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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday April 9, 2016. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis examine current events surrounding the current election period (the silly season) and how God’s hand is evident in it. We also use the upcoming conventions as a jumping off point to discuss conventions in general and their functions and power specifically.
Article links- The Youtube of the Glenn Beck program is now removed
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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday March 5, 2016. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis begin to look down the road to the July Republican convention. We begin to count the corpses of the dead presidential campaigns and attempt to do quick post-mortems on the remains.
Article links- Mitt Romney says “Knowing what I know now…”
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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday February 27, 2016. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis do our best to analyze the upcoming Super Tuesday presidential primary elections.
Article links- Breitbart Livewire election updates
The Federalist’s quick update on the Republican presidential update
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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday February 20, 2016. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss the judicial philosophy of late associate Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia. We also discuss the possible impacts of his sudden death.
Article links- Wikipedia attempts to tackle the philosophy of “Originalism” and, surprisingly, does a good job.
Harry Reid vows that Obama will name Scalia replacement in a few weeks
Ted Cruz will filibuster any attempt to confirm an Obama Supreme Court nominee to replace Scalia
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fisI5K7CgWU[/youtube]
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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday January 23, 2016. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis consider attempts to fully defund Planned Parenthood and the powers of federal courts, both Constitutional and usurped. We also discuss what is going on in the race for president and the current state of the “conservative movement” in the face of populism.
Article links- Rush Limbaugh says populism is rapidly overtaking “conservatism” as the driving force of many voters
John Kasich crowns himself the “Prince of Light and Hope;” conservatives cringe
Rand Paul says Trump is “like Gollum” (in behavior not physical resemblance)
Recent study shows that way too many people think Judge Judy is a Supreme Court justice
Not surprisingly, John Kasich appeals to liberal independent voters in New Hampshire
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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday January 9, 2016. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis converse on what looks new but really isn’t. Topics include new House Speaker Paul Ryan, the Constitution, “universal” health care, positive vs negative law, the “Obamacare Repeal” dog-and-pony-show and the concomitant “designed to fail” Planned Parenthood de-funding section. We also explain the REAL constitutional tools available to Congress that they steadfastly refuse to use.
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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday October 10, 2015. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss and analyze the recent resignation of House Speaker John Boehner and the race to replace him and ask the question “if there are 2 candidates for House Speaker then why did John Boehner postpone the Speaker election?” Then we expose John Kasich’s pandering to the left in order to win in the New Hampshire presidential primary with vanishing results.
Article links- Leftist ideologue journalist Leonard Pitts heaps praise on Boehner in order to excoriate conservatives
John Boehner postpones elections for congressional leadership
John Kasich offers to buy Bibles for those who oppose his Medicaid expansion (see the video below)
John Kasich pleads ignorance on negative Common Core details to a constituent at a rally
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaMVXSGtj50[/youtube]
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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday September 12, 2015. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss the concept of higher law and how it applies to the rule of law. We also explain why courts can’t create law but must only work with the law given them.
Article links- Mike Huckabee explains that the rally to support Kim Davis was really a Mike Huckabee campaign rally
Other lower magistrates also understand their duty to uphold higher law
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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday September 5, 2015. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis explain the biblical and constitutional principle that courts don’t and in fact CAN’T create rights and discuss how far we’ve come from the roots of our original understanding of these things that this has to be explained.
Article links- ACLU proves that it fails to grasp what the basis of constitutional law is and what rights are
Chuck Michaelis’ article on Romans 13
In The Gates Volume 3- The Institute For Principled Policy’s marriage collection
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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday August 29, 2015. This is a repeat of our broadcast from 7/18/2015. It’s an important one.