

College Social Justice Warriors (SJW’sâ„¢) find a way to demonstrate which juvenile developmental stage they’re stuck in, “flush out” their opposition, and muddy the waters with a…er…um…unique protest (WARNING! BAD LANGUAGE)

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 9/24/2016- Mark Meckler, Glenn Beck, And Constitutional Convention Double-Talk

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday September 24, 2016. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis deconstruct a presentation by Mark Meckler on the Convention of States Project (COSP) on attempts to call a new Constitutional Convention (disguised as a so-called “amendments convention) by supposedly “conservative” groups like COSP. There is a great deal of smoke generated in this interview but not much light. We supply the light.

Links- The Institute’s position on an Article V convention

What the state resolutions calling for the 1787 Constitutional Convention actually say with commentary

No, the founders did not monolithically agree that Article V was a “gift” to reign in federal power, nor did they agree what it all meant

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 9/17/2016- Pundits Speculate (And Demonstrate Wishful Thinking) About Electoral “What-If’s”

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday September 17, 2016. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis take a look at what the punditry and so-called experts think is possible. We demonstrate from the Constitution why it’s all nonsense. We also discuss the GOP House leadership’s frustrating attempt to let IRS Commissioner John Koskinin off the hook for his abuse of power and authority.

Article links- An expert thinks that a candidate’s death could delay or eliminate the presidential election

House leadership sells out the conservative base…again

More on the GOP sellout on the IRS Commissioner non-impeachment

IRS Commissioner’s Impeachment Going Nowhere Fast

 

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 8/13/2016- The Mess We’re In And How We Got Here

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday August 13, 2016. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis break down the Wisconsin primary win of Paul Ryan and what it indicates. We also discuss who failed Republican presidential candidate donors are giving to now and what that means. The Clinton Foundation emails are also analyzed as is the Justice Department’s failure to indict Hillary Clinton for what the FBI admits are illegal acts.

Article links- Donors for Bush, Kasich and Christie Are Turning to Clinton More Than to Trump

Julian Assange Suggests Seth Rich Was Wikileaks DNC Source!

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 7/9/2016- Private Email Server Scandal- Incompetence, Deliberate Obfuscation Or Treason

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday July 9, 2016. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis talk about the Democrat party presidential nominee and her decision to use an unsecured email server to conduct US State Department business, why she did so and why it was criminal.

Principles and Policies Podcast For Saturday 6/25/2016- Gun Grabbers Expose The Truth About Their Plan To Ban Private Ownership of Guns

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday June 25, 2016. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis examine a number of things constitutional. Started out with a discussion of the appointment of Merrick Garland to the US Supreme court and the pivotal importance of the late Antonin Scalia to a true interpretation of the Constitution, including the 2nd amendment to it.

Article links- Chelsea Clinton on the death of Antonin Scalia and what it means to gun grabbers

Chicago journalist sets out to prove the “ease” of buying an AR-15 (the current “boogey man” weapon of gun grabbers) and instead proves that background checks are effective in stopping those with violence in their backgrounds from buying one

Progressive outlet accidentally proves liberal states have more “mass” shootings

“Comedian” embarrasses himself with a “satire” which is a tour de force of logical fallacy, not to mention not funny