Category Archives: Executive Usurpation

Principles and Policies Podcast for 3/20/2012- A Look At The Details Of A Dangerous Power Grab

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Tuesday March 20, 2012.  Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis examine the details of the president’s recent “National Defense Resources Preparedness” executive order through a constitutional lens.

Article link- http://www.wnd.com/2012/03/executive-order-panic-martial-law-in-america/

Executive order link- http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/03/16/executive-order-national-defense-resources-preparedness

Principles and Policies Podcast for 3/19/2012- The Buildup To Seizing Power

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Monday March 19, 2012.  Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis take a look at a recent executive order issued by President Obama on “NATIONAL DEFENSE RESOURCES PREPAREDNESS.” We find that there’s not much constitutional in it.

Article link- http://www.wnd.com/2012/03/executive-order-panic-martial-law-in-america/

Executive order link-http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/03/16/executive-order-national-defense-resources-preparedness

Principles and Policies Podcast for 3/16/2012- How Obamacare Could Mean Birth Limits And Compulsory Abortion

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Friday March 16, 2012.  Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis analyze a statement made by Rep. Michelle Bachmann, erstwhile presidential candidate, and critically analyze statements made in support of her made by John Vinci of Americans For Limited Government (ALG). We discover that Mr. Vinci, an attorney with ALG, needs to take a remedial course in the Constitution.

http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/congresswoman-obamacare-could-limit-women-to-having-two-children

Principles and Policies Podcast for 3/12/2012- Are Our Presidents Becoming Kings?

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Monday March 12, 2012.  Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss the growth of the imperial presidency and attempt to give some historical contrast.

Discussing this article- http://dailycaller.com/2012/02/20/have-our-presidents-become-kings/

Principles and Policies Podcast for 3/10/2012- The Imperial Presidency And Congressional Oversight

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday March 10, 2012.  Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis do an analysis of recent testimony given by General Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta before the Senate Armed Services Committee. The result is, or should be, quite shocking.

Principles and Policies Podcast for 3/9/2012- Destroying The Constitution In Order To Preserve, Protect and Defend It

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Friday March 9, 2012.  Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis analyze recent statements by US Attorney General Eric Holder claiming that expatriate US citizens can be killed for the “good of the country.”

Principles and Policies Podcast for 2/25/2012- Is Your Refrigerator Running… From The FDA?

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday February 25, 2012. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis examine recent federal attacks on the right to eat the food that we WANT (as opposed to the food THEY THINK we need and should want). Our conclusion? Federal tyranny, again.

Principles and Policies Podcast for 1/5/2012- Ex Parte Milligan And The National Defense Authorization Act

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Thursday January 5, 2012. Chuck Michaelis and Barry Sheets take a close look at Supreme court decisions like Ex Parte Milligan and find ample evidence that the NDAA is unconstitutional.

We are discussing things found in these articles:

From Naomi Wolf’s blog- How Congress is signing its own arrest warrants in the NDAA Citizen Arrest Bill

From the Associated Press- Obama signs defense bill despite ‘reservations’

From Alex Jones- Obama Administration Demanded Power To Indefinitely Detain U.S. Citizens , Happy New Year: Obama Signs NDAA, Indefinite Detention Now Law of the Land

Obama Defense Bill Signing Statement

Principles and Policies Podcast for 1/2/2012- Why “Signing Statements” Are Not A “Line-Item Veto”

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Monday January 1, 2012. Chuck Michaelis  updates on S. 1867, now the NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act) and President Obama’s use of yet another “signing statement” to attempt to avoid enforcing a law he should have vetoed.

We are discussing things found in these articles:

From Naomi Wolf’s blog- How Congress is signing its own arrest warrants in the NDAA Citizen Arrest Bill

From the Associated Press- Obama signs defense bill despite ‘reservations’

From Alex Jones- Obama Administration Demanded Power To Indefinitely Detain U.S. Citizens , Happy New Year: Obama Signs NDAA, Indefinite Detention Now Law of the Land

Obama Defense Bill Signing Statement

Principles and Policies Podcast for 12/21/2011- Questioning the Supreme Court’s “Final Say” Status

Our Principles and Policies radio show for Wednesday December 21, 2011. Chuck Michaelis  trains a critical eye on Newt Gingrich’s position on the federal courts, the reaction it is getting from “conservative” sources and gets a little surprise in return. A little more detail on the constitutional limits on the federal courts.

Chuck is discussing the following items- Bringing the Courts Back Under the Constitution from the Gingrich campaign, EXCLUSIVE: Former Bush Attorneys General Call Gingrich Position on Courts ‘Dangerous’, and Romney: Gingrich’s idea about judges not practical.